Fnord wrote:
Here are the names of the 121 House Republicans who voted to reject Arizona's electoral votes:
Here are the names of the 138 House Republicans who voted to reject Pennsylvania's electoral votes:
Here are the names of the 6 Senate Republicans who voted to reject Arizona's electoral votes:
Here are the names of the 7 Senate Republicans who voted to reject Pennsylvania's electoral votes:
Source: This Alternet News Article Do you have a list of those who performed identical actions in the past? I believe the last 3 times the same challenges occurred were:
2017 -
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Members of the House of Representatives objected to the electoral tally in states including Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Texas, Mississippi and the Carolinas
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-idUSKBN14Q25R2005 -
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The normally perfunctory ceremony of counting and certifying Electoral College votes was delayed for about four hours as Democrats unsuccessfully challenged Ohio's votes
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https://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/06/electoral.vote/2001 -
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Today, for nearly 20 minutes in the cavernous House chamber, a dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus, joined by a few sympathizers, tried in vain to block the counting of Florida's 25 electoral votes
Source:
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/us/over-some-objections-congress-certifies-electoral-vote.htmlIt's surprising that a practice with such a precedent has only become "sedition" at this point in time. I wonder if there is any common factor among the past examples which is different this year, other than the names of the candidates, which may account for the sudden claims of "sedition"?