Whatever happened to reforming the Electoral Count Act (ECA)? Earlier this year, Democrats were confident they would be able to pass some sort of reform to the 1887 law that dictates how election results are certified. But time for the 117th Congress is running out, and pro-democracy groups and election law experts have begun to worry that the lame duck session could wrap up without the legislation making it across the finish line.
I wonder if it might be useful for Kamala Harris to be able to refuse to accept electors from states where Republican state legislators have thrown out a popular vote that they did not like. I know that legislators are planning this!
It would be nice to get this done, folks. I don’t know how many people outside of a inner circle of cranks and weirdos ever believed you could interrupt the certification and end up with a jump-ball decision on who was going to be president. Some went along with the gag, but look at the midterms—except for Kari Lake, most of the losers took the L and acted like rational adults over it. That was well and good, but you don’t want to get complacent; it’s like an inflammation you’re taking antibiotics for—you don’t stop when you feel better, because you need to clear the infection once and for all.
Don’t worry, the next Congress will be on top of this right away. They’ll pass sweeping legislation that targets ANTIFA, jewish space lasers and Democrats who drink the blood of babies in order to preserve their youth. Once that’s done, another January 6 will be averted forever.
Before I retired I possessed what you might call a work ethic. I tried to be efficient with my time, methodically check everything I was working on, always held a sense of urgency, respected other’s wishes, all with an eye towards getting it done on time. It wasn’t that hard, and if others were counting on you then you gained their respect. It wasn’t hard and it had it’s own rewards.
I do not see this with this bunch. Maybe if they had some stretch goals like working five days a week and four weeks to a month they wouldn’t have this chronic problem or running out of time, but that seems like too much to ask for from these people - and they are the good ones.
I really don’t mind the AZ AG Republican candidate demanding a investigation when the difference between him and the Dem candidate to automatically triggers a recount. Let him spend his and the RNC’s money.
This is a statistic I haven’t seen reported. How many elections for state office came down to a few hundred votes?
The Senate’s Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-MA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) in July. It is co-sponsored by 16 Republicans, and was voted out of the Senate Rules Committee. But it has yet to be scheduled for a full vote in the Senate.
Some idiot who paid to have the chance of catching this particular gold fish. I can’t remember how many times this gold fish has been caught.
(sorry to interrupt the pun)
I fear that the Democratic leadership or Manchin (pretty much the same) will decide that oh, look! The Voters have spoken! It would be wrong to do anything in the lame duck period! I’m hoping Hakeem Jeffries and old reliable Charles Schumer are smarter than that.
Starting in January they will have two years of sitting around and doing nothing other than trying to ignore the shit show that the House will become. You’d think that would be an incentive.
