Election integrity and the transfer of power

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:22 pm

hepcat wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:17 pm
Jaymann wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:16 pm
hepcat wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:13 pm Yeah, at no point in that statement does he say anything even remotely resembling the sentiment "eat a bag of dicks". If anything, he's playing it close to the vest and trying to appease Donnie by saying he wants his claims to be examined.
We shall see how Agolf interprets it...
The link you posted may have been the issue. It was from Saturday. A more recent statement from Pence was just released:

"It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not."
Is that perhaps what you were referring to?

Yes , I heard it and erroneously thought that first link was the same one. Yours is much closer to dick bag.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:24 pm

Lyin' Ted was the Senator who signed the objection on AZ.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:27 pm

This fucking guy. His dad kills JFK, he spends his time murdering people and leaving behind weird astrology clues, now this.

Octavious · Post by **Octavious** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:28 pm

Ah k I was super confused and thought my reading comprehension had failed me or something. The dems should object to a random state just to not feel left out.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:30 pm

Octavious wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:28 pm Ah k I was super confused and thought my reading comprehension had failed me or something. The dems should object to a random state just to not feel left out.

Objecting to Texas would be righteous fun.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:31 pm

I thought the boxes that held the electoral votes were pretty cool and would make for an awesome board game box!

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:32 pm

They're made by a company called "Votin' Token" Zarathud owns stock in them.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:32 pm

Moscow Mitch seconds the bag of dicks motion!

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:33 pm

Where the hell are they going to get bags of dicks at this hour? Doordash?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:33 pm

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:36 pm

Ooooh, catchy!

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:42 pm

If it weren't for the fact that

a) McConnell is evil incarnate

b) He's spent the last 4 years helping to create the monster he's now facing

this statement might have been his finest moment.

McConnell warns Republicans about refusing to certify the vote

"We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids," he says.

"The voters, courts, and the states have all spoken," he says. "If we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever."

He says he’s concerned about a “scramble for power” and says the “Electoral College would cease to exist.” Says “we can’t keep drifting apart...with a hostility for one another.”

Unfortunately, as I wrote, he's complicit in all this.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:45 pm

hepcat wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:42 pm If it weren't for the fact that

a) McConnell is evil incarnate

b) He's spent the last 4 years helping to create the monster he's now facing

this statement might have been his finest moment.

McConnell warns Republicans about refusing to certify the vote

"We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids," he says.

"The voters, courts, and the states have all spoken," he says. "If we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever."

He says he’s concerned about a “scramble for power” and says the “Electoral College would cease to exist.” Says “we can’t keep drifting apart...with a hostility for one another.”
Unfortunately, as I wrote, he's complicit in all this.

https://twitter.com/edhelms/status/1346 ... 83585?s=20

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:45 pm

https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/g ... n-results/

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:45 pm

JFC, Agolf has unleashed his brown shirts:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1346881968819105792

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:47 pm

Blackhawk wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:50 pm I'm having trouble following his nonsense, but I can say that his speech is more slurred than usual, and his word choice mistakes are all over the place.

I could have sworn I heard him call Joe Kennedy "John Kennedy" at one point during that speech. Which, I now realize, I conflated the the Mass. Democrat with the Louisiana Republican.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:47 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if he called him Nancy Drew at some point. The fucker's senile.

Jaymann wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:45 pm JFC, Agolf has unleashed his brown shirts:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1346881968819105792

Come on...dogs and water cannons...you know you wanna DC police. Just pretend they're not all white.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:55 pm

Why not just shoot them?

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:57 pm

Too quick.

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Yeah...normally I'm not this violent. But right now I'm more outraged than I have been in ages. Trump's speech a little while ago was my tipping point. I just saw a sitting president demand to remain in power after losing an election. And instead of trying to calm things down, he's stirring the pot...basically calling for civil war.

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:58 pm

You know it is crazy because there is no mention on any of the big news sites front page. Tensions are incredibly high.

Edit: WaPo mentions that the police held them back at least.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:58 pm

Daehawk wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:55 pm Why not just shoot them?

Bloody Sunday (1905)

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:01 pm

Daehawk wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:55 pm Why not just shoot them?

Tear gas, rubber bullets, beat them with batons and shields. Isn't what we do to peaceful protestors?

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:03 pm

I wish Our American Cousin was playing somewhere near Trump....

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:05 pm

https://mobile.twitter.com/FenixAmmunit ... 5861187586

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:06 pm

They seem fun.

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:07 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:06 pm They seem fun.

It also happened to be the first comment. The next many are no better.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:08 pm

But later tweets seem to indicate they are making fun of the NRA and Republicans in general. That's one confusing twitter account.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:08 pm

twitch stream (now offline)
live twitch streams of protests

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/ ... 2f858d12ec

US Capitol on lockdown after escalating situation among demonstrators
From Ted Barrett and Manu Raju

The US Capitol is on lockdown during a tense situation with demonstrators outside the building, according to Capitol police officers.

A CNN employee tried to leave the building and couldn’t because police said the building is on lockdown.

Congress is currently in session to count and certify the Electoral College votes for president and vice president.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:09 pm

Trying not to get too worked up over every breathless Twitter report, but the fact that this whole thing is being reported by legit news groups as a combat front live journal is somewhat unnerving.

https://twitter.com/elwasson/status/1346895588919570434

Protestors have broken through East Front barricade, reports @HouseInSession

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:10 pm

Any deaths will be squarely on Trump's head.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:11 pm

Time to go distract myself. I'll be back later to survey the damage.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:14 pm

The Meal wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:08 pm twitch stream

This is horrific.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:16 pm

Now offline. Try here

Focus on the US Capitol: facebook live

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:18 pm

Protesters on Capitol hill steps. No visible law enforcement.

This is a bit different from a BLM protest...

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:19 pm

https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/statu ... 6544720896

With the Capitol under lockdown amid pro-Trump protesters, Pence has now left the Senate chamber.

https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/ ... 5886615552

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate recesses Electoral College debate after protesters force lockdown of Capitol.

So...now what?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:20 pm

malchior wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:58 pm You know it is crazy because there is no mention on any of the big news sites front page. Tensions are incredibly high.

Edit: WaPo mentions that the police held them back at least.

CNBC keeps showing footage but not talking about specifics other than there being 1000's of protestors present.

Now reporting evacuations. Breach of the building. Suspicious package found.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:23 pm

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1 ... 0083824644

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:23 pm

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1346899004450349058

MarquardtA reports on CNN that he's watching pro-Trump protesters breaching barricades and scaling the Capitol. He says there is "very little pushback from law enforcement."

I sure hope Trump doesn't want to walk around there with an upside down Bible.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:24 pm

The police are most likely vastly outnumbered. I'm not sure there's much they can do.

Enough · Post by **Enough** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:25 pm

This seems suboptimal...

https://twitter.com/washingtonian/statu ... 5654068224

https://twitter.com/washingtonian/statu ... 5654068224

https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/13 ... 3689399297

https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/13 ... 3689399297