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To: rlmorel
-- When laws on the books are simply broken with brazen impunity, and not only is not a finger lifted, when they actually have come up in front of a court, they are ignored and dismissed, which is worse. --

There are many "laws" that have no statutory remedy. The laws that direct how candidates will be admitted to the ballot, how ballots are distributed, how results are canvassed, basically "how to do this task" laws are merely suggestions. There is no consequence for failure to follow the suggestion except in immediate sense where a person is excluded from a ballot then gets back on.

Then there is the body of judge-made law which has any remedy the court chooses, e.g., the consent decree against the GOP, or in the Bush v. Gore cases, whatever process the court picks (which is always claimed to be neutral and fair).

As you point out, all sorts of integrity protection measures can be skipped, and this is perfectly legal at the end - the results stand, and the powers that be ridicule those who hold "election integrity" to be an oxymoron.

Profiles in pusillanimity.

14 posted on 05/04/2022 5:14:23 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt
"Profiles in Pusillanimity"

There should be a book.

19 posted on 05/04/2022 5:26:28 AM PDT by rlmorel (Democrats running things is termite infestation, and the exterminator won't be here for 3 years.)
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To: Cboldt

5 points for using today’s Secret Word:

” pusillanimity “

Spend your points wisely.


22 posted on 05/04/2022 5:30:45 AM PDT by _longranger81
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To: Cboldt
The laws that direct how candidates will be admitted to the ballot, how ballots are distributed, how results are canvassed, basically "how to do this task" laws are merely suggestions.

Wrong.

A court can look at the state election law on the books and determine if an act was UNLAWFUL due to violations. But it can't issue corrective procedure due to the plenary powers of Congress.

60 posted on 05/04/2022 10:04:27 AM PDT by RideForever (Oh damn! Another dangling par ...)
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