McConnell Will Refuse To Seat Jones Until After Tax Cut Vote

[ChoppinBroccoli]

http://verifiedpolitics.com/mitch-mcconnell-vows-not-seat-democratically-elected-doug-jones-tax-vote/


Mitch McConnell Vows Not To Seat Democratically Elected Doug Jones Until After Tax Vote

By Lucia Brawley
Published on December 13, 2017

Earlier this afternoon, Bloomberg reporter Sahil Kapur revealed that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has decided that no matter the result of the election between Trump-endorsed, pro-slavery child molester Roy Moore and Birmingham bomber prosecutor Doug Jones that fill-in “Senator Strange is going to be here through the end of this session.”

Luther Strange was appointed by the previous governor of Alabama, who was forced out amid his own sexual misconduct scandal to fill now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ seat.

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This is now the THIRD time this A-hole has subverted the Constitution in order to get his way. I hope Democrats remember this nonsense when they regain the majority. Refuse to seat ANY Republican EVER for ANY reason. Then when the Republicans scream about it, you just say, "Hey, your boy set the precedent. We're just following it."

[kairos12]

1. Steals a seat on SCOTUS. Same in Alabama.

[Irish_Dem]

3. They just do what ever they want. And make up the rules as they go. nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. This can't be legal

McConnell is not a dictator, no matter how much he acts like one.

[BigmanPigman]

11. He seems to think so.

My sister hates him even more than the fucking moron. I have to call it a tie.

[CincyDem]

4. No surprise. McConnell's an asshat but he's a hell of a politician...

...by making the call before the outcome, he avoids the specific charge of partisanship. He's got Luther in place as a "yes". Why risk it on Moore or Jones.

All he's saying is that he's going follow the laws of the state - the election ain't over until the SoS certifies the results sometime in the next 2-3 weeks.

No way was anyone coming out of this race before the tax vote so it was a non-announcement.

[RandySF]

5. Actually, the state doesn't certify until the end of the month

McConnell wants to hold the vote earlier.

[Adsos Letter]

6. Between December 26-January 3

According to Alabama law the election won't be certified until between December 23 and January 3.

[anneboleyn]

18. Thats what I heard. They were saying that he wouldnt be official until the vote is certified

So I thought he wouldn’t actually be sworn in and everything until the new year. I didn’t think he’d be voting on this bill anyway if they keep the vote in December.

[onenote]

22. Correct. Senate rules require state certification

McConnell doesn't really have a say in this.

[BadgerKid]

7. Franken may as well stay for tax vote

Just as some of you have suggested previously.

[LisaL]

8. He should for sure.

Otherwise I sincerely doubt McConnell will seat replacement before the tax vote.

[DetlefK]

14. Franken said, he will resign "over the upcoming weeks".

[DFW]

15. I hope he can stretch that to the "upcoming 1000 weeks"

Considering what Mitch McTurtle did withObama's SCOTUS nomination, I think Franken has every right to use the same kind of interpretation of time. To paraphrase the Declaration of Independence, it is his right, it is his duty.

[anneboleyn]

19. He REALLY needs to stay for that vote!

[no_hypocrisy]

9. What if the "tax vote" has to wait til after January, 2018?

Jones would have to be seated reasonably soon after the election? Is there a statute for something like that?

[lastlib]

17. tac vote would have to be held in this session.....

ie, before year-end--otherwise do it all over.

I'm no expert on election law, but I wouldn't think Jones would have to be seated until start of next session.

[onenote]

23. Bills do not expire at the end of a session.

They expire at the end of a Congress.

Bills can and do carry over from the first session of a Congress to the next. They die when Congress adjourns "sine die" at the end of the second session.

[lastlib]

24. (I stand corrected. Thanks!)

[democratisphere]

10. Can't wait till manipulative mitch mcConnell is gone along with his

partner in crime, rand paul. Kentuckians need to rid US of the scourge.

[anneboleyn]

20. And PLEASE TAKE PAUL RYAN TOO

[C Moon]

12. So that is what that meeting is going to be about tomorrow...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141937731

It wasn't going to be about what they would do with Moore, it was going to be about what to do about Jones.
Who the fuck ever votes for these criminals?
I have never realized before this year, how much I love our country and constitution and the men and women who built it.
The GOP on the other hand, HATE the U.S. and the constitution. They are making this obvious with each passing day.
2018 is for the U.S.!!!

[smirkymonkey]

13. Can he legally do this?

How do these assholes get away with all this shit? I am so tired of it all. It just pretty much seems like they can do whatever the hell they please. Is there NO rule of law anymore in this country?

[onenote]

21. He actually has no choice. It's a Senate rule.

A new Senator cannot be seated until the election has been certified by the state from which the Senator has been elected. Most states have processes for certifying elections that take a week or so, sometimes longer. My understanding is that the process in Alabama takes around ten days, but the intervening weekends and holidays will stretch it out to the end of the month.

There is a process for accepting a new Senator's "credentials" spelled out in the Senate's rules -- the Secretary of the Senate has to accept a certification from the Secretary of State of the newly elected Senator's state.

[GreenEyedLefty]

16. These assholes will never learn, will they?

I swear they are at the level of "if I can't see them, they can't see us" mentality. Clearly they think we are all dumb and blind like their voters.

It's shit like this that costs the GOP elections. I say keep it up, morons.