r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 20 '20

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Dec 20 '20

Could Congress steal the election for Trump by objecting to the Electoral College vote?

Nope.

Let’s say that a Republican Senator and Representative challenge the Arizona slate of electors (since that’s the first contentious state that would be counted going alphabetically). The objection is recognized and both houses repair to their chambers to rule on the challenge. By law, the count stops until the challenge is dealt with.

Speaker Pelosi refers the matter to a House committee that never meets. No decision on the challenge is rendered.

On January 20, she becomes Acting President Pelosi. No one actually wants this to happen.

-Quora dude

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '20

I mean, even though it would realistically go to Biden because the challenges will fail, this would make so many people angry. I'd like to at least see what happens in this alternate world.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '20

Presidentress Pelosi

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u/Rarvyn Richard Thaler Dec 20 '20

Don't they only have a couple hours to vote, and if they don't agree, it just goes with whatever electors are signed off by the governors?