Posted on 02/22/2021 7:11:11 AM PST by GIdget2004
Rd comments later.
Interestingly, most of the original thirteen states (at least seven of them) didn't even have popular elections for President. Instead, they simply had the state legislatures appoint the presidential electors.
Gorsuch is the only one of Trumps picks that ever voted against the liberals. But even his record is not perfect. At the end of the day then Trump’s picks are corrupt little buggers. Add in the actions of the DOJ and the court system over all and I now have zero confidence in the crooked justice system. And all of the bad guys and gals in the DOJ got off totally free. Hillary, Comey... All of them.
Just to think that the USSC refused to hear the Texas case against PA. 19 other states joined. The constitution makes it the exclusive duty of the SC to hear the case. The SC refused. They are communist’s with zero respect for the constitution or the law.
The powers in question are specifically delegated by the US Constitution. It's a federal issue.
Only a lawyer could weasel word this decision so that it makes perfect sense legally. So that means Thomas is a dumbass. Got it.
If they do they won't be on the conservatives side.
I think that's right, and it's certainly the case in PA. What the PA constitution does do is specify the process for changing how that certification takes place.
The legislature has to pass a law to modify the statute they passed previously, the governor has to sign it and the PA Supremes have to say it meets muster with the constitution if challenged. The legislature can't just change the statute on their own.
We are in a limited undeclared martial law right now. Is that hurting you personally?
Im sure you will be crying a river about it. 😆
Neither can the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. That's the whole point of the exercise. The court DID effectively change the statute.
The same dynamic was in play back in 2000 in Florida. Not knowing what was going to happen in the legal proceedings in the Florida courts and the U.S. Supreme Court, and with time running out before the December 2000 date for certifying the election results for the Electoral College vote, the Florida legislature was prepared to convene the day before the certification deadline and vote on a measure to certify the Bush electors.
Here's something else to keep in mind: Even if there is a question about the legality of the measure, why not do it anyway? There is no harm in having the legislature on the record with such a vote at a time when the electoral vote deadline hadn't yet passed.
I tend to agree but that doesn’t give the legislature the right to ignore its own statutes and appoint a new slate of electors. Particularly when the change in question didn’t affect the results.
I do think it would be good to hear from SCOTUS on the issue but the last thing they want to do is wade into this election’s mess unless absolutely necessary.
I started crying for this country when we elected a Muslim president. I relaxed a little when Trump was elected but knew that was just a temporary bump in the path to desolation. No Republican has given much hope to the notion that any of them care that we have lost the Republic. The Military will not put the Republic back, only we can do that.
Who's running the show?
Who do you think is running the show? Because I’m pretty sure I know.😉
Of course you do.
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