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There was the article posted on FR last night which said the Republicans did not have standing to challenge a statute until after they’ve been harmed, not before. Now we’re told that laches (too late to challenge). The judicial and electoral machinery is corrupt. We’re supposed to sit down and shut up, and eat the crap sandwich the dems are feeding us. Were I younger........>>> Yes this is what the PA supreme scum did. I think the SCOTUS will take the case, rule on the laches and remand back to the PA scum court to resolve the constitutionality of the the mail in law Act 77.

I think the SCOTUS will take the case, rule on the laches and remand back to the PA scum court to resolve the constitutionality of the the mail in law Act 77.

Alito said PA needs to reply on the 9th.

Assuming Alito works through the night and isn't satisfied with PA's response, he can bring it up with the court on the next day (12/10). The Court could then decide to take the case.

If they don't have to do briefs (very unlikely) because they've already heard from both sides in writing, they could take it to argument on 12/11. If they then ran back to chambers and QUICKLY voted they could get a ruling out in the evening of 12/11. That's a Friday.

If that ruling, as you mention, reversed laches and remanded the case back to SCOPA, then on Monday (12/14) SCOPA would ask for new briefs; plaintiffs due Tuesday (12/15), defendants due Wednesday (12/16). Oral arguments on Thursday (12/17). Ruling from SCOPA **AT THE EARLIEST** on Friday 12/17. And that's if everyone moved as quickly as humanly possible.

However, the electoral college votes on Monday 12.14. So before SCOPA could even hear the new case, the vote would be cast and the case would be moot. When the case got to Alito he had 11 days before the EC voted. He burned 6 of them by giving PA until the 9th to respond. Another 2 will get burned by the weekend. That leaves only 3 for SCOTUS to agree to hear the case, hear it, issue its ruling, and then the lower court to do the same. That's not enough time.

For a challenge to Act 77 to be successful they probably would have had to have filed over the summer. But if they were waiting for the actual election, 11/4 would have been the time. They just waited too long and Alito didn't help them.