Posted on 12/08/2020 5:38:16 AM PST by demkicker
Well, here we go.. We’re about to find out why there is such a shortage of ammo...
Because Giuliani doesn’t represent the state of Texas. The Atty Gen of Texas filed the lawsuit.
One interesting aspect of this case is that it lays out a PERFECTLY GOOD REASON for Texas not to accept the results of the election (assuming that it’s handed to Biden).
Things could get a bit ‘interesting’ if that winds up being the case.
I see Ted Cruz’s finger prints all over it.
Yes, and I love the fact that the State of Texas doesn’t need to prove a single case of fraud to win. It is enough that the four states violated the Constitution.
Happy to see this; I advocated for precisely this, first on this thread - great news!:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3912222/posts
“At what point do the Republican Secretaries of State and Attorneys General in the states that POTUS won, file federal law suits presenting the cumulative evidence of fraud across the various contested states as violations of the 14th Amendment, and dilution and disenfranchisement of their citizens? Why not now and why not give it a try?
It’d seem to me that: (1) this would be one way to fast track the situation to SCOTUS (2) present all the evidence gathered by Giuliani, Powell and others (3) that the issue of standing will be moot (4) given certifications of the vote in the contested states, that the matter will be ripe, and (5) create a federal case that can be subjected to further investigation.”
I so love Texas!
Because Giuliani isn't a state. Article III: "In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction." When a state sues another state it goes straight to the Supreme Court.
>>Hoping Alabama, North and South Dakota, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Utah, and other states that solidly went for Trump join in on this action as well.<<
and likely will.
The other thing to take into consideration is that the fraud that took place in Milwaukee, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Atlanta has not been remedied by those states. Therefore, the law has not been followed.
The TOS episode “Spectre of the Gun” aired in my locale last night and there is a scene in which Spock says “Physical reality is consistent with universal laws. Where the laws do not operate, there is no reality. All of this is unreal.” And likely we are seeing this sort of a situation with the November 3 vote and the efforts to cover up the fraud and corruption.
Its about time Texas brought down the hammer on some of its 49 colonies.
Of course they have standing.
Every singe state that voted for President Trump has standing under equal protection under the law. When the Dems blatantly steal elections in Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Milwaukee, they disenfranchise (a favorite word of the Democrats. Lets use it against them) tens of millions of voters in Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, etc
This particular approach is one of the best ways to litigate his case.
Texas approached the Supreme Court directly because Article III provides that it is the court of first impression on subjects where it has original jurisdiction, such as disputes between two or more states.
I don’t know that the strategies aren’t complementary. Giuliani’s been seeding the field with evidence that what the states did MATTERED. Absent that, even if unconstitutional, the SCOTUS would be loathe to act. And if SCOTUS does act, they’ll likely leave it to others to decide what electors to send. Absent proof of fraud, it would still be tough to seat Trump electors even with a favorable SCOTUS ruling tossing out the results.
Article 3 Section 2.
The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;--to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;--to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;--to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;--to controversies between two or more states;--between a state and citizens of another state;--between citizens of different states;--between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects.
Nice!!
See post number 33
Yes, I think so. The timing of his announcement yesterday is interesting.
Unclear if this is just for show or if he has gotten some indication that there is a chance that Alito will successfully sway 4 of his colleagues
Cruz got roasted on twitter about this being an emergency injunction and thus no oral argument. He hit back to Mark Elias that if he had bothered to read the pleading they are asking for it to be treated as a cert petition
“Why couldn’t Guiliani have done his November 5th?”
This is a suit brought by a state, by a state’s AG. Rudy has no standing for this.
The last minute timing before safe harbor clicks in is perfect
Occurs to me looking at that photo how the people being pushed back from observing, supposedly for covid related social distancing reasons (although really for ballot stuffing reasons) are crammed together in a tight space.
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