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Trump’s Ultimate Chance to Overturn the Election
It’s doubtful it’ll work, but the 1887 Electoral Count Act's wording allows for one last loophole.
Story updated on January 3 to reflect the latest developments
For weeks, Trump has been stirring his base with calls to show up in D.C. on January 6, 2021. What his supporters can achieve from outside the Capitol, no one truly knows. What his sycophants can or at least attempt to achieve from within has been made clear this week when senator Josh Hawley from Missouri stated he would object to the electoral vote count.
According to the Electoral Count Act of 1887, one member of each chamber must concurrently object for an objection to stand. They don’t need a reason to object. They can do so at will.
Already, around 20 GOP House representatives have said they would object. Hawley is the first senator to do so, but his lone voice ensures that the challenges will have to be debated.
Update: Ted Cruz and ten other senators (bringing the total to 12) have announced that they intend to object the results of the Electoral College vote. They state their intention without ambiguity:
We intend to vote on January 6 to reject the electors from disputed states as not ‘regularly given’…
