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The GOP Has a Plan to Avoid President Pelosi
Should it come that far, the GOP has a way to challenge Pelosi's appointment as acting president.
Since Josh Hawley announced that he would object the Electoral College vote count on January 6, he has been joined in his effort by eleven other senators, over 140 GOP House members, and even Vice-President Mike Pence, the man in charge of reading the vote certificates and handling the whole procedure, who declared that he supports the lawmakers’ initiative to object.
We, those of us who accept the results of the 2020 Election for what they are and who believe all the officials, state legislatures, Secretaries of State, and Governors who have certified the vote count, can’t wait for January 20 to come and for Biden and Harris to be sworn in. As I wrote a few days ago, however, the battle isn’t won yet. January 6 promises to be one hell of a day, inside and outside Capitol building.
Even if the GOP succeeds in objecting the results and, as Ted Cruz is requesting, in obtaining their 10-day delay to “audit” the votes, many find solace in the idea that the January 20 deadline is set in stone. As the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 states without ambiguity, if, on January 21, 2021, the United States find themselves without a President or Vice-President…
