The political animals always talk the good talk but rarely do their actions speak for them Back in 2001 only one senator was needed and all the spineless jellyfish sat back and did nothing
Heres the article from then
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Federal law requires a member of both the House and the Senate to question a state's electoral votes in writing for a formal objection to be considered. But the House members had no Senate support. So Mr. Gore, who was presiding in his role as Senate president, slammed down the gavel to silence them and rule their objections and parliamentary maneuvers out of order.
''It is a sad day in America when we can't find a senator to sign this objection,'' said Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr., Democrat of Illinois, as he stared at the rows of senators, including Democrats who considered it futile and divisive to keep up the election battle.