speaker Nancy Pelosi
Kentucky Gov. Nancy Pelosi calls vandalism in McConnell’s home “unacceptable” Pelosi, McConnell’s homes vandalized while K-stimulus bill fails to get through Georgia, keeps Senate agenda in language MORE (D-California), in a letter Sunday, told fellow Democrats that they would discuss the expected challenges of the House election by Republicans in a House call on Monday.
“Over the years, we have experienced many challenges in the House, but no situation fits with Trump’s presidency and Trump’s disrespect for the will of the people,” Pelosi wrote in his letter.
Pelosi has unveiled a plan for Democratic lawmakers as they prepare to certify Electoral College votes this week.
“If a written objection is filed by a member of the House and Senate, then we meet in our individual chambers for a maximum of two hours of debate. Only then will the deputies be recognized to speak upstairs. Unless both the House and the Senate vote to reject the electoral number for the state in question, the objection is rejected, “Pelosi said.
More than 100 Republicans in the House are expected to contest election results in various battlefield states, and a dozen Republicans in the Senate have vowed to do so.
Each challenge would lead to a two-hour debate in both the House and the Senate and the vote. It is unclear how the state’s results can be challenged, but Pelosi said it could be a long night.
She said the result would end with the president-elect Joe Biden
Court of Appeal Joe Biden rejects Gohmert’s election lawsuit against Pence Romney: Plan to challenge “election trick” that “threatens dangerously” Pence “welcomes” MPs’ efforts to “raise objections” to Electoral College results MORE and elected vice president Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris: Senate Democrats blame GOP colleagues who say they will oppose Sunday’s Electoral College results show preview: Senate candidates prepare for Georgia eliminations; The government continues to launch the coronavirus vaccine. Are we allowed to whisper about moving to President Harris? MORE being “officially declared the next President and Vice President of the United States”, but acknowledged that this statement should take place at “midnight”.
“On Monday, we will have a clearer picture of the number of state votes that will be subject to an objection,” Pelosi said. “Our choice is not to use the forum to debate the presidency Donald Trump
Donald Trump, Court of Appeal rejects Gohmert’s election lawsuit against Kentucky Governor Pence, vandalizing McConnell’s home “unacceptable”, Pence welcomes MPs’ efforts to “raise objections” to Electoral College results. Although there is no doubt about the outcome of the Biden-Harris presidency, our subsequent success is to convince more of the American people to trust our democratic system. “
GOP lawmakers such as Sens. Mitt Romney
Willard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyRomney: Plan to challenge “election trick” that “threatens dangerously” Toomey’s country, Murkowski to oppose GOP efforts to contest election results 11 Senate Republicans say they will oppose Electoral College results Wednesday (Utah) Pat Toomey
Patrick (Pat) Joseph Toomey Government used Patriot Act to collect website visitors’ logs in 2019 Court of Appeal rules illegal collection of phone data by NSA, illegal, Dunford withdraws chairman of coronavirus surveillance commission MORE (Penn.) And Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamGraham backs McConnell: 000 payments “not socialism” Congress overturns Trump’s veto for the first time Bill picks up checks at K blocked for third day in Senate MORE (SC) criticized the objections of their colleagues. Romney referred to the objection on Saturday as a “blatant ploy,” while Graham called the move a “political escape.”