This is what I don't get. Eastman's strategy, in the link above, was for Pence to refuse to count electors from 7 states, and declare the election in favor of Trump. At that point, however, he expected the electoral count to become irrelevant because neither candidate would have received a total of 270 electoral votes. So then apparently delegations of the states in the House of Representatives would decide the presidency. And 26 of the state delegations are controlled on Republicans.
This strategy would then depend on ALL 26 Republican delegations throwing their support to Trump. What are the chances of that happening? Zilch. It wouldn't happen.
I'm reluctant to say this because he's a renowned attorney, but it sounds like Eastman and the people who were listening to him were on drugs.
Originally Posted by Tiny
Part of Eastman’s argument was that only a majority of electors recognized would be necessary, not the 270.
Woodward’s book didn’t make it appear Pence was trying to disregard the idea of following the plan. He was somehow, it appears, looking for permission.
What I don’t get is what did these people think was going to happen if the coup succeeded. Would the states, Congress, the Senate, the Supreme Court, and the military just idly standby and recognize Trumps presidency? Were they prepared for a possible civil war? Actually stealing power surely can’t be expected to just have been ok. And do people like Pence and others even care what history is going to have to say about them? What their legacy will be.
I mean idiots on ECCIE and dummies in the streets have no legacy that matters but politicians with aspirations doing this dumb shit. Crazy.