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applegrove

(118,817 posts)
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 04:00 PM Jul 2022

Senators Agree to Clarify Veep's Role In Electoral Vote

Senators Agree to Clarify Veep’s Role In Electoral Vote

July 14, 2022 at 2:07 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 48 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/07/14/senators-agree-to-clarify-veeps-role-in-electoral-vote/

"SNIP.......

“Senators from both parties have reached an agreement to clarify that the vice president only has a ceremonial role in overseeing the certification of the electoral results, the first legislative response to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election results,” CNN reports.

“The agreement will be part of a larger deal to overhaul the Electoral Count Act, which a bipartisan group of senators plans to unveil as soon as next week.”

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Senators Agree to Clarify Veep's Role In Electoral Vote (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2022 OP
GOP won't go that route again. Rigging the votes is easier and less messy. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #1
+1,000,000!!! SheltieLover Jul 2022 #5
Right they don't even have to rig the votes. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #7
I really wish we could send them to russia, one-way! SheltieLover Jul 2022 #8
They belong in Russia or China. That is the form of government they want. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #9
The role of the VP in this ceremony was always well understood before Trump Walleye Jul 2022 #2
I do not trust the GOP ....... Lovie777 Jul 2022 #3
It's pretty sad that this procedure has to be further documented to prevent fraud. Frustratedlady Jul 2022 #4
What are pukes getting out of this? SheltieLover Jul 2022 #6
This is a cataclysmic proposal NewsCenter28 Jul 2022 #10
Never! SheltieLover Jul 2022 #11
What does that even mean? N/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2022 #12

Irish_Dem

(47,472 posts)
7. Right they don't even have to rig the votes.
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 04:38 PM
Jul 2022

Just have the state legislatures over turn the results.

They are really rejecting democracy and the US.

Irish_Dem

(47,472 posts)
9. They belong in Russia or China. That is the form of government they want.
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 04:46 PM
Jul 2022

Of course they want to be part of the ruling elite.
Not the regular riff-raff like us.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
4. It's pretty sad that this procedure has to be further documented to prevent fraud.
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 04:11 PM
Jul 2022

It shows how juvenile the Repukes have become. Can't even follow the rules. To hell with common sense...it rarely comes into play anymore.

NewsCenter28

(1,835 posts)
10. This is a cataclysmic proposal
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 04:46 PM
Jul 2022

Vice President Harris is our last line of defense against the 2024 coup. We cannot give her power away EVER!

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