On Jan. 6, Pence is set to preside over Congress’ meeting to count the Electoral College votes, which will officially cement Biden as the next president, according to the 1887 Electoral Count Act that designates the vice president as the official to preside over the meeting.

 

A group of congressional Republicans led by Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert are suing Vice President Mike Pence to prevent him from confirming Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.

On Jan. 6, Pence is set to preside over Congress’ meeting to count the Electoral College votes, which will officially cement Biden as the next president, according to the 1887 Electoral Count Act that designates the vice president as the official to preside over the meeting.

The lawsuit, which lists Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward among almost a dozen additional plaintiffs, claims that any action that declares Biden the winner of the election will be fraudulent.

“This civil action seeks an expedited declaratory judgment finding that the elector dispute resolution provisions in Section 15 of the Electoral Count Act, 3 U.S.C. §§ 5 and 15, are unconstitutional because these provisions violate the Electors Clause and the Twelfth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,” the suit reads

On top of that, the $900 billion COVID relief package Congress just passed directs $54 billion to New York. Much of that will go to residents, via “stimulus” checks and enhanced unemployment benefits, and to businesses

This bill directs $54 billion to New York. Much of that will go to residents, via “stimulus” checks and enhanced unemployment benefits, and to businesses

Start with state tax revenue, which has done better than predicted after the pandemic began. Receipts in November totaled $807 million more than projected, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli reports. From the start of the fiscal year in April through last month, the intake has been a net $375 million above expectations.

https://nypost.com/2020/12/26/ny-leaders-need-to-face-facts-and-start-making-real-cuts/

On top of that, the $900 billion COVID relief package Congress just passed directs $54 billion to New York. Much of that will go to residents, via “stimulus” checks and enhanced unemployment benefits, and to businesses, but it also includes:

$5.8 billion for schools

$4.2 billion for the MTA

$810 million for vaccine distribution

$810 million for the city’s Health Department

$1 billion in disaster-relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

That’s a lot of cash. And New York was given even more (about $112 billion in total) in the spring via the CARES Act, which directed:

$7.5 billion in state and local coronavirus-relief aid

$7.5 billion for the disaster relief fund

$4.1 billion for transit

$1 billion for schools

LET’S NOT FORGET THE STALLED $3.4 BILLION NEW YORK STATE ( Under NYS Gov. Cuomo). WE NEED ANSWERS?

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Interim-Report-of-Costs-Incurred-by-State-and-Local-Recipients-through-June-30.pdf

As for the city, DiNapoli says its finances “have remained resilient,” too — largely “as a result of tax revenue from the financial-services sector.”

Yes, revenues are off for the year: The comptroller notes, for instance, that state tax receipts since April total $3 billion less than over the same period last year. But the big problem clearly isn’t a lack of revenue so much as an addiction to spending.

All pandemic long, de Blasio and Cuomo have both pinned their budgeting on the fantasy that Washington would ship up a big enough handout — if not immediately, then after Joe Biden takes office — to essentially let New York keep spending as if COVID never existed.

Meanwhile, New York’s two “leaders” have waited — and, if anything, made the situation worse: De Blasio, for example, pushed some of this year’s payments to unionized city workers into next year and never got the $1 billion in recurring “labor savings” he promised. That puts enormous strain on future budgets.

Worse, neither acknowledges that, post-pandemic, the New York City government “business model” has to change.

Think about it: Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have left the city; a good number won’t be returning to offices here. Financial firms are fleeing. And all that means real estate has lost value.

Rather, city and state politicians must re-think what New York can afford. They’ll need to be frank with labor leaders: structural changes — to pension plans, work rules, overtime practices, etc. — are now simply unavoidable.

Let’s face it: The pandemic appears to have triggered a long-brewing fiscal reckoning. New York’s leaders will have to deal with it realistically — or drown in a sea of red ink.

THE STORM

 

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President Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge the election results could come down to him pressing congressional Republicans to step in and help.

Politico noted that Congress has to certify the results of the election after the Electoral College casts the official vote for president on Dec. 14.

An 1887 law mandates that Congress must meet on Jan. 6 to take action.

The law says that the House and Senate must meet in joint session that day to certify the results. 

But if a House member and senator team together, they are able to object to entire slates of presidential electors. And there are multiple opportunities for lengthy delays in the process since each state’s electors must be certified separately, Politico said.

If a slate of electors is challenged, the House and Senate must go back to their chambers and debate the outcome before voting

And if the Senate upholds a challenge to some presidential electors, it would almost certainly put the chamber at odds with the Democrat-run House victory.

Still, several Republican lawmakers in then House acknowledge they are considering the option to challenge, Politico said.

“Nothing is off the table,” said Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

And Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, said potential challenges are seriously being considered by some members and they’re “studying” up on it.

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▶️GOP controls state legislatures in key swing states

▶️Legislatures convinced of fraud; send own/no electors

▶️Biden deprived of 270

▶️State delegations in House re-elect Trump 26-23 

▶️ An 1887 law mandates that Congress must meet on Jan. 6 to take action.

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