Posted on Dec 24, 2022
Congress passes election reform designed to ward off another Jan. 6
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Lawmakers have said over and over that they want to prevent another Jan. 6-style attack on the U.S. Capitol from ever happening again.
It took almost two years, but on Friday, as part of a government spending package, Congress passed the first federal elections legislation to that aim.
The omnibus spending bill includes a section that would reform the Electoral Count Act, a 1887 law that governs the counting of Electoral College votes in Congress.
For years, legal scholars have worried the law was poorly written and in need of clarification, and former President Donald Trump and his allies targeted the law's ambiguities in their attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
"Imagine that there was a law on the books requiring you to travel by horse and buggy. That is what the Electoral Count Act is like," Rebecca Green, co-director of the election law program at the College of William & Mary, told NPR this summer.
Lawmakers have said over and over that they want to prevent another Jan. 6-style attack on the U.S. Capitol from ever happening again.
It took almost two years, but on Friday, as part of a government spending package, Congress passed the first federal elections legislation to that aim.
The omnibus spending bill includes a section that would reform the Electoral Count Act, a 1887 law that governs the counting of Electoral College votes in Congress.
For years, legal scholars have worried the law was poorly written and in need of clarification, and former President Donald Trump and his allies targeted the law's ambiguities in their attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
"Imagine that there was a law on the books requiring you to travel by horse and buggy. That is what the Electoral Count Act is like," Rebecca Green, co-director of the election law program at the College of William & Mary, told NPR this summer.
Congress passes election reform designed to ward off another Jan. 6
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Hopefully we never again encounter a person with a profound disordered personality with prominent antisocial behavior.
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SSgt Richard Kensinger I appreciate your professional opinions... they always hit the nail on the head in a tactful manner.
In laymen terms... 45 is a F*cking Idiot.
In laymen terms... 45 is a F*cking Idiot.
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SGT Stephen Rowland that's right, I forgot that it takes 2/3 of the states to do that. Thanks for reminding me.
If left of Lenin Democrats of today had the power, they would do that!
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If left of Lenin Democrats of today had the power, they would do that!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel they should do away with the Electoral College... the majority of American legal voters should determine the winner.
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SGT Stephen Rowland
The United States is a Republic and the electoral college was instituted to protect minorities from the dominating majority. Good luck on getting rid of Electoral college because it would require an amendment to our Constitution. Step 1: Two-thirds of both houses of Congress pass a proposed constitutional amendment. This sends the proposed amendment to the states for ratification. Step 2: Three-fourths of the states (38 states) ratify the proposed amendment, either by their legislatures or special ratifying conventions. I’m unable to give you a thumbs down because of some bureaucratic BS but that does not excuse your ignorance. You pledge to be a patriot and ignore all our history and the sacrifices made to keep our country a REPUBLIC.
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