by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics:
The Count January 6th
At the Capitol Building, standing behind this monument to the hero of the American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant, Congress will hold a joint session on Jan. 6 to count the Electoral College votes, marking the official certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and formalizing his return to the White House for a second term. This constitutionally mandated process, conducted every four years, ensures the peaceful transfer or continuation of power. An alleged quote from Jamie Raskin was circulating about not certifying Trump, which he denied, and USA Today, the Leftist Mouthpiece, claimed to do a fact check and attributed it to right-wing conspiracies. It said:
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‘Let folks cast their votes for Trump if that’s their choice. But mark my words, we won’t be certifying the election. He might win, but we’ll ensure he doesn’t step foot in the Oval Office,’”
What this stems from was a letter Raskin sent to Trump claiming he had failed to sign documents to become a candidate, implying that somehow he was then not qualified. Raskin is such a leftist that it begs the question of whether Maryland should not just secede from the United States since they seem to prefer to dictate how everyone else MUST comply with their ideals. It’s a shame we cannot carve it off and attach it to California along with New York. Then perhaps one big earthquake will split them off into their Communist island where they can all run around and change the sex on a 3-year-old boy because he played with his sister’s dolls and tax each other into poverty like in Latin America.
Some Democrats even shake their head at Raskin, who is known for his antiTrump rhetoric and hatred of middle-of-the-road agendas. There were even whispers that dared to claim that Pence was wrong and that he should not have certified the 2020 election, so Kamala need not certify Trump’s victory, claiming that the 14th Amendment prohibits him from becoming president without ever having a trial. They would be tearing down Grant’s statue on January 6th in such a stupid move.
After the question of Pence having the authority to deny the count, Congress passed the Electoral Count Act, revised in 2022, clarifying the vice president’s role as strictly ceremonial, removing any ambiguity about their authority to certify the count. The updated law ensures the vice president cannot alter or determine the results during the certification process. Therefore, Kamala has no such power, for this has subsequently become a purely ceremonial event. Congress opens sealed certificates from each state documenting their electoral votes. Delivered in special mahogany boxes reserved for the occasion, these certificates are read aloud by bipartisan “tellers” from both chambers. The vice president acts purely as president of the Senate, presiding over the session and announcing the results. The 2020 Count was rigged by Pelosi, who prevented any challenge to any state vote that would have required a full debate, but she also passed a COVID rule prohibiting more than 53 people on the floor at a time. There were 7 states to be challenged, and one would have blocked Biden from the presidency.
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