RE: McConnell rejects Hawley's election challenge - report1 Jan 2021 15:56
Mick ,fake news, McConnell cannot stop a representative from challenging the certification of the electoral college .Its in the constitution !!
The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution is the primary authority for events on January 6. The Electoral Count Act (3 U.S.C. § 15) plays a role but, thankfully, that Act is probably unconstitutional in one very specific and important way.
Under the Twelfth Amendment, the President of the Senate (i.e., Mike Pence) opens the certificates sent from the states “and the votes shall then be counted.” That’s all that the Constitution says about the Vice President’s role.
Meanwhile, 3 U.S.C. § 15, enacted in 1887, after prescribing details for conducting the count, says that members of Congress can object. If one House member and one Senator objects, that triggers a separate vote about the objection by both the House and the Senate. If both House and Senate agree there’s a problem, the challenged Electoral Votes are gone.
In this election year, having voices in the House and Senate to challenge the results is important. As we’ve seen, courts have punted on the question of fraud, effectively denying due process