Posted on 12/25/2020 1:11:58 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
During my round up of post-election news on December 21, 2020, I noted a new filing regarding Pennsylvania:
First, the Trump campaign has filed a Petition for A Writ of Certiorari, and related Motion for expedited consideration, with the U.S.Supreme Court. The Petition asks SCOTUS to overturn Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions regarding election procedure. The case can’t change the outcome of the election, because even without PA, Biden still would have sufficient electoral college votes to win. It’s hard to say what SCOTUS will do because many of the procedural problems of prior suits are absent, but it’s also coming up on the January 6 congressional acceptance of the electors. I don’t know why this wasn’t brought weeks ago.
The court docket reflects that the response to the Petition is due January 22, 2021.
That is two days after the Inauguration.
Fox News notes this could make the case moot:
The justices this week set a reply deadline for Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and the other respondents named in the case of Jan. 22. The campaign had asked for the Supreme Court to order those on the other side of the litigation to respond by Wednesday and have reply briefs from the Trump campaign submitted by Thursday. It also asked the court to rule by Jan. 6. But the court did not oblige.
This means that by the time Boockvar and the others the Trump campaign is seeking to take to the Supreme Court even respond to the petition, President-elect Joe Biden will already be sworn in.
At that point, the court could simply decline to hear the case, saying it is moot or impossible for them to resolve at that point….
Which as Jonathan Turley notes, creates a near-impossibility:
Not a good sign when the Supreme Court...
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Lots of law.
No justice.
That’s the American legal system.
Disgusting traitors. Unbelievable. SMH
I think some elites don’t get it. More of us than there are Antifas, if they are concerned about a “riot”...
Two tier legal system.
One tier for Commie-Rats, which is nothing they do warrants either investigation or judicial action.
The other tier is for us, which means anything that the Commie-Rats even dislike (even if legal), is worthy of law enforcement investigations and judicial action will be swift and punitive.
Trump’s only real recourse is to go NUCLEAR with the powers outlined within the Constitution. The other ways are near impossible long shots with corruption lining the way.
Flynn’s way is the best now that the courts have passed.
How about finding some loop hole to delay inauguration until all election lawsuit are settled? Cant Covid be used as an excuse for anything?
There is no more rule of law. We are on our own. The last box.
And to think it was the left that was afraid of what the SCOTUS would do under President Trump.
You are right. I just had not been able to express the though succinctly like you did.
It’s a sad case when the Chief Justice is afraid of the Democrat MOB..
Cross the Rubicon Mr. President.
Knowing John Roberts, is anyone really surprised by this?
mthrfkr
I believe it’s been brought up here before that it’s 30 days from the time of submission of a petition to the time of response.
Chicken
Sorry Donald, but you need to pull the insurrection act out and start rounding up judges and exterminate with extreme treasonous prejudice!
They get it.
Unlike ANTIFA, don’t fear us in the least.
Cowards all.
“Sorry Donald, but you need to pull the insurrection act out and start rounding up judges and exterminate with extreme treasonous prejudice!”
Especially the ones he put on the bench such as Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett along with Ludwig and others. These were all hand picked by the Federalist Society.
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