WATCH LIVE: Trump Loyalists To Drag Out Congress’ Counting Of The Electoral Votes With Doomed Objections | Talking Points Memo

Congress will count the Electoral College votes of the 2020 election in a process that starts at 1 p.m. Usually the ceremony is a purely ministerial, drama-light affair. But a band of President Trump loyalists have discarded their constitutional duties and plan to drag out the procedure by filing objections to the results of a few key battleground states that went for Joe Biden. 


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Now, when they’re finished with their seditionist passion play, I hope theyll get dragged out of Congress.

A guy can hope, anyway.

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Much rather do ANYTHING else than watch this shit show.

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I’ll be somewhat disappointed if we don’t witness at least one caning.

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They’re counting on the “normal voters” to forget all this in order to pander to the crazies whose votes they need to stay in office. Georgia was a disaster for the GOP and Trump is no longer useful. They’ll drag this out, but I’m thinking, except maybe for Hawley snd Cruz, their hearts won’t be in it.

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Unless Pence pulls some weird unconstitutional shit, this will be like watching water seep down a badly clogged drain. I’m out this thread for now.

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Apparently I really want to see that water go down, whatever the speed.

Watching Pence repeat the statutes he is following every step of the way… being his vanilla suit self, is oddly satisfying right now.

(and firmly know who the seditious bastards are)

ETA: Well, not up for listing to the outright lies. Apparently will be checking on the drain periodically throughout the day.

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I’ll watch the first iteration, but I ain’t gonna watch all of this paint drying.

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Rope or chains?

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Uh, isn’t Scalise’s 5 minutes up?

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They started out whining about the limits on how many members can be in the room (translated, how can we disrupt and act like children if there aren’t enough of us?). When Cruz got a standing ovation I had to turn it off. I have work to do.

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I sure do hope Garland opens an investigation into the Republican members of the House and Senate who participated in this failed coup attempt.

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Don’t think I could possibly listen to Gym Jordan make the same speech 6 times. Not without serious pharmaceutical intervention.

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Do GOOPers not understand that a microphone eliminates the need to shout? LOOKING AT YOU, BOEBERT!

Yes.

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Just heard a report on NPR, they got a reporter from CO public radio on the phone for an interview. She was in the Capitol covering the proceedings. She said that they took the Reps and Senators away somewhere while the staff and visitors were left to fend for themselves. The NPR interviewer asked if she was safe, she said yes “I’m in someone’s office, it has a lock on the door, and I’m with other people sheltering in place.” What day to be a pool reporter.