Counting the electoral votes and addressing challenges to them are separate matters from declaring Trumpov an insurrectionist and precluding him from taking office.

That included literacy tests effectively precluding Native American and Latino voters from participating and voter roll purges in the 1970s and 80s that created barriers for minorities to re-register to vote.

By comparison, even the best available practical hydrogen storage tanks allow the gas to leak out at a rate of about 1 percent per day, precluding any uses that would require year-long storage, Li says.

His ability to remix and rematch pieces adds depth to his closet, precluding the need for a bigger one.

"I don't talk just to hear myself. I'm precluding you from doing this," Engoron said.