2016 Postmortem

femmocrat

(28,394 posts) Sat Dec 17, 2016, 06:48 PM Dec 2016

Does anyone remember in 2000..... there were no senators who would object to the electoral vote? [View all]

I am referring to the event on Jan. 6 when the Vice President accepts the counted ballots from each state at a joint session of Congress.

Members of Congress can object to any state's vote count, provided objection is presented in writing and is signed by at least one member of each house of Congress. An objection supported by at least one senator and one representative will be followed by the suspension of the joint session and by separate debates and votes in each House of Congress; after both Houses deliberate on the objection, the joint session is resumed. A state's certificate of vote can be rejected only if both Houses of Congress vote to accept the objection. In that case, the votes from the State in question are simply ignored. The votes of Arkansas and Louisiana were rejected in the presidential election of 1872.[61]

Is it possible that there could be a senator to object this time? I am clinging to any straw at this point.

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Does anyone remember in 2000..... there were no senators who would object to the electoral vote? [View all] femmocrat Dec 2016 OP

why would they bother. unblock Dec 2016 #1

Remember 2004? Why bother. TXCritter Dec 2016 #2

Geez why bother doing anything MFM008 Dec 2016 #3

For those that don't know what happened in 2001... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #4

Thanks, I remember watching it on TV. femmocrat Dec 2016 #8

I can see someone looking for TV time objecting MichMan Dec 2016 #5

Everything means something. pangaia Dec 2016 #7

Michael Moore showed this in the beginning of Fahrenheit 9/11 MrPurple Dec 2016 #6

Oh yeah, Harry to the rescue. JudyM Dec 2016 #13

Harry will already be gone since this is done by the new congress, not the old. n/t 24601 Dec 2016 #15

Don't think so. Gore presided over this in Jan., 2001. MrPurple Dec 2016 #23

He presided because he was Vice President SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #24

Mr. Gore was not a senator at the time but was the sitting vice president whose term 24601 Dec 2016 #25

Thanks. Assumed Presidential & legislative terms ended at same time, so you taught me something. MrPurple Dec 2016 #28

Michael Moore lied about that. duffyduff Dec 2016 #20

No, he didn't MrPurple Dec 2016 #21

McCain? ailsagirl Dec 2016 #9

I hope someone will speak up even if it's McCain or Graham. femmocrat Dec 2016 #10

God, me too ailsagirl Dec 2016 #11

THIS Silver Gaia Dec 2016 #12

The only objections I anticipate SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #14

Boxer joined Tubbs-Jones in '04. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #16

Yes, that was a very happy moment for me Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #18

Boxer's daughter was married to Hillary's brother. femmocrat Dec 2016 #22

her brother? Hmm, haven't heard much about him... Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #29

Yes. We did not have foreign interference in 2000. This year is unprecedented. AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #17

One might think that 16 years is enough time to grow a spine somewhere in our party. flvegan Dec 2016 #19

"A state's certificate of vote can be rejected only if both Houses of Congress vote to accept..." Adsos Letter Dec 2016 #26

It will happen SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #27

You're kidding, right? I remember it well and it was a profile in cowardice. Nothing has changed. Vinca Dec 2016 #30

I expect there will be objections to any Hamilton electors kudzu22 Dec 2016 #31