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Fiendish Thingy

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20. You're describing a "contingent election", which doesn't apply here.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #17)

Sun Dec 29, 2024, 09:22 AM

Dec 29

Because the electoral count act prescribes how a contingent election is triggered, how objections are raised and sustained, and how electoral votes can be rejected.

None of that applies here or will happen in the real world. No objections will be sustained, because Dems don’t have the votes.

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Here's the scenario I see OKIsItJustMe Dec 29 #17

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