If you took that interpretation at face value, the House leadership could swear in whichever candidate they preferred, regardless of election results - even a candidate who clearly and obviously lost. I doubt that was the intent.
Also, the particularly unusual thing here is that the House swore Bilbray in before his election results were certified in the first place.
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Date: 2006-09-19 23:27 (UTC)Also, the particularly unusual thing here is that the House swore Bilbray in before his election results were certified in the first place.