Decertification would mean a situation not covered in the Constitution and we have to wing it until a valid election is held and counted. We can't go back to the status quo of Nov. 2, 2020, because every term has expired that hinged on it. Nor can we be sure that all the winners on Nov. 3 did win by cheating--every winner, whether legitimate or not, would sue and complain forever. There is no fixing 2020. The only thing that might be fixed is the voting process.
Even if all 2020 election results were declared void and set aside, there still exists a Senate, about 2/3rds full - people elected in '16 and '18. And many of the vacancies could be quickly filled by Governors' appointments. This means there would be a legitimate Senate Pro Tem to succeed to the Presidency.
Thought it was Grassley the other day. Today, I'm not so sure. How would decertification affect this?
Decertification would mean a situation not covered in the Constitution and we have to wing it until a valid election is held and counted. We can't go back to the status quo of Nov. 2, 2020, because every term has expired that hinged on it. Nor can we be sure that all the winners on Nov. 3 did win by cheating--every winner, whether legitimate or not, would sue and complain forever. There is no fixing 2020. The only thing that might be fixed is the voting process.
In every other country where a citizen government fails, the military steps in until a new government is installed. The military is the only way.
Even if all 2020 election results were declared void and set aside, there still exists a Senate, about 2/3rds full - people elected in '16 and '18. And many of the vacancies could be quickly filled by Governors' appointments. This means there would be a legitimate Senate Pro Tem to succeed to the Presidency.
Maybe. Or maybe not. The Senate President Pro Tem is elected by the Senate, and the history of this office is a good example of winging it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate