Now: When McConnell tries to stop Jones from rightfully taking his Senate Seat:

[Chasstev365]

WE RAISE HOLLY HELL! The Democratic Party RAISES HOLLY HELL!

We put McConnell on notice that we're as mad as hell and not going to take it anymore!

[blimablam]

1. What?

[Chasstev365]

2. McConnell is already talking about not seating Jones until 2018!

[mythology]

4. And your source for that is what?

Google didn't reveal anything along those lines.

[onenote]

11. Under the Senate rules, Jones can't be seated until the Alabama Secretary of State

certifies the election to the Secretary of the Senate, a process that it expected to take 2-3 weeks.

McConnell isn't "refusing" to seat Jones -- the rules don't allow Jones to be seated yet.

Example: Scott Brown won a special Senate election on January 19, 2010. But he wasn't sworn in until February 4, 2010. Because that's when the election outcome was certified to the Senate.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. What are you talking about? He can't do that.

Anyhow, he's probably secretly happy that he won't have the Roy Moore albatross around his neck.

[bettyellen]

5. He said no matter who won he wouldn't seat them this morning- so he knew Moore was

Losing It seems. Is he trying to pretend this is not anything against Dems?

[Irish_Dem]

6. McConnell pretty much makes up the rules as he goes, and gets away with it. nt

[brooklynite]

7. McConnell has already put a shiv in Steve Bannon.....

It's a good night; let's not ruin it with lazy conspiracy theories.

[Hamlette]

8. he can't be seated until Dec 26

because that's how long it takes to "certify the election"

[flamingdem]

9. Then you know the R's will contest

in some way shape or form

[Hamlette]

10. not sure about that, but this doesn't pass the "I'd do it" test to me.

Say Moore had won and we had a majority in the Senate with a bill important to us coming up. I'd stall. Just like I would if Trump appointed someone to the Supreme Court in early 2020. I'd stall until after the election.

[Thor_MN]

12. Technically, the due date is Dec 22 for local certifications to the AL SOS office.

But the Alabama Secretary of State, said some counties will likely be late. (wonder which ones?) That would delay certification past Dec 26, when the Senate is not in session, other than pro forma recess busting. So there is likely no way that Jones is seated until into 2018, regardless of the Turtle playing any games.