Even though Democrats and some Republicans are pushing for amending the ECA 1887 (now codified under 3 U.S. Code § 15) under the claim that it's in response to the "DeAdLiESt DaY iN AMeRiCan HiStoRy!", it's long overdue.
Historical background:
The 1887 legislation is a shitshow, and much of it is unconstitutional (see Beermann & Lawson, Kesavan, and Luttig & Rivkin, in particular Congress bestowing upon itself powers not granted to it under the Constitution. Congress is a legislative body, not a judicial body. Just because Congress claimed for itself the exclusive power to resolve presidential election disputes, that doesn't mean the Constitution actually authorizes such action. The argument is "necessary and proper" clause authorizes the law, BUT that's only for "carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution." There is no such explicitly enumerated power of "presidential election dispute resolution" granted to Congress in Article I, nor anything close to indicating any such implied powers. The fact of the matter is that this is a JUDICIAL matter, which should be left to the theoretically impartial courts. The 1876 Electoral Commission was actually a far better, and far more constitutionally valid action (aside from the involvement of Congressmen being on the "Tribunal") than the ECA 1887. And least at that time, the Court was rightly involved. It took 100 years for SCOTUS to vindicate Justice Harlan's dissent in Taylor v Beckham, by fully overturning (via Bush v Gore) the nonsensical theory that federal courts had no jurisdiction in settling presidential election disputes, which in 1900 they deemed to be "political issues."
Tldr; dispute resolutions are matters of applying the law, and are the responsibility of the Judiciary. ECA 1887 was mostly unconstitutional and much of it was just stupidly designed.
Here are the current House and Senate bill drafts. The "Findings" bullshit in the House version is indeed, comical...
the single most deadly attack on the Capitol by domestic forces in the history of the United States.
Actually, no, that would be the Battle of Fort Stevens when actual rebellious traitors under Jubal Early's (Lost Cause shithead) command threatened Washington DC... but I digress...
It appears that it's fairly likely that some version of these bills are going to be passed into law. Some of the proposed changes are shockingly fairly smart (and legal), including the setting of specific December deadlines (14th = gov certification, 22nd = Electors vote), dealing with "catastrophic events", and other procedural clarifications.
HOWEVER, the two biggest issues, are the explicit rendering of the President of the Senate (aka VP, except in cases of vacancy) and even Congress to an extent, serving a purely ministerial function. Despite what some MAGAs claimed in 2021, what the Republicans in Congress and Rutherford B. Hayes claimed in 1876, and what both Jefferson and Adams did in 1800/1796, the President of the Senate was only ever intended to be the presiding officer, to act in a ministerial capacity, to preserve order. The problem is that the 12th Amendment never made that explicitly clear, hence the 220 year debate over the role and authority. But the Constitution cannot just be changed via federal statute. Rather, it must be amended. The same problem exists with this attempt to maintain Congress as the "court" to rule on matters of settling disputes. The Constitution doesn't authorize Congress to do so. Rather, all judicial actions are reserved to the Courts. Congress DOES have the Article I, Section 8 power to establish Tribunals (which could be both temporary and/or permanent to deal with election disputes... see the conclusion in the book Ballot Battles for more). But if the people truly want the most politically partisan cesspool of shitfuckers to be authorized to investigate and deliberate over presidential election disputes, then the Constitution must be amended.
Tldr; this is basically 1887 all over again... just more bullshit, not real fixes.
Edit: one interesting take on a couple sections of proposed changes indicates the potential "authorizing" of a "losing candidate" to challenge in court...
"The bill allows the presidential candidate who lost to challenge a state’s certification of electors in federal courts on an expedited basis. Challenges would be heard by a three-judge panel with the option of a direct appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court."
If that's correct, perhaps this is explicitly confirming a "legal" route (that technically already exists) to prevent another steal down the road by actually forcing the Court to do its job instead of claiming "lack of standing"? If this is correct and this becomes law, could Trump then use it retroactively to see remedy from the Courts for the 2020 steal? hmmmm
Correct, and correct.
However, all is fair in love and war.
So, this is the plan. Legal, or not.
Hope you're doing well.
If by the plan, you mean, final legal adjudication of the unconstitutional 2020 presidential Electoral appointments resulting in their invalidation and either contingent election in the House or the lawful Electors appointed for the true winner DJT, then that would certainly be legal and pray to God that it would happen sooner than later... but not holding my breath... everyday we see the world continue to disappoint. Hard to choose to see the beauty in this world when evil people keep screwing us over and there's nothing we mere mortals can seemingly do to stop it.
Honestly, not doing great. But hope springs eternal so we suffer until that day comes...
Imagine a world free from strife. That would be quite boring. Initially, you wouldn't think it so. However, the only way humans could be free from strife above a natural level (The Garden of Eden) is to remove free will.
That is the Borg Hivemind in this realm, or Eternal Paradise in that which is beyond.
The divine condensation of knowledge, the meme of human thought, of Truth. That is for God. When man tries to attain the perfect a single degree of separation from God, you have the weaponized meme.
So, embrace your struggles. I pray you find peace and prosperity in spite of them. I will never pray that you be robbed from the experience.
To the other point, the answer is one in the same. If not this crisis, then the next. To believe we could ever return to a state of "freedom" is to assume we ever had such a state to begin with. Choosing freedom is choosing near instant death. The world will extinguish that flame with extreme prejudice. That is because this is not our world.
It is always the journey, never the destination. Our Founders knew this, and so to do we.
Divest yourself from the outcome, and strive for a more perfect Union. Twixt yourself and your higher power.
If it's any consolation, a reunion with an old friend should brighten the soul.
2 Corinthians 4 The Light of the Gospel
Treasure in Jars of Clay
Render unto Caesar, but all glory to God. For God and Country.
Render to Caesar, what is owed Caesar.
But also...
Obey God rather than man.
Some great bread here fren 😉
Free will is indeed quite the paradox... without it, man would be but a robotic slave. And yet, it makes us slaves to our fallen nature. But for believers we look forward to the world beyond and ensure as best we can til then...
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-1763#:~:text=the%20patriot%2C%20like%20the%20Christian,it%20requires%20indeed%20self%2Dcommand.
Speaking of the perfectability of man, and relevance to the present echoing of history, reminded me of this wonderful conversation between Adams and Rush:
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-5149
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-5152
Sad that so few people talk like this anymore. Maybe someday we'll see this again