Posted on 12/11/2020 6:38:19 AM PST by SeekAndFind
This is in line with all that I have read. I don’t see how SCOTUS could avoid taking this case if it was only Texas.
With all of the additional States joining in I believe it makes it impossible for SCOTUS to ignore this case.
It could not be more clear-cut that these swing states violated the Constitution, to the detriment of everyone who voted legally.
I saw where 22 AG’s in blue states are filing against Texas lawsuit this morning...true or false? I know the push is on to despirit us.
Day late a a dollar short.
You can’t crown slo joe ceasar by violating the constitution toward your preferred result.
Your unconstitutionally constructed election invalidates the whole state.
You get nothing!
I expect foot-dragging until December 15th, at which time the SC will say the matter is moot.
I suspect more radical solutions are needed. I hope Trump is up to the task.
I think that you may be underestimating the ability of reclutant Justices to conjure up excuses to avoid the issues. Three of the Justices don't like the Constitution and never support it. If two others get wobbly, they will invent some "the got ate my homework" excuse and dodge the whole thing. The Court meets in Conference today and will probably take a vote. Stay tuned.
The US Supreme Court politically has been fairly evenly divided for the past few of decades which made it a bit unpredictable, but thanks to President Trump... it is now decisively conservative. Anyone who thinks that a conservative judicial body which has just been presented with the opportunity to rule in a way that will save the country and keep it from being dominated by the radical left from now until eternity... is crazy if they think the ruling will not come out in a way that is helpful to not just the country, but to the survival of the current political makeup of the court.
It is hilarious that Biden and Harris, the leftist media, and big tech have all been back tracking on their promises to pack the Supreme Court with leftists if they are handed this stolen election and get control of the Senate. I guess that they think that the Conservative justices haven't been watching over the past year.
The Supreme Court will hand down an opinion that will maintain the “integrity” of the court, but it is going to be a SLAP DOWN of epic proportions to the fraudsters who tried to steal this election and hoped to “fundamentally change America” by swinging a still largely conservative nation radically to the left. Thank God, President Trump, and Mitch McConnell for the recent confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett. Without her Justice Roberts would have sided with the Liberals and this country would have been plunged into chaos for decades. So sorry Puerto Rico and D.C. you are not going to be getting two Senators apiece any time soon.
Thanks for the post. It is great to have a summary of Texas lawsuit for us nonlawyers. The federalist’s view of the lawsuit is totally opposite of what ABC and CBS reporting of what most “legal” experts say. Most “legal” experts say the U.S. Supreme Court will throw out the case and not permit an oral hearing of it because Texas has no standing. I think the fact that so many other individuals (especially those who reside in those 4 states) will put pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to allow oral arguments to be presented.
The writer was a fellow law professor along side Amy.
You win the hand wringing / Eeyore award this morning. Unless they already have their attention focused on one of the other cases they feel will serve their needs better... Texas et al. is the one. The US Supreme Court will rule in a way that will smack down the immoral election thieves.
Margot know her legal beans.
Texas did its homework.
You can throw all the insults that you wish, be my guest. But you are ignoring what has been going on this year. Anarchy, corruption, lawlessness, assault on the rule of law, on and on and on. Why do you think that this will come to a screeching halt because the State of Texas has filed a complaint? Will these people just pack up their stuff, go home, and admit that they were cheating? Of course not.
51% of the American people still believe that the election provided an honest result, because the media have told them so and they are still listening these bozos. That, and the egregious behavior by many Republicans, provide plenty of cover to those who will not have the courage to fight. Many Republicans in Georgia will not even bother to go to the polls for the runoff on Jan 6. Don’t expect the Establishment to come to the rescue, because they won’t.
Now gather up some more insults and toss them my way, it might make you feel better.
Agreed. Tired of all the “sky is falling” freepers who predict doomsday. The ruling on this issue before Amy was seated was 4-4, with Roberts being predictable. My breakfast buddies are all eeyore doomsdayers. With Barrett, it will probably be 6-3 as Roberts will realize he is now exposed as wanting to make law.
Do you think that the conservative Justices care that 51% of the public has been convinced by big tech censorship, and extremely biased MSM coverage that this sham of an election was on the up and up? The poll you are relying on is probably about as accurate the all the other MSM polls.
That said, you are demonstratably a pathetic whiner and you should change your moniker here to something more fitting. FrightenedKitten2020 might be more appropriate.
My prediction is that the US Supreme Court will rule for the US Constitution and the state legislators will decide the appointment of presidential electors.
The questions will Democratic governors allow them to proceed. Can they stop the legislature?
This could result in Congress making the final decision.
Will they be intimated if chaos ensues?
RE: My prediction is that the US Supreme Court will rule for the US Constitution and the state legislators will decide the appointment of presidential electors.
Agreed. In fact this is what many of the Amicus briefs filed by supporters of the Texas lawsuit requests ( see the one filed by Michigan for instance ).
RE: The questions will Democratic governors allow them to proceed. Can they stop the legislature?
Isn’t the legislature INDEPENDENT from the executive branch in every state? Why do they need the governor to convene?
RE: Will they be intimated if chaos ensues?
All the 4 problem states - MI, PA,WI and GA have REPUBLICAN MAJORITIES in the legislature. The weakest link is the COLLECTIVE COURAGE of the Republicans.
The most complicated result is if the electors are not unified in their view and the Electoral College results in a 269-269 tie!
The genius of the framers of the Constitution is that they still have an orderly process put in place. If worse comes to worst it results in an electoral tie, the US House of Representatives - Congress gets to vote for the President.
Under the Constitution’s 12th Amendment, the House would select the next president and the Senate would pick the vice president if no candidate has a majority of Electoral College votes.
Though the House has a Democratic majority, such an outcome would almost certainly benefit Trump. Here’s why: In a concession to small states concerned their voices would be marginalized if the House was called upon to choose the president, the founders of thus country gave only one vote to each state.
House delegations from each state meet to decide how to cast their single vote.
That voting procedure gives equal representation to California – population 40 million – and Wyoming, population 600,000.
This arrangement favors Republicans. The GOP has dominated the House delegations of 26 states since 2018 – exactly the number required to reach a majority under the rules of House presidential selection.
THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN AMERICAN HISTORY...
The founders proved prescient: The elections of 1800 and 1824 did not produce winners in the Electoral College and were decided by the House. Thomas Jefferson was chosen in 1800 and John Quincy Adams in 1824.
All the above discussion of course, assumes the the Electors chosen by the 4 problem states will NOT select Biden. We don’t know that. All we know is that the Legislature of these 4 states are MAJORITY REPUBLICAN.
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