New House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to overturn 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one

syracuse.com ^ | 10/26/23 | File AP

[central_va]

The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year’s presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one, raising alarms that Republicans could try to subvert the will of the voters if they remain in power despite safeguards enacted after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

[Liz]

Gaslighting............

[piasa]

Exactly... and before that their years long campaign to “end the Bush Regime” after the 2000 election.

[WashingtonSource]

Oh my. Someone had his panties in a twist.

[super7man]

[Migraine]

New House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to overturn 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one

I'll take lies that pass for news for $200, Alex...

[Alberta's Child]

What’s ironic is that a competent constitutional lawyer would have known that many of the measures taken to challenge the results of the 2020 election were futile at best and (in many cases) lacked any constitutional basis.

In a hypothetical question example that played out multiple times in 2020, State X has no legal standing to use the Federal courts to compel State Y to enforce its own election laws. This is where the infamous Texas lawsuit was destined to fall flat on its face regardless of the actual facts of the case.

[rlmorel]

My feeling as well. Good first start.

[odawg]

The democrats/MSM tried desparately to overturn the 2016 election. Why has striving to overturn an election suddenly become a hideous evil for these fools.

[Liz]

You have to love that “election denier” is getting traction as a serious election issue.

Heck, the next president may depend on who is, or who isn’t, an “election denier.”

As a corollary, being a 2020 “election believer”.......is equally as potent an election issue.

[central_va]

Election fraud denial syndrome is strong in you.

[imabadboy99]

We will find out soon if he releases the Jan. 6 tapes or not.

[equaviator]

“the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.”

There were the attackers but not all that happened there on Jan 6 was violent. Some attacked it while others did not. That’s the “tale of the tape”.

[metmom]

It sure didn’t take long for the left to kick into high gear to smear him, did it?

This is confirmation that he’s the right choice.

He NEEDS our support and prayers.

[marktwain]

In your hypothetical, who does have legal standing to use the federal courts to force a state to follow its own election laws, or more likely, to follow Constitutional requirements?

[Alberta's Child]

There’s no doubt in my mind that the 2020 election was corrupted behind repair. I’ve been saying this since even before Election Day in 2020.

The measures taken to “fix” it, however, were completely ineffective and (in many cases) carried out by inept fools.

[Alberta's Child]

The citizens of the state where the election laws were violated have clear standing — in STATE court.

And what particular “Constitutional requirement” is involved here?

[jeffc]

The bleating of sheep...

[Alberta's Child]

P.S. — the Federal courts can only take action in cases where Federal laws or constitutional issues are at stake. That’s why election challenges in Federal courts are almost always based on matters related to the Civil Rights Act or the Voting Rights Act.

[SamAdams76]

The bleating of sheep is only heard when we care to hear it.

I tune the sheep out.

[notdownwidems]

Where’s the barf alert?