We have a quite the serious Constitutional quagmire here. 20th Amendment states that:
and the terms of Senators and Representatives [shall end] at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin [...]
Riddle me this....
How are purported House members-elect lawfully participating in House business (election of a Speaker), if they are not actually members of the House until they are sworn in, which according to House rules, cannot happen until the election of a Speaker?
Sounds like the Constitution is long overdue for an amendment to clarify this glaring oversight by the Framers.
Furthermore, if our House has been functioning in such a disfunctional, arguably unconstitutional manner, seemingly since the beginning, have we ever truly had a legitimate Congress?
Time for a new Convention of the States to settle some of these big issues.
How can a person, not yet officially recognized as being a part of the House, participate in any business of the House? How does allowing nonmembers to participate, make any sense?
Begs an even more important question, who has the authority to confirm the legitimacy of the new members of Congress, the new members themselves? Where is the logic in that? Does the prior Congress "validate" congressional elections and who will be the lawful successors? Does the Constitution authorize them with that power?
Constitution should be amended to clear up these discrepancies and voids.
Delaying the speaker for the Brunson Supreme Court case where most of congress gets GITMO
Imagine if they are stuck in DC because they have to keep going through these votes... coincidence that the Resident is finally going to the Mexican border? At least, that's what we're being told...
J6 PART 2 (((BRUNSON VS ADAMS))) 1/6/23