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Fiendish Thingy

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19. They don't have a choice

Reply to Whiskeytide (Reply #15)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 11:44 PM

Dec 8

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.

. I expect there will be multiple efforts on various fronts to expressly or effectively nullify the votes and retain control

Remember the 2020 election, and all those lawyers who got disbarred?

That’s not how any of this works.

The states will certify their votes and swat away any nuisance court challenges without breaking a sweat.

Just because you can imagine some vague dystopian scenario without thinking through the details of just exactly how it would be enacted doesn’t mean that scenario could actually happen.

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What happens if Maga Mike refuses to swear the new congress in? [View all] Blumancru Dec 8 OP

I could be wrong JBTaurus83 Dec 8 #1

See post #4 for how things actually work. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #5

Then the 2nd Civil War starts. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 8 #2

Then the 2nd Civil War continues. perfessor Dec 8 #3

See post #4 for how things actually work. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #6

Doesn't work that way Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #4

I was reacting to the suggestion. With an abxence of facts. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 8 #7

You've been given the facts Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #9

I don't know, do you? OAITW r.2.0 Dec 8 #10

There is no Speaker Johnson in the next Congress mr715 Dec 8 #11

Unless, of course....there is a declared Republican majority. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 8 #13

And if pigs could fly mr715 Dec 8 #14

Dems will gain at least 20-30 seats despite gerrymandering Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #18

And yet... Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #17

Exactly however VMA131Marine Dec 8 #8

But what if H2O Man Dec 8 #21

You're welcome Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #22

There are times H2O Man Dec 8 #23

Wasn't spreading disinformation, just wanted to know how things worked when the new congress convened. Blumancru Dec 9 #30

I will put him into a large crock pot, with Jack Valentino Dec 8 #12

I think it's safe to assume that the Republican controlled... Whiskeytide Dec 8 #15

They don't have a choice Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #19

Do you think it is still 2020? The looney tune lawyers and ... Whiskeytide Dec 9 #24

It doesn't matter how smart or well funded they are Fiendish Thingy Dec 9 #25

Again - I hope you're right. But it does matter ... Whiskeytide Dec 9 #26

I'm still waiting on a hearing filed by the AZ AG on Johnson's delay of swearing in a Dem to the House. This in2herbs Dec 9 #29

If the old congress doesn't exist anymore, is he still the speaker? Iggo Dec 8 #16

See post #4 for a fact based answer. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 8 #20

At that point, there is no Speaker of the House, so he cannot refuse. MineralMan Dec 9 #27

we should get someone to lock him is a closet Historic NY Dec 9 #28