Posted on 12/10/2020 11:50:11 AM PST by gw-ington
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Attorney General Dave Yost on Thursday filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing a Texas lawsuit seeking to effectively delay the Electoral College from voting Joe Biden the next U.S. president.
Yost, a Columbus Republican, stated in the brief that the Supreme Court lacks authority to order state legislatures in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to appoint presidential electors. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit argues such a move is needed because coronavirus-related changes to election rules in those states opened the door to unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.
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hahah The USSC lacks the authority... hahahaha...sorry but judicial review has been settled for something like 200 years now.. this AG is a moron
The PA response to the Texas suit is up.
I believe he has just ruined any chance of being elected to any political office in Ohio. I wouldn’t even vote for him as dog catcher.
How very Kasich of this AG
B*st*rd!
Ohio is a cesspool of putrid “Republicans”. DeWine, Portman, and now Yost.
We could hardly do worse if the communists were in charge here.
Wow...and here many of us thought Ohio would JOIN the suit. this treasonous scumbag shoyuld be recalled, primaried, defeated, blacklisted, etc.
Between Yost and Dewine, the RINO stench in Ohio is strong.
Is he supposed to be a Lawyer?? Can you still get a Law Degree from a Matchbook cover?? either way he should probably be disbarred for stupidity
“Yost, a Columbus Republican, stated in the brief that the Supreme Court lacks authority to order state legislatures ....”
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Okay, so even though the constitution gives only the state legislatures governance over election laws, and it was unconstitutional for the State SoS’s, goveneror’s executive orders, and even for the state courts to decide election laws, but it’s somehow not constitutional for the Supreme court to decide the constitutionality of something????
Completely bass akwards
“Yost, a Columbus Republican, stated in the brief that the Supreme Court lacks authority to order state legislatures in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to appoint presidential electors.”
It seems to me that telling black-robed tyrants that they “lack authority” is a losing argument.
Watch the deep-blue states follow suit.
Sounds like Yost has his Briefs in a bunch.
The Supreme Court can invalidate the elector certification for the states because of constitutional issues. The states legislations can not be ordered to choose a new slate of electors. That would be their choice.
Was this written by a CNN constitutional scholar? All the talking points are in it. Too late, too early, this has been ruled on previously. And written with a very condescending attitude towards the court.
What the he!! is in the water in that state?
Governor DeWine likely leaned on Yost as it is apparent by past actions DeWine is a Never Trumper.
The states legislations can not be ordered to choose a new slate of electors.
Of course. Even if they’re ordered, they can decide to do nothing.
“Between Yost and Dewine, the RINO stench in Ohio is strong.”
Morons both! I hope they enjoy their public service roles while they have them, I cannot wait to vote against each of these fools!
Angry in Cleveland!
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