Posted on 11/11/2020 7:05:05 AM PST by Red Badger
As the post-election legal battle forges on, 10 Republican Attorneys General from several states are urging the Supreme Court to get involved in the state of Pennsylvania.
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As the post-election legal battle forges on, 10 Republican Attorneys General from several states are urging the Supreme Court to get involved in the state of Pennsylvania.
Led by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Attorneys General from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court concerning the mail-in ballot lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a similar brief, and Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is expected to file one as well.
What exactly is an amicus brief?
Essentially, it’s a “friend of the court” petition by a person or group with strong interest or view on the subject matter, but not a party to the matter.
“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our Republic and it’s one of the reasons why the United States is the envy of the world,” Missouri AG Eric Schmitt said in a press conference on Monday. “We have to ensure that every legal vote cast is counted and that every illegal vote cast is not counted.”
The Pennsylvania lawsuit at issue, Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Boockvar, challenges the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to allow mail-in ballots that arrived after Election Day to be counted, despite state laws ordering otherwise, according to The Federalist.
Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. granted the Republican Party of Pennsylvania’s request, temporarily ordering all counties to separate mail-in ballots that arrived after 8 p.m. on Election Day from the rest; however, the lawsuit is still pending petition from the highest court.
“The actions taken by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court are one of the most breathtaking abuses of judicial authority that I’ve seen in my four-plus years as attorney general,” Oklahoma AG Mike Hunter said.
In the brief, the Republican AGs state they believe the Pennsylvania Supreme Court “overstepped its Constitutional responsibility, encroached on the authority of the Pennsylvania legislature, and violated the plain language of the Election Clauses.”
“Our system of federalism relies on separation of powers to preserve liberty at every level of government, and the separation of powers in the Election Clauses is no exception to this principle,” the brief states.
They also believe the decision created a higher risk for potential for voter fraud.
“The decision provided a window of time after Election Day, when the preliminary results were announced, in which unscrupulous actors could attempt to influence a close Presidential election in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. And it enhanced the opportunities for fraud by requiring boards of elections to count late-received ballots even if there is no evidence that those ballots were cast before Election Day, because they have no legible postmark,” the brief urges.
“Regardless of the election’s outcome, only legal ballots should be counted,” it continues, citing Anderson v. United States from 1974.
“This Court should grant the petitions, grant expedited review, and reverse the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s judgment,” the brief concludes.
“We as attorneys general and we, as the chief legal officers of our state have a responsibility to address that kind of judicial abuse of authority because of the precedent that decision represents can affect the outcome of elections, not only in Pennsylvania but national elections,” Hunter said.
Are PA supreme courts justices appointed or elected?
elected
I don’t understand why other states don’t have standing. If I live outside of PA and voted for Trump, then I am disenfrachised by fraudulent Biden votes in PA. That seems to be within the legal interests of my state’s AG.
And why they did this so they get credit for trying even if and maybe hoping for SCOTUS reversal.
They were counting on RBG to be alive, making Roberts the swing vote.
Don’t know. I live in Florida!...............
Are PA supreme courts justices appointed or elected?
I know Wikipedia isn’t a definitive source, but that being said:
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court consists of seven justices, each elected to ten year terms. Supreme Court judicial candidates may run on party tickets. The justice with the longest continuous service on the court automatically becomes Chief Justice.
Composition method: Partisan election with “Yes/No” retention vote at end-of-term
Judge term length: 10 years
Well, SCOTUS has not demonstrated that the actually follow THE LAW. Too many appointed by our side seem to be compromised. And no, it wouldn’t surprise me if the SCOTUS ‘ruled’ to simply stop it all.....they don’t want to rock the boat, no matter what the LAW says.
Bkmk
Thanks Red Badger. Election Clause is bringing an early Christmas?
Seeing multiple reports on twitter.
Officer Lew
@Officer_Lew
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Breaking
@RudyGiuliani
just said on War Room: Pandemic that whistleblowers that WORKED for Dominion have come forward.
THIS IS HUGE!!!
appointed vs elected...Not that it makes much difference in most cases. When I get a ballot and voting guide regarding judges, it never gives the kind of guidance that gives me certainty that I am voting for a constitutional conservative or against a liberal. It usually tells me how the judge is ranked by other judges and how they participated in the local school mock trial program...Thanks a lot for that.
Probably a lot of truth in that statement and once she croaked the shenanigans were already set in to motion anyways. The left always over plays it’s hand with no fear of getting caught and no accountability by the biased press.
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