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Zeitghost

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7. At best it's a 6 point plan to lose a legal challenge

Reply to SharonClark (Original post)

Thu Sep 23, 2021, 12:05 PM

Sep 2021

The Constitution via the 12th Amendment is quite clear, The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted.

It gives him no room for a decision on the validity of the slate of electors which is a State power.

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Mike Pence's 6-point plan to steal the election: Republicans leave roadmap for future authoritarians [View all] SharonClark Sep 2021 OP

Ore team is not taking this seriously enough, IMO. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2021 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #2

10 years - that is how long it took for Hitler to rise to power after Runningdawg Sep 2021 #3

Most dictators in recent history came to power through perfectly legal means dalton99a Sep 2021 #4

Umm...did I miss something? robbob Sep 2021 #5

+1. Pence wanted nothing to do with it dalton99a Sep 2021 #6

At best it's a 6 point plan to lose a legal challenge Zeitghost Sep 2021 #7

This article is spot on. Trump provided the fascists a roadmap GoodRaisin Sep 2021 #8