Posted on 10/22/2020 8:12:32 AM PDT by rustyweiss74
Chief Justice John Roberts sided with liberals on the Supreme Court, creating a deadlock and denying a request by the Pennsylvania GOP to count ballots only if theyve been received by Election Day.
The 4-4 tie means the decision from the lower court remains in place.
Last month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots can be counted up to three days after the election, even if they lack a legible postmark.
The court stated that ballots counted during the extension period must be postmarked by the close of polls on Election Day.
The AP, however, noted that ballots can be counted if they lack a postmark, a legible postmark or some proof of mailing, with the only disqualifying feature being if a preponderance of the evidence shows it was mailed after Election Day.
Even CNN highlighted Roberts conservative betrayal stating, Once again Roberts has moved left to side with his liberal colleagues in an area where he has a very conservative record.
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We need to know if he is the ‘John Roberts’ that flew on Epstein’s Lolita Express
I agree with you that his nomination as the Chief Justice before serving a day on the SCOTUS made me wonder back then. I understand both Bushes and Yeb! much better than I did before Trump came along.
The thing is, I believe he is still compromised by that adoption.
Roberts BETRAYS AMERICA!!! That blackmailing pays off for the Democrats!
It does to me!
“Roberts has been an absolute disaster for the Court.”
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I advised my beloved husband from the get-go that Roberts was being blackmailed and he was not in anyway shape or form a Conservative.
My beloved retorted that John Roberts is okay on guns.
Well, after that ruling, I looked at him and told him (versus advised) that I *never* want to hear that John Roberts is a Conservative. I said he was being black-mailed and that he only throws a bone every now and then to the Conservatives, and that I **never** want to hear anything positive about Roberts.
Usually, my beloved can spot a con-man/woman in a heartbeat. I guess since the Gun Control issue is so important my beloved was giving him the benefit of the doubt.
No more, no way, no how.
ACB will vote with the conservatives to undo that decision.
It can be appealed again. This was only a stay.
I dont live in Pennsylvania, but Roberts vote in the Pennsylvania case bothers me. I hope Trump gets to his 270 despite what may happen in PA.
At this very moment the Philadelphia democrats are preparing stacks of ballots for putting in the mail on election night after they determine how many votes they’ll need when the vote results are reported.
John Roberts said that on the Supreme Court it was his job to call the balls and strikes, not rewrite the rulebook.
Now, in his hatred for Trump, there is no rule he won’t rerwrite - mandatory fine is a tax, laws requiruing postmarks on ballots no later than election day means three more days, etc.
Americans need to watch the history channel on the rise of the Nazis - it’s happening here now and will be complete if Biden wins.
Looks like America could omly make it to 244 years, about a quarter of what Rome did. It was great while it lasted.
Because it was a tie, there is no precedent, it just means the lower court ruling stands. The parties in the lower court could ask for a rehearing, or reconsideration, and when it is denied, take it up again in the Supreme Court, this time with a WIN!
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