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January 3rd is the real date experts are petrified about
What happened
AlterNet identifies January 3, 2027—the constitutionally scheduled opening of the 120th Congress—as the date when Republican officials could hypothetically obstruct Democratic majorities from taking office. The article relies chiefly on former federal judge Michael Luttig’s scenario: House Speaker Mike Johnson could replace House Clerk Kevin McCumber with a loyalist who might omit duly certified Democrats from the initial roll of members-elect.
The article separately speculates that Vice President JD Vance could refuse to swear in Democratic senators and that President Donald…
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