Wouldn't have changed a thing.
How do you know this?
Look, Pence had to have something on which to hang his hat legally.
It was in front of him, but Pence broke existing law and ignored the objections to be raised by at least one Senator and one Representative to send the objection to the full Congress for debate. This is all his hat needed.
Because once you cross the Bridget of a VP holding up the electoral vote count based on nothing than his own judgment,
Except this would have had nothing to do with Pence's own judgement. Pence did substitute his judgment for law the moment he shut down debate on objections to submitted tallies and the opportunity for review and recertification from state legislatures.
we are completely screwed because it would never, ever stop.
Do you consider the new law codifying election fraud into Congressional processes a screwing?
But Trump's lawyers and his allies' lawyers basically lost every case they brought on one ground or another
This is still wrong. As you know, but refuse to admit, no case and no evidence ever saw the light of day of a courtroom, a judge and a jury.
Guy did the only thing he could
Not if he believed we are a nation of laws and free and fair elections are a birthright of each American citizen worth protecting.