Posted on 10/21/2020 12:06:47 AM PDT by Olog-hai
With Amy Coney Barrett expected to join the Supreme Court as early as next week, the court’s action in a Pennsylvania voting case has heightened fears among Democrats about the court being asked to decide a post-election dispute and with it, the winner of the White House.
The justices split 4-4 Monday over a Republican plea to undo a state court order and force elections officials to ignore absentee ballots received after Election Day, Nov. 3. The tie vote left the Pennsylvania court order in effect and allows mailed ballots to be counted if they are received by Nov. 6. Chief Justice John Roberts and his three liberal colleagues voted to leave the court order in place.
The four conservative members of the court who would have granted the GOP’s request are likely to be joined soon by Barrett. That’s a potential majority, even without Roberts, in any election-related dispute, whether from Pennsylvania or any other battleground state where mailed-in ballots or a recount fight could decide the winner.
“One more vote, provided by a hard-right, Trump-nominated justice, could be the difference between voting rights and voting suppression,” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Tuesday. …
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I reject electoral deadlock in the name of Jesus.
Roberts has deserved a trip to the woodshed for years. Boy, did W screw us with that one.
Ominous for the Dems and the had core leftists and BLM/ANTIRA terrorists. Great sign for the rest of us.
If the Reps hold the senate and take the house, the counting of the electoral vote can be dealt with if the extra votes make a difference but if the Reps retake the house it probably won’t
Can this be revisited as soon as ACB is sworn in?
No - the Chief Justice (Roberts) wouldn't allow that.
A 4-4 decision is no decision and also evidence that it is not a Conservative majority court as the Left has claimed
He will have to, the Court hasn’t rendered a decision.
Roberts has deserved a trip to the woodshed for years. Boy, did W screw us with that one.Now, today I'm convinced he knew it too.
And I’ll guarentee you, Shrub has NO regrets! GWB was an unmitigated disaster!
I wanted to kick him in the butt everytime he said “Compassionate Conservative.”
43 directly gave us Zero, and this Dread Traitor Roberts.
Levin said to bypass the governor's signature because the Constitution doesn't say anything about governor or court oversight of the Legislatures' Article II power. He said the legislature should send the resolution to the governor and courts, and to all the counties in the state, as a notice of compliance with the law as passed by the legislature.
Levin said the legislator's need to have a spine and start asserting their powers. He said they don't have to accept the court's power grab, that they have power of their own if only they're willing to use it. He said that we should start fighting back the liberal use of power with exertion of our own powers.
If they would do this, then it would likely go back to the federal Supreme Court after Barrett is confirmed. This time, it won't be a challenge to the lower court ruling, it would be a challenge of their Article II power.
-PJ
No - the Chief Justice (Roberts) wouldn't allow that.You know there's this weird but real phenomenon called the Trump curse. It strikes people in various ways who have crossed Trump.
A lot of people think hRoberts has skeletons in his closet
If I were John Roberts I would be getting really nervous.
Yes. He did.
THAT is WRONG!
“Chief Justice John Roberts and his three liberal colleagues voted to leave the court order in place.“ The press stooges see they can’t stop ACB, so at least they now state the obvious.
Unfortunately the damage he caused isn't limited to Roberts. He lit the Middle East on fire, spending $trillions of taxpayer dollars in an effort to build democracies on sand.
The demonRATs has a video of him giving justice steven breyer a toobin while sitting on the court.
If I could, I'd solve this problem, but I can't.
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