Posted on 12/08/2020 7:49:33 AM PST by libstripper
The State of Texas filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court shortly before midnight on Monday challenging the election procedures in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin on the grounds that they violate the Constitution.
Texas argues that these states violated the Electors Clause of the Constitution because they made changes to voting rules and procedures through the courts or through executive actions, but not through the state legislatures. Additionally, Texas argues that there were differences in voting rules and procedures in different counties within the states, violating the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. Finally, Texas argues that there were “voting irregularities” in these states as a result of the above.
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4th/ 5th post on this?
I don’t mind, but expect to get flamed a bit on “SEARCH WORKS!!!!!”
the battle lines are being drawn...
i will write my attorney general here in maryland to join the effort.
buwhahahahahahaha... what is the likelihood of that happening.
And there’s not even a need for a search on this. It’s the top story on the Breaking News sidebar.
Let them try the “no standing” BS on THIS.
It is a crying shame that 30 other states didn’t join Texas in this suit. Why didn’t they? Why didn’t at least five others join Texas?
This is the TRUE vote disenfranchisement! Five corrupt big cities in five highly corrupt states have stolen the election from 80 million people across the land.
I thought the same thing, when i first saw this....no standing BS....lol.
Too bad Art III covers that, nicely.
You have a solid Republican governor who wants to heal the land and be POTUS. I’m SURE he will be happy to join the suit!
We need other states to Join with Texas.
My vote in Tennessee is being made no effect by these rogue states/counties.
This is what I heard suggested on Jay Sekulow’s show yesterday, that these rule changes were events that could dilute the vote in other states and were actionable.
Hopefully other states will join this action.
It is a crying shame that 30 other states didn’t join Texas in this suit. Why didn’t they? Why didn’t at least five others join Texas?
Agree.
Hopefully, at least FL and S Dakota will....along with others.
Actually, I am trying to figure out the argument where Texas has any standing on what the other states do.
Does anyone here trust Roberts? I don’t. Or, rather, I “trust” him to side with the left on the most important issues.
I wrote the Mississippi attorney general. We’ll see what she says.
Further, there are a lot of other red states, like my own TN, that are likely to climb on the bandwagon with TX.
I suspect you're right. My state, KY, has a Democrat Governor but a Republican Attorney General and I was wondering if the AG can join in for us?
Just a thought. The SCOTUS has in past cases involving Constitutional violations, taken an oversight role on State actions until it was satisfied that there was compliance. I am referring to the SCOTUS ruling using the bussing of students to force school racial integration. For decades the federal courts had direct supervision over school districts to ensure compliance.
What happened in this election is so outrageous, that as a remedy the SCOTUS should order court supervision of the federal election process in any state whose results are overturned. The political structures in those states did not just ignore gross violations of existing election laws, State constitutions, and the US Constitution, but actively participated in the steal. These states cannot be trusted to honestly run future elections, such as the Georgia Senate run-off votes in January 2021. It would be a radical measure, but I think it is essential to ensuring honest elections.
States have a vested interest in other states conducting honest elections.
State are peers.
Some states are NOT more equal than others.
“Actually, I am trying to figure out the argument where Texas has any standing on what the other states do.”
Well, my answer is that if it is a federal election, then every state within the US has standing. If it were just a statewide election, with no one going to DC and voting on stuff that affects Texas, then yes, no standing for Texas.
Wouldn't states have standing if another rogue state threatened them with destruction? Isn't that what's at play here?
I would also think violations of the Voting Rights Act would be at play. The actions of five corrupt states have obviously violated the voting rights of all of the other states.
My thinking is that Texas didn’t want their ‘Cracken’ (LOL) released to the public before the suit was filed, as that would only give time to the Left to mount a defense (same reason for the midnight filing).
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