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To: Sense
I'm just looking at the EC and the intent of the framers.

Hamilton argues in the Federalist Papers that the EC can act as a check on the will of the voters - to rebel against someone manifestly unqualified.

But at that point the electoral college votes are independent from the 11/3 election. Meaning that if you prove something after the electoral college votes... then it's too late because the electoral college has already voted and rendered the 11/3 election moot.

It's the electoral college vote that REALLY counts. And time is basically up.

(Plus, I'm not sure you've noticed... but Powell is NOT doing well in court. She's making Giuliani look good by comparison. It's really bad...)
75 posted on 12/04/2020 9:19:26 PM PST by Boise3981
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To: Boise3981

“if you prove something after the electoral college votes... then it’s too late because the electoral college has already voted”

That’s patently wrong... simply incorrect.

Include in that... that the law always assumes correctness in result... unless there’s a reason to find that what was assumed to be correct... was instead wrongly assumed ? That might often happen on appeal, with either findings or error in fact or in law... or simply as a result of additional information emerging, that had been wrongly withheld ?

Didn’t something like that happen to Gen. Flynn ?

An illegally won result, like any other fraud... isn’t made somehow sacrosanct only because a fraud being practiced succeeded... for a time. Generally, in those instances, what you find is that the error in assumption of correctness could not occur... without some misrepresentation.

Judges tend to be unforgiving of frauds on the court.

Didn’t Alito already mention, to PA, that it the plain text of the Constitution requires it is legislatures and not state elections officials that define the “manner” of holding elections ? And, you think he’s simply ignoring it and ruling against Trump when they poke him in the eye ?

I also disagree with you re Powell’s efficacy... but might be seeing designs in her efforts that you are not seeing ?


148 posted on 12/05/2020 9:30:19 PM PST by Sense
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