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To: God_Country_Trump_Guns

It can be appealed to SCOTUS from the Michigan Supreme Court.

SCOTUS said in Bush V Gore that every presidential election is a federal matter and that it therefore has jurisdiction.


67 posted on 12/04/2020 8:49:15 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird

2h ago: Tweet: Phillip Kline, Former Attorney General of Kansas
This election’s December 8 and 14 deadlines for the selection of Electors, the assembly of the Electoral College, and the tallying of its votes, respectively, are not only elements of of a 72-year old federal statute but also have ZERO Constitutional basis.

1h ago: The December 8th and 14th timeline of selecting electors could easily be moved without harm to country; especially when one side is not providing the details we need to verify election results and the other side has evidence that is starting to flow...

2h ago: December 8 Deadline for Selection of Electors Does Not Apply to Disputed States ETC
https://twitter.com/PhillDKline


68 posted on 12/04/2020 8:51:01 PM PST by MAGAthon
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To: FLT-bird

That is NOT what SCOTUS ruled in Bush v Gore.

In Bush v Gore, SCOTUS ruled that the FL Supreme Court’s decision to allow a recount created disparate treatment among the precincts. This violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution.

The mere fact that a Federal election is at stake does not create Federal jurisdiction. The actual issue debated must be a Federal question.


72 posted on 12/04/2020 9:03:56 PM PST by God_Country_Trump_Guns
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To: FLT-bird
SCOTUS said in Bush V Gore that every presidential election is a federal matter and that it therefore has jurisdiction.

That is decidedly NOT what SCOTUS said in Bush v. Gore.

The Florida Supreme Court had ordered a recount, but ballots were being judged differently by different counties. Some were counting "hanging chad" ballots, some dimpled chat ballots, some hanging by 2 corners, some by 1, some by 3, etc... Some counties were changing procedures halfway through the count.

Bush argued that it was a violation of the equal protection clause of the Constitution because different ballots/voters were being treated differently depending on what county or even when in the processing they were being recounted.

The federal issue in Bush v. Gore was the equal protection clause, NOT that it was a presidential election.

In fact the constitution specifically says that presidential electors are handed out in the manner in which the state prescribes. It's a state responsibility/power. If you're counting on the fact that it's a presidential race to give the feds a reason to get involved... you're going to be disappointed.
73 posted on 12/04/2020 9:06:46 PM PST by Boise3981
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