.@ncgop When Can Congress Refuse to Seat a Duly-Elected Candidate? #Never In 1969, #SCOTUS ruled the Speaker of the House could not exclude a duly-elected candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. In Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 #SeatHarris
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then the Federal Contested Elections Act was passed in 1969, declaring that the House or Senate have final authority to decide a contested election superseding even a state legislature or court, and they can’t appeal to Supreme Court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Contested_Elections_Act …
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good luck with that
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IF anyone ever officially declares that Harris won (highly unlikely at this point) then it WILL be contested. Immediately.
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If it's not contested, then whom are you trying to persuade?
"Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members"
Art 1, sec 5, cl 1
For the fans of the Constitution.
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I think all you are going to hear concerning your persuasion question ispic.twitter.com/kgfcyBWVGj
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Your hackery is showing.
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Then where is the certification?
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