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"Republican strategists are gaming out which states have Republican legislatures willing to override the votes of their people to win the White House for the Republican candidate [in 2024]."
This can't be right. Somebody tell me the SC isn't this slimy that they would turn the selection of electors over to state legislatures who could overturn the ones selected by the voters in favor of their own electors just like Trump tried to do in 2020.
The Washington Post:
"The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider what would be a radical change in the way federal elections are conducted, giving state legislatures sole authority to set the rules for contests even if their actions violated state constitutions and resulted in extreme partisan gerrymandering for congressional seats."
The Republicans point out that the Constitution says that it's up to the states—"in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct"—to decide which presidential candidate gets their Electoral College votes.
Judge J. Michael Luttig recently wrote:
"Trump and the Republicans can only be stopped from stealing the 2024 election at this point if the Supreme Court rejects the independent state legislature doctrine … and Congress amends the Electoral Count Act to constrain Congress' own power to reject state electoral votes and decide the presidency."
Is this real? Could the SC make a decision on Moore v Harper next year which could set the stage for Republican legislatures having the power the throw out legitimate slates of electors in favor of their own hand-picked electors who would then choose Donald Trump?????? Such a thing is inconceivable in the US. At least it WAS inconceivable until the SC overturned Roe. Everybody should read the short editorial below. It is hair-raising, and ominous.
This can't be right. Somebody tell me the SC isn't this slimy that they would turn the selection of electors over to state legislatures who could overturn the ones selected by the voters in favor of their own electors just like Trump tried to do in 2020.
The Washington Post:
"The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider what would be a radical change in the way federal elections are conducted, giving state legislatures sole authority to set the rules for contests even if their actions violated state constitutions and resulted in extreme partisan gerrymandering for congressional seats."
The Republicans point out that the Constitution says that it's up to the states—"in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct"—to decide which presidential candidate gets their Electoral College votes.
Judge J. Michael Luttig recently wrote:
"Trump and the Republicans can only be stopped from stealing the 2024 election at this point if the Supreme Court rejects the independent state legislature doctrine … and Congress amends the Electoral Count Act to constrain Congress' own power to reject state electoral votes and decide the presidency."
Is this real? Could the SC make a decision on Moore v Harper next year which could set the stage for Republican legislatures having the power the throw out legitimate slates of electors in favor of their own hand-picked electors who would then choose Donald Trump?????? Such a thing is inconceivable in the US. At least it WAS inconceivable until the SC overturned Roe. Everybody should read the short editorial below. It is hair-raising, and ominous.
Opinion | Beware: The Supreme Court Is Laying Groundwork to Pre-Rig the 2024 Election
"Republican strategists are gaming out which states have Republican legislatures willing to override the votes of their people to win the White House for the Republican candidate."
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