Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-09 16:56:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F2F9BD2A2C45B340C0A6E631267F62166A55C5C088482191386931E6F45F66B7
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Original Note:
Mike Pence as VP did not have authority to "send back questionable election results." Neither the 12th Amendment nor the Electoral Count Act suggests such authority and expressly contradicts such claimed authority. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-pences-full-letter-saying-he-cant-claim-unilateral-authority-to-reject-electoral-votes https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-can-pence-send-votes-back-states-correction-trump-says-1559398 https://jonathanturley.org/2021/01/06/shouting-fire-in-a-crowded-congress-how-the-rhetoric-has-outstripped-the-reality-in-todays-electoral-challenge/comment-page-2/ The power to object rests with Congress, not the VP. https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/RL32717.pdf
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