# Election Day \[Week\]\[Month\[s\]\] \[Year\] 2020 follow-along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 3, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618 "2020-11-03T05:36:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 341
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6814 "2020-11-23T02:29:27Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I wonder if his personal effects will get thrown out on the curb? I think it’s more likely that when he departs sometime before January, he will take with him not only all his personal property, but a lot of government property, too. He might leave behind some old junk that he doesn’t want. But I expect he’ll take everything that matters to him. Along with, possibly, the spoons (the White House may still have silver ones.) > [@Alessan](#): > > is there any legal penalty for swearing someone into a position they’re not qualified for? Can you arrest a judge for doing it? In this particular case, if it were one of the Supremes, I’d think it would be grounds for impeachment. I doubt any of them would do it. Vote in his favor in a court case if they could come up with some remotely plausible argument, maybe. Swear him in as President when he’s clearly lost the election – nope. Not gonna happen. There’s a reason for those lifetime terms – and it’s that once in office, they don’t have to obey any politician. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6815 "2020-11-23T02:41:55Z")
I think the goal here may be to get the governor to replace him. But she is too smart to do that. There is nothing to fear in the courts. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6816 "2020-11-23T02:56:50Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > There’s a reason for those lifetime terms – and it’s that once in office, they don’t have to obey any politician. They also don’t have to obey the teeming millions of voters either when they run for re-election. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6817 "2020-11-23T03:04:35Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > That was Neve Campbell’s character’s name in _Scream_ , a quarter-century ago… Except there is the 60-something lady named Sidney I previously mentioned. And the actress [Sidney Bush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_and_Sidney_Greenbush) of _Little House on the Prairie_ fame, born in 1970. But I admit it may be the _Scream_ character that has made it a more popular choice for girls. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6818 "2020-11-23T03:28:37Z")
There was a Sydney in my high school class of ‘71. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6819 "2020-11-23T04:49:34Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > He might leave behind some old junk that he doesn’t want. Poor Baron. At least he can play with Biden’s dogs. (Which are Nazi dogs, as the Repubs will point out.) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6820 "2020-11-23T05:23:39Z")
I worked with a female Sidney (she would have been around 19 or 20 at the time) in 1977 at summer camp in Western Massachusetts. I was startled by her name but thought, “oh, I didn’t know Sidney could be a girl’s name. I guess I was wrong!” More than 2 decades later I worked with a lot of Australians and concluded, perhaps erroneously, that “Sidney” was a name like “Leslie” or “Frances” - generally gender-specific in one direction in the US (female in these cases), but often androgynous or assigned to the other sex in other English-speaking countries. (Though there is a spelling distinction for “Frances/Francis” as I understand it - the former is female and the latter is male.) ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6821 "2020-11-23T07:19:33Z")
I’ve known some female Leslie-s, but never a male Lesley. And my own name, Robyn, is (almost) universally female, except for one famous person (in Aus), our own Robyn Williams, long time presenter of The Science Show on our national broadcaster. Robyn’s a bloke. Lots of female Robins of course. And the Frances/Francis distinction is common. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6822 "2020-11-23T14:29:07Z")
What time is this Michigan certification vote? ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6823 "2020-11-23T14:42:13Z")
The meeting is at 1pm. It is unclear when they will vote. ETA: A live stream link is here if you really want to watch it: [Watch live: Michigan Board of State Canvassers meeting](https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/23/will-michigan-certify-election-results/6388530002/) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6824 "2020-11-23T14:54:40Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > The meeting is at 1pm. It is unclear when they will vote. Thanks. One is voting against, but will the other Republican do the right thing? ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6825 "2020-11-23T14:56:37Z")
That’s what I’m waiting to see. He’s probably under a lot of pressure from the trump buzzsaw effect. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6826 "2020-11-23T15:15:07Z")
[Here’s some context on what the duties of Michigan’s board of state canvassers are.](https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1330548138235600902.html?fbclid=IwAR0bN-6Q5ZDegRK9Ihbq2LPlux_F4B4oNTdpFOedmRb_GBrTKyGMTsbqc9M) (Written by Steven Leidel, a government policy attorney from Lansing). ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6827 "2020-11-23T15:23:27Z")
Is anyone taking bets on when this will end? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6828 "2020-11-23T15:25:30Z")
Another bit of info the today’s certification vote in Michigan (written by a couple law professors): > **[Refusing to certify legitimate votes is a felony | Opinion](https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/11/23/michigan-canvassers-who-could-face-felony-charges/6388235002/?fbclid=IwAR0rG8CO2wXcoDhnYwwF-Rg-4O5oBE_ibqwdCYO6UfJb1J4GVkj_mC5djVM)** > > Voting Rights Act of 1965 establishes criminal penalties for officials who refuse to report legally cast votes ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6829 "2020-11-23T15:28:06Z")
Probably sometime next century. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6830 "2020-11-23T15:37:10Z")
An old neighbor used to occasionally begin sentences with the too-cute-by-half expression, “Even Stevie Wonder could see that …” Anybody else contemplate just how bat-shit crazy you’d have to be if Rudy Giuliani distances himself from you ? Tough day to be Sidney Powell … ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6831 "2020-11-23T15:59:12Z")
An episode of The Streets of San Francisco (72-77) involved a “hitman” named Sydney (portrayed by Brenda Vaccaro). Yes, you can imagine the twist… ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6832 "2020-11-23T16:03:35Z")
She came to vipe the vindows? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6833 "2020-11-23T16:59:21Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Tough day to be Sidney Powell … According to Trumpists on social media, it’s not a tough day at all. This is all part of Trump’s master plan. Powell is still working for him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=340) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=342)