From the technical standpoint of a transition of power, the public opinion of congressional Republicans about whether Biden will take office Jan. 20 matters almost not at all.

From the broader standpoint of democracy and faith in elections, it could not hardly matter more at this moment.

The process that so many Republicans have been saying they want to play out is rather thoroughly exhausted already. The next seven days bring significant deadlines, with Tuesday's congressional "safe harbor" deadline for state election results and next Monday's Electoral College voting the most significant.

His tweets and the 101 minutes Trump spent airing grievances and falsehoods in Georgia Saturday night made clear he will pursue his dangerous fictions right through the end of his presidency. The good of the Republican Party -- and, of course, the good of the country -- are, at best, secondary considerations for the president at this point.

Some Republicans are trying to reframe questions about Biden's legitimacy as president-elect as though they are merely asking questions. Their suggestion is that democracy is threatened if people believe election irregularities have been ignored.

But far from being brushed aside, Trump's claims have been rejected in courthouses and state houses -- including by Republicans who have found themselves targeted by the president.

Ignoring that fact only sows more doubt in election integrity and legitimacy. And continuing to give Trump space to make wildly inaccurate and irresponsible claims will only solidify his hold on a party whose best interests have already begun to diverge from the president's.

-ABC News' Political Director Rick Klein

Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., has called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to refuse to seat those Republicans who signed on to a brief supporting the Texas lawsuit seeking to throw out millions of votes when the next Congress is sworn in next year.

"Stated simply, men and women who would act to tear the United States government apart cannot serve as Members of the Congress," he said. "These lawsuits seeking to obliterate public confidence in our democratic system by invalidating the clear results of the 2020 presidential election undoubtedly attack the text and spirit of the Constitution, which each Members swears to defend."

“The House still retains the right to decide who is seated,” Pelosi said in 2018, amid concerns of fraud impacting the election in North Carolina's Ninth Congressional District. “Any member-elect can object to the seating or the swearing in of another member-elect, and we’ll see how that goes.”

-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel