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Former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) — stating she has “no faith” Johnson will “fulfill his constitutional obligations” as they pertain to certifying the 2024 election.

In an interview on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday, moderator Kristen Welker


who had just interviewed Johnson moments earlier


brought in Cheney and asked her to weigh in.

"You just heard how the House Speaker answered my questions about whether he would certify the election results," Welker said. "Do you have faith that this election will be free and fair and that there will be a peaceful transfer of power?"

Cheney proceeded to voice a complete lack of confidence that Johnson would certify the election if former President Donald Trump lost.


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[-] n1ck_n4m3@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

If the speaker refuses to certify the election and neither candidate gets the electoral votes to win, it moves to a contingent election where the House votes for the President and the Senate votes for the vice-president.

Biden will not remain in power, the contingent election would be forced and the House would obviously vote for Trump. Then someone who lost the popular vote and lost the electoral college would miraculously have won the election.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_election

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

And we either put several million people on the streets in DC or lose our democracy at that moment.

That said there is something nobody is accounting for. If Trump loses the election the GOP could just abandon him at that point. Declare him the weird intern who only ever did coffee runs.

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