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2016 Postmortem

SickOfTheOnePct

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7. That's exactly how it works

Reply to Jean-Jacques Roussea (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 08:22 PM

Dec 2016

As each state's votes are read, a written objection, submitted with the signature of at least one House member and one Senator, stops the proceedings immediately. The two houses of Congress retire to their chamber for a maximum two hours of debate. If both the Senate and the House uphold the objection, the vote(s) are rejected.

Anyone who chooses to dream that this can be stopped is free to do so, but I don't believe in fairy tales. YMMV.

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Breaking news on NYTimes, "Clinton campaign Demands..." [View all] triron Dec 2016 OP

If Hillary hasn't given up then neither should we Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #1

Yes SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #4

that's not how the electoral college works Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #5

knr triron Dec 2016 #6

That's exactly how it works SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #7

k Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #8

Look at the date/time the article was written. Not 'breaking news'. nt kelly1mm Dec 2016 #2

OK 1 day old; that's a technicality triron Dec 2016 #3