这篇文章是不懂美国法律的人写的。 要推翻一个州的选举人团的投票结果, 必须参,众两院都投票决定 reject (拒绝接受)那个州的结果才可以。民主党控制的众议院不可能通过这样的决议。
见 Electoral Count Act of 1887. U.S. Code § 15 - Counting electoral votes in Congress, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/15# : (注意最后一句话)
Every objection shall be made in writing, and shall state clearly and concisely, and without argument, the ground thereof, and shall be signed by at least one Senator and one Member of the House of Representatives before the same shall be received. When all objections so made to any vote or paper from a State shall have been received and read, the Senate shall thereupon withdraw, and such objections shall be submitted to the Senate for its decision; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, in like manner, submit such objections to the House of Representatives for its decision; and no electoral vote or votes from any State which shall have been regularly given by electors whose appointment has been lawfully certified to according to section 6 of this title from which but one return has been received shall be rejected, but the two Houses concurrently may reject the vote or votes when they agree that such vote or votes have not been so regularly given by electors whose appointment has been so certified.
「我们受够了按照没用的战术本跑不再奏效的战术了!」美国阿拉巴马州共和党籍联邦参议员特伯维尔(见图)表态,将在下月参、众两院的联席会议上,对某些州的选举人提出质疑。(彭博)
美国各州在大选结束后推派的选举人团尚须经联邦参、众两院在下个月6日的联席会议认证才算数,参、众议院有权否决选举人的投票权,须至少1位议员提出质疑,就能启动表决程序。目前已有共和党籍的参、众议员表态,将在联席会议中发难。
据美国保守派媒体《Newsmax》报导,美国某些州在大选结果出现争议,最后仍推派了选举人团,不过,所有的选举人票须经下月6日的联邦参、众两院联席会议认证;若有至少1名参议员和众议员在会议中提案,将可否决某些州的选举人团投票权,接著由两院进行辩论、投票程序,决定这些选举人票是否算数。
若几轮表决后,川普、拜登的选举人票皆未达270票的过半当选门槛,届时将依照美国宪法第12修正案,以州为单位投票,由众议院选出总统,参议院选出副总统。
近来阿拉巴马州共和党籍联邦众议员布鲁克斯(Mo Brooks)已表态,要在联席会议当天挑战某些州的选举人票,而共和党籍佛罗里达州联邦众议员盖茨(Matt Gaetz)日前也表态将加入。盖茨还说,阿拉巴马州的共和党籍联邦参议员特伯维尔(Tommy Tuberville)也已首肯,要在参议院发难。
盖茨转述,曾是大学美式足球教练的特伯维尔的意见,「我们受够了按照没用的战术本跑不再奏效的战术了」,在美式足球裡,每一队在转换球权前都有4次机会把球往前推进10码,成功推进10码后,就会再次获得4次机会,如此往复,直到达阵,现在的情势对川普来说,就像只剩最后一次机会推进,而距达阵还有好几十码。不过情势再糟,他们仍会在联席会议当天採取行动。
目前共和党籍参议员大老中,麦康奈(Mitch McConnell)、图恩(John Thune)、布朗特(Roy Blunt)等人已表态不会挑战大选结果;不排除提出挑战的有保罗(Rand Paul)、史考特(Rick Scott)等人。