Posted on 10/19/2020 6:19:08 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a GOP-led effort to block an extended period for counting ballots in the crucial presidential swing state of Pennsylvania.
Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the high court's three liberals, resulting in a 4-4 tie. Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh sided with the state GOP.
In the event of a 4-4 deadlock, the lower court ruling is affirmed and upheld. In this case, a ruling that favored state Democrats won out.
The court is not at full capacity and was forced to issue a ruling with only eight justices, due to the vacant seat left behind by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which is expected to be filled by President Trump's nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
The ruling means that Pennsylvania will be able to accept and count ballots up to three days after the Tuesday election, until Friday, Nov. 6.
For these kinds of time-sensitive appeals, a 4-4 tie by the U.S. Supreme Court means the state court ruling that favored the state’s Democrats is upheld.
This news comes on the same day that the High Court announced it would hear key cases related to Trump's immigration policies.
One case involves the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy, and the other deals with funding for the wall being constructed on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Luzerne, Bucks
I think the bigger issue with mail-in ballots works the other way. I would have no confidence that all of these ballots will even be delivered at all ... let alone delivered on time.
The submissions will be (fraudulently) retroactively created to show a submission from before Election Day. Remember, these are counterfeits, which look exactly like real ballots as there are no security features built-in like currency or other financial documents. Penn ID’s are only used to initially obtain the ballots by legal voters, which wouldn’t be necessary on counterfeit ones.
Not Erie?
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