Posted on 09/22/2020 3:55:18 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Pennsylvania state Republicans filed a petition with the Supreme Court Monday evening, pushing the now eight-justice high court to face their first challenge without the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
State GOP members have requested the Supreme Court review and reverse the recent decision by the Pennsylvania high court that granted a three-day extension for mail-in ballots following the close of polls on Nov. 3, The Hill first reported Tuesday.
Traditionally the battleground state required all mail-in ballots to be submitted by the end of day on Election Day.
Now mail-in ballots that are received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 6 will be accepted so long as they are postmarked by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.
The Republican Party of Pennsylvania (RPP) took issue with Pennsylvanias Supreme Court ruling that ballots received without postage or an indication of when they were mailed will be presumed to have been mailed by Election Day, unless there is proof of submission after the newly established deadline.
The Courts judgment creates a serious likelihood that Pennsylvanias imminent general election will be tainted by votes that were illegally cast or mailed after Election Day, said the court filing by the RPP, echoing President Trumps claims that mail-in voting will result in an increase of fraudulent ballots.
Trump and other members of the GOP have repeatedly claimed that the expected increase in mail-in voting will lead to invalid election results.
Pennsylvania's high court determined that they had the power to grant the new mail-in voting measures as Pennsylvanias Election Code says that courts have the authority to provide relief when there is a natural disaster or emergency, in order to give residents the ability to exercise their right to vote.
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I have no fear Trump will win, my fear is losing the House and/or the Senate.
Trump can fix soo much that desperately needs fixing with both chanbers.
I just cant stomach Pelosi one more day,
And losing the Senate hurts the SCOTUS. Roberts will get caught up in something evil, Thomas Breyer snd possibly Sotomeyer will retire.
Im on bended knee for a tree-fer. Please let there be justice
If you lived where I live here in central New Hampshire, you’d be just as depressed as me.
Up here I see about 10 Biteme/Harris signs for every Trump sign ... even BLM signs at street corners. And the Biteme signs are not just on street corners, but on people’s front yards so you know they weren’t just put there by some Rat toad.
The “Fix” is in for Biteme and he will clean up big time here in NH unfortunately.
We can just about right off everyplace north of North Carolina.
To see the country go from a great economy, best ever that I have seen, great opportunities for everyone ... to 20% unemployment over a FAKE killer virus and riots everywhere by worthless America haters ... is absolutely disheartening and depressing.
Trump is alone in this fight and with no support from the GOP and other Repubs in government, and the courts against him at every turn, the future is absolutely bleak.
Sorry to rain on your parade, but I call them as I see them and very dark days are ahead for all of us.
Speaking of NH...
AF2 has to land this evening after takeoff from NH
RCP has Biden +3 which is really Trump +2. NH is going for Trump.
Time for Mitch to put the pedal to the metal...
I read Mitch is not having the vote until October 29th. Ridiculous and stupid. One rat trick and it gets until after the election and that would bring the rats out like nothing else
I’m guessing Mitch has a gauntlet he has to run to insure he has the votes...easy to armchair quarterback (if we were still watching football, but we ain’t) when one isn’t immersed in the cesspool of politics.
There is a 'John Roberts' on the list, but that is a common enough name that it is not entirely clear that it is referencing the judge. That's the way to bet, IMO, but it's not concrete unless there were witnesses.
easy to armchair quarterback”
Maybe but scheduling the vote that close to the election is begging for trouble. It makes me suspicious of the ambiguous
“I’m for a vote this year” a few of the rinos said. They may know there is a plan to get it delayed until after they election which could hurt Trump a lot. It’s just the kind of trick the GOPe would pull. Publicly placate the base while plotting to hurt Trump.
“RCP has Biden +3 which is really Trump +2. NH is going for Trump.”
I’d like to believe you but I just ain’t seeing it with the people around here. Maybe in other areas of NH there are a lot of Trump supporters, but where I live a lot of people either travel to UNH or Concord for work ... all friggen liberal liberty haters.
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