My friend it ain't that easy. You need to see 3 USC. ch. 1 sec 15 16 & 17. When objections are raised properly as you stated: each house debates the votes objected to. The list of Electors turned in at the dec 8th deadline (3 USC ch. 1 sec. 6) are the original votes from each State. When those are objected to and debated this is the result> Both houses sustain the objection by majority roll call votes (not State delegations) the original votes are rejected and replacement (2nd slate) votes are counted. If each house does not sustain the objections, 1 says yea the other nay, then the original votes will be counted. If both houses say nay to objections the original votes stand. The only way it gets to a House of Reps vote to elect the President is if no person receives 270 votes after the objections are settled. I have not seen any language in the Constitution nor laws that permits not counting any votes from any State. Either their sec 6 list is counted or the 2nd slate is counted. Either way 538 votes will be counted. Unless my painstakingly researched book "The Electoral College for Patriots" by Town Crier is incorrect. I can only hope and pray that is the case, but I fear not. Sorry for the long post but there is no quick way to say we are probably in trouble in this process.
My friend it ain't that easy. You need to see 3 USC. ch. 1 sec 15 16 & 17. When objections are raised properly as you stated: each house debates the votes objected to. The list of Electors turned in at the dec 8th deadline (3 USC ch. 1 sec. 6) are the original votes from each State. When those are objected to and debated this is the result> Both houses sustain the objection by majority roll call votes (not State delegations) the original votes are rejected and replacement (2nd slate) votes are counted. If each house does not sustain the objections, 1 says yea the other nay, then the original votes will be counted. If both houses say nay to objections the original votes stand. The only way it gets to a House of Reps vote to elect the President is if no person receives 270 votes after the objections are settled. I have not seen any language in the Constitution nor laws that permits not counting any votes from any State. Either their sec 6 list is counted or the 2nd slate is counted. Either way 538 votes will be counted. Unless my painstakingly researched book "The Electoral College for Patriots" by Town Crier is incorrect. I can only hope and pray that is the case, but I fear not. Sorry for the long post but there is no quick way to say we are probably in trouble in this process.
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