...I can guarantee they don’t have what they think they have.SCOOP: The Jan. 6 committee is privately split over what actions to take after the public hearings.
— Axios (@axios) June 5, 2022
Some members want big changes on voting rights — and even to abolish the Electoral College — while others are resisting those sweeping proposals. https://t.co/bZ0gkZhNrN
They couldn’t convict Trump in two impeachment trials. The Senate has not changed enough since then for a constitutional amendment to clear Congress and go to the states (where it wouldn’t pass anyway. What, you think all those low population states are going to slit their own electoral throats?)
I HATE to agree with Liz Cheney, but when she’s right (rare, IMHO), she’s right.Cheney thinks the committee will burn its credibility if it pushes for radical changes like abolishing the Electoral College, according to a source with direct knowledge. w @HansNichols
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) June 5, 2022
This, as ever, is a time to pick your battles. A reform of the Electoral Count Act is clearly in order. Beyond that? Make the reformed ECA a part of the Constitution, if you’re clamoring for an amendment. (There are some legal theories that one Congress cannot set the rules for another Congress. Okay; amend the 12th amendment. We’re stuck with the electoral college; make it clear the receipt of the votes in Congress is a ceremony, not a last chance to throw the results out. Set it in stone.) There are probably other reforms to consider. Much as I hate the electoral college, pulling that up root and branch is not one of them.
That’s a much longer term issue.
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