Cheney wrote, also noting that she fled to the House parliamentarian after the call concluded to try and halt the plan. “It was very clear that there were not a lot of good answers to that,” Cheney added.
So, according to the House Parliamentarian the Vice President was not in a largely ceremonial role. If there were not a lot of good answers for Liz Cheney it means the VP could have chosen alternate electors or sent it back to the states. The Senate Parliamentarian likely told Pence the same thing.
So, according to the House Parliamentarian the Vice President was not in a largely ceremonial role. If there were not a lot of good answers for Liz Cheney it means the VP could have chosen alternate electors or sent it back to the states. The Senate Parliamentarian likely told Pence the same thing.