Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach

Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by tsimionescu on Thursday January 07, 2021 @11:47AM (#25673384)

Say they somehow successfully forced congress to hold their meeting and vote not to certify the elector vote; then, they would force them to hold a vote for the president and 'officially' nominate Donald Trump.

What would happen next? Who would cancel these acts of Congress? What if the Supreme Court (filled with partisan judges) decided to accept the results as well?

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by InitialLastName on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:04PM (#25674734)

IANAL, but i think there's an argument to be made that a congressional vote held under duress (like any other contract) is invalid.

Ultimately, the question of who controls the US government (and its monopoly on the legitimate use of force) falls to "who can order the army to collect taxes from the states". In the absence (or ambiguity) of guidance from the representatives of the states, the decision would come down to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US armed forces, to decide whose orders he takes and to give the nuclear football to somebody.

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