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Why would we want a situation where SCOTUS has eight members if they had to make a decision about some issue of election law pertaining to the presidency?
The state legislatures are the ones who choose their electors. And ideally, any sort of problem with their election should be resolved by the state legislature without interference from the courts, state or federal. And if the problem can't be resolved by the particular state legislature (ie. democratically) Congress resolves it (ie democratically).
But lets face it: we all know that in ANY contested election, the Democrats will run to the courts and demand they resolve it. The Republicans would probably also. We all know this. So ensuring there will be no ties in any possible SCOTUS ruling seems like a pretty wise move.
The state legislatures are the ones who choose their electors. And ideally, any sort of problem with their election should be resolved by the state legislature without interference from the courts, state or federal. And if the problem can't be resolved by the particular state legislature (ie. democratically) Congress resolves it (ie democratically).
But lets face it: we all know that in ANY contested election, the Democrats will run to the courts and demand they resolve it. The Republicans would probably also. We all know this. So ensuring there will be no ties in any possible SCOTUS ruling seems like a pretty wise move.