But, if he were to do something that drastic, I think Dems could get a judge to swear everyone in.

The War against Trump Republicanism.

FIFY.

When the new Congress convenes on January 3, 2027, there will be no speaker.

The members-elect elect a new speaker, and if Dems have the majority of members-elect, then I would expect a Dem speaker to be elected.

Then the new speaker swears in the rest of the members, unless one of the members-elect objects to the seating of a specific member (which would set off a tit-for-tat bloodbath), they are all sworn in en masse.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL30725

I really hate when a lack of understanding of how government works spreads dangerous misinformation.

Let's see if the institution (Congress) holds in the age of Trump.

Now that you know how a new congress selects the speaker and seats its members, what do you think republicans might do on January 3 2027 that would affect the swearing in of the new congress?

Because I believe that the Republican Party is a criminal organization in all 50 States.

Why?

Because they are fronting a criminal President, hellbent at destroying the system that found him quilty and accountable..

Remember the first public humiliation of Leader McCarthy? The clerk or someone convenes the House, and their first vote is to elect a Speaker. If there are more Democrats than Republicans, they elect their Speaker.

Presumptive Minority Leader Johnson does not swear anyone in.

i'd carry an umbrella.

There will be no republican majority in the house in 2027.

This one absolute truth remains:

Trump is not omnipotent, and the states and the people are not powerless

This same mythological scenario of not seating Dem representatives has been floated many times- in 2019, 2021, 2025…

It’s never happened, despite so many being certain it would.

the Senate is different because 2/3rds of the members are retained at each election and members are sworn in by the VP. It would be easier for the Senate to pull off something like this.

it starts raining old television sets and stoves? I mean, it could happen, right? Gosh, this is overwhelming.





Note: Thank you for providing the actual answer to the OP.

It’s depressingly funny how so many refuse to believe how things actually work, and assume whatever they can imagine will become reality.

when I watch court hearings involving "sovereign citizens," a species that anthropologists think is closely related to q-anoners. They are convinced they "know," but are actually the definition of a group delusion on a foundation of ignorance. And these are a sub-group of those who are suffering from other strains of ignorance, that make them prone to being exploited. Sometimes, those seeking to exploit try to floast nonsense by those who did not pay attention in 8th grade social studies.

The members-elect choosing a new speaker is the key. The rest falls in place.

a lot of barbecue sauce....


("The secret is in the sauce"---- yes, from the film 'Fried Green Tomatoes' )

… House will not give up control in the customary manner. I expect there will be multiple efforts on various fronts to expressly or effectively nullify the votes and retain control.

Anyone who says they can’t do it because of some interpretation of the long-standing rules that govern the process hasn’t been paying attention. The law, customs and norms don’t seem to have deterred their agenda so far. They live to flaunt such things.

Their terms end on the last day of business in 2026.

Period.

You know who’s in charge at the opening of the new congress on January 3, 2027?

The head clerk.

… sycophants were trying to overturn that election working from the outside - and against what was still a reasonably functioning government.

Things are different now. People have been replaced. Smarter and more corrupt officials are in place. Systems have been tested and vulnerabilities found.

It was a clown show in 2020. It’ll be a bit more serious this time.

I hope you’re right and I’m wrong. But I think it’s naive to believe there won’t be a better organized and well funded attempt in 2026. .

All house terms expire in the last day of business of 2026, and there will be no speaker until the new members-elect choose one in 2027.

States run elections, and certify the results. Except in razor-thin races, no amount of money or skillful lawyering can alter the results.

In 2020 there were sycophantic election deniers on the inside who attempted to alter the results, and they went to prison (see Tina Peters).

Despite gerrymandering, in 2026, Dems will pick up 20-30 seats by safe, unchallengeable margins, and will choose the next speaker. Some of the new gerrymandered districts may unintentionally provide even more Dems seats by slimmer margins.

… how smart and well funded they are. And most importantly how corrupt they are.

This won’t be the pillow guy and the Kracken this time around. The clown show is done. I suspect that quite a few uber-wealthy interests saw the potential for weakening democracy in 2020, and decided that - as detestable as Тяцмp may be - he could be a conduit for flipping the scales even more to their preferences.

I’ve seen nothing in the character of the current GOP that suggests they won’t use the DOJ, law enforcement and the military to its full advantage. And they will corrupt and/or terrorize any state or federal office that tries to follow the process.

We have to come to terms with that fact.

decision should benefit Ds.

There is no real question here. It's good to understand how things actually work.

oh wait he's already there.