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First objection. Arizona. Groans and claps. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:12 6
- Ok. So TL;DR. What is the ultimate result of such an objection? -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 10:14 5
  - Two hours of debate per state objected to. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 10:15 1
    - I despise these fuckers. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:15
  - Happening in real time. Both houses are withdrawing to their respective chambers where they will debate the objection. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:14 2
    - Jesus H Roosevelt Christ - this is just stupid. This will take days to finish. nm - Johnny Lawrence Jan 6, 10:16 1
      - Prettry sure that's the intent. Donnie cannot let go. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:56
With a 50-50 split in Senate, will this require Harris to be more anchored in DC compared to previous VPs? - Fuzzy Jan 6, 10:10 5
- She'll be there when they think she's needed. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 10:11
- Most votes aren't that close. They can anticipate the big ones and bring her in. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:11
- I doubt that everyone will vote on every bill. There'll be absences and abstentions. But when there's a tight vote, the VP will show up. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 10:11
- He’ll work around her but they really only vote once every couple of weeks. - spamlet Jan 6, 10:10 1
  - Yup. Though, hopefully, the Senate will actually vote on things more often in the next session. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 10:11
2nd brain poke test, 2nd negative result. Must look elsewhere for excuses. - Mop Jan 6, 10:09 1
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 10:10
My parliamentary geekbone is yuge right now. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 10:08 5
- As long as that’s the only bone, we’re cool. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 10:09
- Did my ears decieve me or did Pence just tell that dude, nicely, to get fucked? -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jan 6, 10:09 1
  - He said exactly that, very nicely, with all decorum required for the Chamber. And then some. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 10:10
- Perv!! -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 10:08 1
  - J'accuse! - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 10:11
Joint Session starting now -- nm - budice Jan 6, 10:04 2
- GOP refusing to maintain social distancing. -- (link) - mara Jan 6, 10:11
- I do wonder if they're not going to give it a token objection and then give it up, instead of drawing the whole damn thing out - Reagen Jan 6, 10:09
Mike Pence statement (Game Over man..Game Over) -- (link*) - budice Jan 6, 09:57 15
- “Evidence will be heard”—Suuuuurrree. Going to make the same nonsense evidence that has shot down in dozens of court cases -- nm - flavorize Jan 6, 10:16
- Couldn't he just do this in tweet form, like Trump? -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 10:04
- HE has much better lawyers working for him than Trump. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:00 5
  - He probably hired that lawyer from texas that looks like a ten year old. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 10:07 1
    - He's not a Trump. He doesn't have to beat the shrubbery all over red America to find a lawyer. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:07
  - *ding* -- nm - mud Jan 6, 10:03 2
    - It's funny, I remember Maddow saying that Pence's staff is exceptionally helpful and really nice. I can't stand the guy as a politician, -- (edited) - loosilu Jan 6, 10:07 1
      - * -- nm* - mud Jan 6, 10:10
- too small; can't read -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:58 6
  - TLDR: He confirms the VP does not have the power to overturn the election. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:00 3
    - Congress, however... -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 10:07 2
      - yeah, I saw that too -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 10:08 1
        
        That's his lawyers giving him an out and passing the buck. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:09
  - Pence will not try to block Biden's electors -- nm - budice Jan 6, 10:00 1
    - thank you both. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 10:03
You know what I can't wait for? The first time Madam VP strides into the Capitol for a tiebreaker vote. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:54
Washington Monument crowd -- (link*) - budice Jan 6, 09:50 5
- Sure, they turn out for a superspreader event. Where were they during his inauguration? -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:52 3
  - I mean, none of his events in DC have been big. It supports my theory that it's one crowd that follows him everywhere. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:53 2
    - But don't they have jobs? - Mop Jan 6, 09:54 1
      - Apparently Donnie didn't give them any, as promised. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:55
- hmm, that's not a big area, and they're not spilling onto the Mall. Any guesses for crowd size? My guess is 10k at most. -- nm* - loosilu Jan 6, 09:51
who appoints people to committees in a split senate? there is no maj leader. is chuck maj leader bc kam is D? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 6, 09:49 2
- CHuck is Maj Leader because the VP is a Democrat. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:50 1
  - ps. Typing maj leader in a reply to you made me giggle. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:50
Still preliminary numbers, but compared to November results. Ossoff is down ~166K. Perdue is down ~270K. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 09:48
WOW -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 09:42 2
- Yeah that account lasted about one minute but that was gold. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 6, 09:56
- LOL! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:43
I might have found my next mayor -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 09:41 6
- Sanitation announced a program like this back in March... -- (link) - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 09:58
- Welcome to the late 20th century, NYC. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:43 4
  - Garbage collection and storage is very difficult here with a lack of outside areas for pails/bins. Taking away parking spots for multiple bins is - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 09:57 3
    - But if thehy do that, how will there be garbage strikes during summer heat waves that make the city reek? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:58 2
      - The bins will be filled and then the garbage will just be piled on top. Don't you worry, the stink will still be here. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 10:01 1
        
        That's the NY I know. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:01
to our friend Spawn .. - mud Jan 6, 09:41 3
- I missed this. Spawn I am so sorry. If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know. Trish and I have our hearts with you. -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 10:10
- *checks the backboards* - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 09:46 1
  - oh...I missed this... -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:53
Spencer Knight is a god among young men. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:33
This speech is going to do a lot of damage to the GOP -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 09:28 22
- Thats it, Open Carry in DC. See how that works out -- nm - budice Jan 6, 09:47 1
  - DId he really say that? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:01
- Which speech? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 09:46 6
  - Trump's currently addressing the MAGAheads on the Mall. -- (link) - mara Jan 6, 09:49 5
    - He's like a jukebox. You push a button and he rattles off the same bullshit. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:55 1
      - The Bullshit Diner. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 6, 09:57 [youtube]
    - Thanks. :-) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 09:53 1
      - Oh, sorry, duh. :-) -- nm - mara Jan 6, 09:55
    - "I HAD A DREAM! Women in bikinis! Hot women! Tens! All of them! They were--" "Psst, no." -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:51
- He also absolutely lost the audience. They expected fireworks, it's just him yelling the same voting conspiracies. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 09:38 9
  - Were they expecting some call to action ? -- nm - eag Jan 6, 09:44 8
    - I think 90% or more of them thought they were going to descend on DC to attack someone/something. I have no idea what they expected to attack. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:56 3
      - Well I posted yesterday that BLM was gonna stand down and not provoke any altercation -- nm - eag Jan 6, 10:02 2
        
        A brilliant move on their part. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:03 1
        
        They were gonna have some kind of gathering on the other side of town -- nm - eag Jan 6, 10:06
    - TO THE BARICADES! (followed by a song) -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:48
    - certainly -- nm - mud Jan 6, 09:46 2
      - He's a narcissist! - eag Jan 6, 09:50 1
        
        the greatest, ever. -- nm - mud Jan 6, 09:53
- ...and? -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 09:31 1
  - and: -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 09:36
- good. they deserve it. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:30
Con carne; the idea of democrat being libera and GOP being conservative is a last few decades thing. Used to actually have ranges - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:28 11
- I get that, but I read "few decades" as a long time, not a short time. *shrug* We have mass media (see my other comment) on a scale they didn't. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 10:09
- Bush senior was considered a relatively liberal Republican. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 10:03
- Yup. And here is one of my favorite papers on the topic. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 09:43 8
  - And we can blame Christian fundamentalists for throwing in wholly and fully with the GOP, yes? -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:44 7
    - Yes. Abjectly and hypocritically in a lust for power and influence. Although I still ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 09:48 5
      - The GOP is toast! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:49 4
        
        Dead. Totally dead. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 10:10
        
        I hope not. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 09:56 1
        
        I frankly look forward to a day where there's a viable opponent to my candidates. - Mop Jan 6, 10:08
        
        Hot takes! Get your hot takes! Piping fresh hot takes! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 09:53
    - And now there is right wing alternative media. Who goes around saying whatever, like Pippy said. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 09:47
My god - this dude is completely unhinged. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jan 6, 09:28
He just told those effers that if Pence does the right thing, he will be re-elected Prez. And they're stupid and believe it. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:27 6
- “your leadership has led you down the tubes” -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 09:29 5
  - Amen! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:53
  - He’s...not wrong. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 09:37
  - ...isn't *he* their leadership? -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:31 2
    - Still not wrong. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 09:35
    - their Dear Leader! He means everyone else :-] -- nm - mud Jan 6, 09:33
snork: "Will keep saying this: Hawley isn't a fascist mastermind. He's Ellis from Die Hard." -- (link) - Bark Multiverse Jan 6, 09:23 2
- He's clearly a Dem plant. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:42
- I'm your White Knight! -- nm - GregW Jan 6, 09:27
Remember: All McConnell had to do was acknowledge that Biden had won to avoid this mess. - David Jan 6, 09:21 13
- Yup. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 09:28
- If we nominate Trump we will get destroyed...and we will deserve it. - Lindsey Graham 2016 Tweet Jan 6, 09:23
- Also, let's not undersell the importance that Georgia just elected a fine reverend into the Senate. - David Jan 6, 09:23 9
  - I read he's the first Black Senator from the south. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:42 3
    - First one to get the position via election. Tim Scott was appointed. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 09:56
    - Democratic senator, at least. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 09:44 1
      - this. before the rise of the KKK, Blacks were well on their way during Reconstruction. Terrorism stopped this progress in its tracks. -- (link) - Diva Jan 6, 09:51
  - the pastor at Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. Where Dr. King preached. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:24
  - the crazy republicans have an answer for everything - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 09:24
  - Not snark, I haven't looked, but isn't he accused of beating his wife or something? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 09:23 2
    - " He ran over his wife's foot!" on purpose?? " Yes!" - Pippy's Aunt Sandy Jan 6, 09:25
    - He is -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 09:24
- Daring Republicans to object to the Certification. Saying they will and actually doing it generally ends up being two different results -- nm - budice Jan 6, 09:22
Merrick Garland for AG. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:18 24
- As long as he gets a decent replacement on the DC Appeals Court -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 09:32 6
  - This is why he waited until today to announce. He now has the ability to appoint a younger more liberal judge to the Appeals Court -- nm - decline Jan 6, 09:39 5
    - It’s pretty much an FU to Mitch’s Bitches. I don’t hate it. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 09:40 4
      - I'm disappointed in this choice. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 09:42 3
        
        This is 3D chess. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 09:45
        
        I wanted Sally Yates. -- nm - mud Jan 6, 09:44 1
        
        I'd be happier with her as the choice. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 10:04
- 🤷‍♂️ From what I've read he's rather conservative on some big issues like law enforcement/criminal justice -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 09:28 8
  - then perhaps Trump will go to jail. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:32 1
    - NY will get him with his finances. I'm more concerned about where he stands with criminal justice and on that I don't like what I've read. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 09:37
  - good, get the law and order GOPers in line. -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 09:30 5
    - But not good for America, especially anyone that isn't white. -- nm* - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 09:31 4
      - depends. if they apply it equally to white people too then it should be. -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 09:32 3
        
        His case history as it relates to things with the police and prosecutors is troubling. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 09:36
        
        and then maybe Trump can go to jail! -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:35 1
        
        damn right -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 09:35
- Is this heaven? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:26
- YESSS!!! -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 09:23
- Once he was a respected jurist. But then they wouldn't give him a fair hearing. Merrick Garland is... THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 09:22
- Garland can thank Stacy Abrams for that, he wasn't getting it otherwise -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 09:20 3
  - Who would he had pick if the GA races had gone the other way? -- nm - eag Jan 6, 09:28 2
    - There were options, but it would have not been Garland because of his current seat needing to be filled. - ty97 Jan 6, 09:34
    - Doug Jones would be valid -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:32
- Yeah Boi -- nm - budice Jan 6, 09:19
From b2: Trump's speech. His first statement was crowd size, and every 3-4 lines he goes back to it -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 09:10
Trump says he just spoke to “Mike” and talked about courage. -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 09:09 2
- "Someday, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me." (nm) - Brian Jan 6, 09:20
- Commit some treason, Pence! I'm *sure* Trump will never turn on you later! -- nm - David Jan 6, 09:17

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