Posted on 12/08/2020 7:28:20 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Several states have filed Amicus Briefs in support of the PA republican party on the grounds that SCOTUS should grant certiorari to uphold the Constitution’s command that it is the legislative branch of each state, not the judicial branch, that determines federal election rules.
The states are OK, IN, KS, NE, TN, WV, MO, IL, AR, FL, KY, LA, MS, SC, SD and TX.
Read the briefs at link. Compelling.
https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201109134744257_2020-11-09-Republican-Party-of-Pa.-v.-Boockvar-Amicus-Brief-of-Missouri-et-al.-Final-With-Tables.pdf
Things are starting to move...
i am not going to read through them but are we for sure that Illinois is in support..seems odd.
I live in Illinois. Outside of Chicago, the rest of the state’s like Indiana.
I'm confusion. Is the Democrat Party actually joining the Republican Party against the state of Pennsylvania?
Or does that website, SCOTUSblog, have a glaring major error in its article title?
Compelling? Why? What would success do to change Electoral vote?
But the rest of the State is not the Powers that Be in Illinois.
So I am doubting that “Illinois” is involved in supporting this
I think this is the previous case, about counting the mail-in ballots for three days after election day.
Seriously?
there is a non profit corporation in Illinois that is supporting it..maybe that is what is causing the confusion
no way do I believe the State of Illinois is joining in with support.
See: Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Boockvar, Scarnati v. Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Illinois not listed in this one
I’m from Pennsylvania. PA and Illinois have a lot in common. Here, Filthydelphia and, to a somewhat lesser extent, Pittsburgh, run roughshod over the rest of the state, whereas residents of Illinois have to deal with Chicago. I have a hunting lease in Pike County in west-central Illinois. Pike County and all of the surrounding counties are far more like Alabama than Chicago. I consider that a compliment, by the way...
The SCOTUS could rule as "unconstitutional" any election-rules changes made without the approval of the state legislature and/or the people of that state. That could open the door to potentially invalidating any votes that wouldn't have counted but for those unconstitutional election-rules changes. If those votes were then removed from that state's vote total, it could potentially flip the Presidential election outcome in that particular state. A lot of if's, could's, maybe's, potentially's, would's, and possibly's. And that would be for just that one state.
Given that today is "Safe Harbor" Day, and almost no positive outcomes have transpired, and it's only 6 days til the Electoral College meets, I'm again reducing my WAG guess for President Trump's reelection chances from 14% down to 12%. About four days after election day, I initially estimated Trump had a 25% chance of gaining a second term. Two weeks ago, I raised it to 27%. But since, then, I've been gradually reducing his reelection chances as events (mostly negative court outcomes) have transpired. I'll continue updating my WAG estimate as future events ensue .....
Ok, thanks. Got it.
Yep. South of 80 Illinois is pretty much solid red.
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I’m assuming that the headline is erroneous. The Pennsylvania lawsuit was filed by Cong. Mike Kelly and two congressional candidates that “lost” because of a massive influx of mail-in ballots, which were authorized by the governor, the secretary of state and the state supreme court without consulting with the legislature - a direct violation of the state and US constitutions.
This is compelling because of the nature of the Pennsylvania lawsuit, which is not fraud-based (i.e., requiring the presentation of evidence), but an issue of constitutionality. Judges, by nature, are reluctant to be the deciding factor in anything that sets precedent or might be contentious. If the Pennsylvania lawsuit is supported by multiple other states, it’s far more likely to get the attention of SCOTUS.
I would add that the lawsuit filed by the State of Texas against Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia and Michigan could end up being a very big deal as well.
p.s. Justice Alito could issue an injunction against the seating of electors as early as today.
So Newsmax just said that the Pennslv SCOTUS submission did not ask them to overturn anything? And she said, she’s not sure how well that will sit the with SCOTUS? What is going on? Can someone explain what was submitted to SCOTUS regarding Pennsylv??
Thanks.
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