this is continuing the Republican project of treating certification of the vote as not a ceremonial and administrative process, but as an official opportunity to overrule the voters. this argument explicitly is saying that Pence interfering in the certification would be an official act
which is a big blaring sign telling us what they will try to do this year. they are going to try to treat all post-election certifications as opportunities to erase or change votes, and they're going to try to treat that as just a normal part of the process. that's going to happen