Reply #4: There's another thread on this, in which I mentioned some history: [View All]

The 2 houses don't have to decide anything immediately:
In 1876, there were disputes about which electoral votes to accept, due to allegations of voter intimidation by the Democrats. Rutherford B. Hayes was the Republican from Ohio, He was generally considered a decent, honest person, and his opponent a pompous ass. (Sound familiar?) The 2 houses could not agree, so they appointed a committee of 5 Democrats, 5 Republicsns, 5 Supreme Court Justices. Both houses were represented on the committee, with 5 from each house. Eventually, the committee did decide to accept the electors for Hayes, who was inaugurated in early March.
In other words, the Congress and the Senate CAN decide to investigate further: there is precedent to do so.

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