[frog in a pot]

One officer of government's failure in their constitutional duties, or the failure of one group of constitutional officers, does not in any way excuse any other officer or group of officers from the discharge of their own sworn duties.

Absolutely agree and have been making that argument even before the 2009 Joint Session (see my About page).

There was a substantial failure during the JS of every member of Congress, particularly by our Republicans.

On a quick skim, it appears this court addressed the prior removals by a SoS and nonetheless determined there was no basis for an affirmative ministerial duty by the SoS to investigate a candidate's qualifications. (I do not recall at the moment whether Keyes, et al entered a timely and well supported objection at the primary level.)

Initially thought/hoped Keyes had a shot at the USSC, now not sure.

[EternalVigilance]

I guess they've all forgotten that they all took an oath to uphold the Constitution, in all its provisions. .