# 6 January 2021; A Day worth a Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 6, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770 "2021-01-06T04:30:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/963 "2021-01-07T02:10:41Z")
> [@Deeg](#): > > He still voted to acquit Trump during the impeachment, though (I think). No, he didn’t. He voted to convict. He was the only one. > **[Mitt Romney just did something that literally no senator has ever done before](https://www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21125118/mitt-romney-impeachment-vote-history)** > > Before this day, no senator had ever voted to remove a president of the same party from office. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/964 "2021-01-07T02:11:23Z")
_Deeg_ was talking about Sasse, not Romney. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/965 "2021-01-07T02:11:35Z")
ABC reporting that certain cabinet members are talking about the 25th amendment. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/966 "2021-01-07T02:13:01Z")
Oh, I’m so sorry. Thanks for catching my mistake! Apologies to @Deeg. /Emily Litella voice/ Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/967 "2021-01-07T02:14:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Not on each state, I hope? First they let various senators speak for an hour; now they seem to be allowing various house members for another hour. But the count is still the same as it was at 1:15 which was 12-0 for Trump, IIRC. Maybe the vote will restart at 10, maybe not. It wouldn’t surprise me if allowing these speeches is a compromise in return for no further challenges. I can dream, can’t I. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/968 "2021-01-07T02:15:18Z")
Thanks. Surely some of the wind has been taken out of the the objectors’ sails. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/969 "2021-01-07T02:15:47Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > That said, most of the senators who said they will oppose the certification have walked it back and said they will certify. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) vows to stick to his guns and object. He’s a real piece of shit. He just did a zoom interview on the local news and is smug about how faultless he and Trump are in all of this, and said it was HIS DUTY to object. REAL piece of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/970 "2021-01-07T02:16:54Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > ABC reporting that certain cabinet members are talking about the 25th amendment. So which cabinets members count when it comes to this? There are so many “acting” secretaries - are they official enough to cast a vote? > [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > It wouldn’t surprise me if allowing these speeches is a compromise in return for no further challenges. Sorry, I don’t have a link, but I saw on Twitter that no senators are expected to object beyond Arizona (Ted Cruz has to have his moment in the sun/moon, dontcha know). ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/971 "2021-01-07T02:17:24Z")
I know on the house side, Cathy McMorris Rogers back-pedaled on her objections bigly sometime this afternoon. She’s still a giant ahole. We remember what you said just yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/972 "2021-01-07T02:20:19Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > is this just temporary? He is a Nebraskan Republican. It is most likely to be temporary. He’s positioning himself and adopting protective coloration. Don’t be seduced. It’s calculated. signed, Nebraskan voter ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/973 "2021-01-07T02:21:11Z")
Nice to hear Hawley is in favor of “affirmative action”, snerk ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/974 "2021-01-07T02:21:26Z")
I think Romney is about to jump up and strangle Hawley. I…don’t blame him. > ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/975 "2021-01-07T02:21:34Z")
Now Hawley is saying he will continue his objections. So I guess we are in for a long night. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/976 "2021-01-07T02:21:50Z")
He’s a shameless opportunist. What a hypocrite. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/977 "2021-01-07T02:22:08Z")
That’s my take on it as well. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/978 "2021-01-07T02:22:51Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > So which cabinets members count when it comes to this? There are so many “acting” secretaries - are they official enough to cast a vote? That was exactly what they started discussing as I was posting. And nobody knew the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/979 "2021-01-07T02:23:39Z")
CNN just ran a short piece that a number of cabinet members are mulling resigning. I wonder if they’re holding on in case they need to be around for the 25th. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/980 "2021-01-07T02:26:02Z")
How do these objections work? Can a single senator object. To all 50 states and therefore single handedly make this process take 100 hours? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/981 "2021-01-07T02:26:56Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > Now Hawley is saying he will continue his objections. So I guess we are in for a long night. Crap - I keep thinking that gormless weenie is in the House, not the Senate. The little shit went to my high school as well - what an embarrassment. At least Tim Kaine is boring. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/982 "2021-01-07T02:27:06Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > So which cabinets members count when it comes to this? There are so many “acting” secretaries - are they official enough to cast a vote? The amendment says “a majority of the principal officers of the executive departments,” so it doesn’t specify that they are the actual Secretary. There are 15 executive departments, so a majority would be 8. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770.md?page=50)