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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHeritage Foundation publishing an article on how the Republican Congress can refuse to seat Democrats
Nothing to worry about, just the Heritage Foundation publishing an article on how the Republican Congress can refuse to seat Democrats www.heritage.org/election-int...
— Brendan Nyhan (@brendannyhan.bsky.social) 2026-04-22T20:23:25.048Z
https://www.heritage.org/election-integrity/commentary/no-save-act-congress-still-holds-the-trump-card


Rstrstx
(1,650 posts)If Democrats retake control of the House theyll be the ones making the rules come Jan 3, and something tells me they wont go along will nullifying elections. This strikes me as too clever by half.
AZJonnie
(3,831 posts)angrychair
(12,371 posts)I think what this article means is that in November/December that they can just declare enough states elections as bad that they retain control of the House and/or Senate and refuse to seat them.
I don't see how it would work long term but I think to e even seriously consider it as a proposal would trigger very bad outcomes.
AZJonnie
(3,831 posts)Obviously an opinion piece by someone who's opinion ain't worth jack.
"Congress" doesn't have this power.
hedda_foil
(16,998 posts)Ever heard of Project 2025? Trump has executed most of it.
AZJonnie
(3,831 posts)I'm not saying it's meaningless or not alarming that they published this opinion. But, not every single word that appears in their pubs reflects their official opinion, just as not everything in the NYT reflects that of the NYT editorial board. NYT publishes Op-Eds. The HF does similarly. Now, was this some sort of "guest essay"? I'm not sure, but just because it's in a HF publication doesn't mean it's an official HF stance. I'd like more detail on that question.
Luckily, even if the HF themselves THINK this actually is true, it's still bullshit. Congress doesn't have this power.
Dave says
(5,445 posts)I really think theyll try something like this. If it happens, any semblance to a democracy is gone. Itll be over. Chaos will ensue. Maybe civil war.
AZJonnie
(3,831 posts)That I bet they're doing it to test what happens, how people react if they just refuse to sit a Democrat who's been duly elected. See how long they can get away with it, who does what, etc. For the purpose of it being a trial run for next January when they get their asses kicked. I wouldn't doubt they'd consider TRYING it, esp. if it's like 1 state that makes the difference. But I think courts will say uh-uh. That ain't how it works. Even this SCOTUS won't go for it. It opens the door to Democrats doing the same thing, based on some excuse they've come up WRT to why a GQP victory is tainted. Like too few polling places or dropboxes or too many bomb threats from Russian operatives on election day or overly stringent ID requirements or whatnot.
None of this shit in the Constitution, and neither side would get away with it. Not in the end, anyway.
Not to mention none of the bullshit excuses this idiot writer is coming up with are things that actually happen anyway. 95% of people who get caught voting illegally are voting for the GQP. We just saw some red-state small city mayor get convicted of it earlier this week.
biophile
(1,480 posts)We knew people whose daughter went to work for the Heritage Foundation after college. I told them
dont worry, she will find honest work someday
But she might have leaned that way naturally- the father was German, I think , and could. have been a secret Nazi sympathizer.
We knew them from the girls (their daughters and my daughter) competing in model horse shows. I should have known where she would end up- she cheated in the horse shows. 🙄
johnnyfins
(3,876 posts)Organization.
Make America White Again. Sorry guys, you already lost. You just have not realized it yet.
Initech
(108,977 posts)Qutzupalotl
(15,840 posts)(I expect a wipeout, including from in-person voting states.)
Clouds Passing
(8,084 posts)struggle4progress
(126,462 posts)Yeah, that sounds fair.
Initech
(108,977 posts)When we fire the turd, you'll be next!
proud patriot
(102,540 posts)spanone
(141,865 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(19,188 posts)is burnt to the ground, with the ashes salted over.
MoseShrute
(134 posts)If I recall correctly, the vast majority of fraud committed in recent elections was from repukes.
Johonny
(26,381 posts)Come November. Holding the house is a pretty mythical thing when you're basically moving to year new career after losing in Novmber. I assume the GOP will have few days after Christmas where they have a majority on the floor.