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The Cataclysmic Post-Election Scenario No One’s Bracing For
The Cataclysmic Post-Election Scenario No One’s Bracing For
Plus: A senator’s honest reversal on term limits.
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“… Before the House can do anything—before it can even form—lawmakers have to elect a speaker and adopt a rules package (in that order). This typically occurs on January 3, the day the new Congress is sworn in, giving ample time before the counting of the Electoral College votes on January 6. But if the House is frozen like it was for several days at the start of the 118th Congress—well, no one knows for sure what would happen. …”
And the new law limiting possible hijinx in the electoral count only goes into effect upon swearing in the new Congress.
So having Dems win the House could be vital if Harris wins to prevent a new scheme to throw it to the SCOTUS if the GOP controls the House but cannot elect a speaker by Jan 6.