A winter storm sweeping across the continent has a bullseye on the nation’s capital this weekend, and it may bring with it snowy complications for the Monday certification of the 2024 electoral vote.
The National Weather Service is predicting snow through Tuesday and already some air travel has been derailed by the storm that is impacting several states with blizzard conditions. Amtrak announced cancelations of several trains into the area Sunday through Tuesday.
In the D.C. metro area, as well as central Maryland and Northern Virginia, up to 8 inches of snow may fall and officials are warning people to stay off the roads. The region’s infrastructure is not prepared for that kind of weather and has little snow-removal equipment.
“In DC you’re generally up to your knees in something other than snow, but I’ll be there to certify this election even if I have to ski to Capitol Hill,” said Congressman Nick Begich. “Joe Biden has done so much damage to our nation, we can’t afford to wait a single day. This Congress and Donald Trump must begin the work of unwinding Biden’s disastrous legacy from the first possible moment.“
“Washington has a winter storm warning for Jan 5-7th expecting possibly a foot of snow. Many members of Congress left town this weekend even though they were told to stay. I’m here and will walk to the Capitol if I have to,” wrote Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. “I’ll be here no matter how much it snows and so should every single Republican!!”
It’s unclear how some of the elderly and disabled members of Congress, such as Rep. Nancy Pelosi, age 84 and with recent hip replacement, or Sen. Maxine Waters, age 85, will even be able to get into the building, if they remained in town. Five senators are over 80 years old.
Complicating matters is that the Capitol Police are barricading many roads around the Capitol due to their concerns about security. The following roads will close at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday, January 6 around the Capital, said Capitol Police:
- First Street between Constitution Avenue, NE, and Independence Avenue, SE
- East Capitol Street between First Street and 2nd Street
- Constitution Avenue between Louisiana Avenue, NW, and 2nd Street, NE
- Independence Avenue between Washington Avenue, SW, and 2nd Street, SE
- D Street between Louisiana Avenue, NW, and 2nd Street, NE
- Delaware Avenue between Columbus Circle, NE, and D Street, NE
- First Street between Columbus Circle, NE, and D Street, NE
- Maryland Avenue between First Street, NE, and Constitution Avenue, NE
- First Street between Louisiana Avenue, NW, and Constitution Avenue, NW
After every presidential election, the House and Senate meet in a joint session to certify the election at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The process is that the sitting vice president reads aloud the electoral votes, and Congress counts each state’s results to affirm the victory in what is usually a formality, with the exception of the 2020 certification, which was temporarily derailed by protesters inside the building.
They going to. Charge the weather with “insurrection”??
“The sitting VP reads aloud the electoral votes.” That could be a far greater problem then any amount of snow.
Now THAT is funny!
There will be zero issues because this time the losing side actually believes in election integrity.
cman, i figure your post was sarcasm. But in case it was not, you must have missed all the prior election years whining and moaning about machines rigging the election for the Republicans etc. coupled with Dems refusing to certify. My guess is they are going to do the same come January 6, 2025.
Neither scenario you just described ever happened. But hey, at least you seem to enjoy living with your illusions.
cman,
I’m guessing more than a few might argue that the last time the side that officially lost actually believed in election integrity and the side that officially won didn’t give two poops about it as long as their guy won.
Who is it that fights against the use of basic identification for elections? Who is it that fights against basic common sense election reform? Who is it that is and has fought for illegal immigrants to vote in American elections? I wonder what Hillary Clinton thinks about stolen elections, or Stacy Abraham’s…oh wait we don’t have to wonder because they told us what they think.
Yes, yes. And I suppose you think the earth is flat and the moon landings were faked.
As Catturd tweeted on X, the weather prediction is for 4 inches.🤷🏻♀️
I’ve heard through the grapevine that Kamala Harris has evidence of massive voter fraud and that as a result she is going to refuse to certify the election. Everyone agrees that there has been widespread election fraud, right folks? I mean, it was all over the news almost every day right up until, oh, around November 5 2024.
Stop the steal
Do you all realize how foolish you look trying to peddle this election rigging b*llshit? Nobody really believes it, or ever did.
And that includes you.