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[–] 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I know historically we changed seats 2 months after voting so people could have time to travel to Washington. But in this day, the new congress should be sworn in the next week. Don’t give the lawmakers a chance to pull random shit like this. Same in Texas, they’re trying to strip the incoming governors of power.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    While the date can be (and has been) changed, states have their own deadline for certifying results. I don't think any have passed that mark yet, and Alaska's senator is still unknown. All of the winners are still technically predictions. Some states (like Georgia) often have a run-off election in January.

    It can all be done, but has a lot of moving parts. It might be easier to keep Congress out of session unless certain circumstances are met, but I can easily see that being abused for the same partisan reasons.

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