[PGR88]

Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution says that: “In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction.”

The Supreme Court claiming it has no jurisdiction over a suit between states in this case was pure political cowardice. If the Supreme Court can’t hear a case joined by 20(!!) State DA’s, in a time of crisis - who does have the power to hear it??? By their craven punting of this issue, the court has made an ass of themselves and has lost a lot of credibility.

We should also note also that all 3 of Trump’s SCOTUS nominees, voted to deny the Supreme Court has “original jurisdiction” in this case. Trump was again stabbed in the back by his own choices.

[Dr. Franklin]

The Supreme Court claiming it has no jurisdiction over a suit between states in this case was pure political cowardice. If the Supreme Court can’t hear a case joined by 20(!!) State DA’s, in a time of crisis - who does have the power to hear it??? By their craven punting of this issue, the court has made an ass of themselves and has lost a lot of credibility.

It wasn't briefed, but with its original meaning from the Roman Republic, POTUS is a consul, and the appointment of presidential electors certainly affects POTUS. They plainly didn't want to hear this case, as Prof. Dershowitz has noted. When Roberts refused to vote to hear the PA case before the election, he telegraphed to the rest of the judiciary that he didn't care about doing justice in this election. Roberts should be impeached, but they would need to overturn a few Congressional election results before that can happen.