House Democrats press Johnson on swearing in Adelita Grijalva on Friday

[Dulcinea]

(The Hill) A letter sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), signed by 180 House Democrats, called for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) to be sworn in Friday.

Grijalva won the special election to fill the seat in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District held by her late father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), late last month.

However, the House was out of session all of last week, and Johnson and GOP leaders opted against swearing her in during a pro forma session Tuesday. The House returns to regular session Oct. 7.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/house-democrats-press-johnson-swearing-202142349.html

[no_hypocrisy]

1. How indefinitely can Johnson postpone swearing in Grijalva

without a Writ of Mandamus being issued?

[FBaggins]

3. Until October 7th

No court is going to order the House back into session to swear someone in.

[bearsfootball516]

4. I believe the *official* certification of her election win is on October 14th.

So at that point, he can't delay it further. But Johnson already said that she'll be sworn in when the session returns, which is the 7th. So unless he decides to be insanely petty, it should be Tuesday.

[COL Mustard]

5. I wouldn't put it past him.

I think he can be that petty.

[Jilly_in_VA]

2. Jeffries and a few of the larger Democrats

should just drag the scrawny little bastard into a coat closet and have a word of prayer with him.