Bipartisan group of Senators agree on deal to change election laws

[JimH52]

Bipartisan group of senators cuts deal to change election laws

A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal to make it harder to overturn a certified presidential election, marking the most significant response by Congress to former President Donald Trump's relentless pressure campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

www.cnn.com

It was necessary after the circus surrounding the attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

 

[kyzr]

Not a bad idea. The state electors call the ball, not the VP.

 

[JimH52]

Not a bad idea. The state electors call the ball, not the VP.

The VP never had the power to select the next president. That was an idea concocted by trump's clown show.

 

[basquebromance]

Here's a crucial point. *Someone* gets to have the last word on which presidential electors get counted.

Do you want it to be the federal courts, or House Speaker Jim Jordan and Senate Majority Leader Ted Cruz?

 

[JimH52]

Here's a crucial point. *Someone* gets to have the last word on which presidential electors get counted.

Do you want it to be the federal courts, or House Speaker Jim Jordan and Senate Majority Leader Ted Cruz?

Huh....

 

[basquebromance]

Huh....

only Tucker gets to "Huh" at folks like me