Posted on 12/08/2020 2:38:43 PM PST by grundle
Pennsylvania Democrats accepted mail in ballots for 69 hours later than what is allowed by law.
But the U.S. Supreme Court does not care.
Article 1, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution says:
“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof”
Pennsylvania law says:
“NO ABSENTEE BALLOT UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE COUNTED WHICH IS RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS LATER THAN [EIGHT O’CLOCK P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE PRIMARY OR ELECTION]”
Pennsylvania Democrats illegally changed this deadline without going through the state’s legislature.
NPR said:
“Pennsylvania Supreme Court Extends Vote By Mail Deadline” “Mail ballots will now be accepted if they are received by 5 p.m. on the Friday after the election and were either postmarked by Nov. 3 or there is no evidence to suggest they were sent after Election Day. Previously, mail ballots had to be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.”
Despite this obvious violation of the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an election lawsuit from Pennsylvania.
We do, but the Texas state case is better for the Supremes to take up—except I don’t like the remedy sought, which is to turn it over to those state legislatures—full of corrupt GOPe critters as those legislatures are.
If the Supreme Court had overturned these illegalities in the Pennsylvania election, then all the lawsuits from Texas and other states would have no merit.
Texas filing covers 4 states. If the Texas case is heard then the earlier Kelly Pennsylvania filing case “comes along for the ride. IMO
OK, I can understand that. Thanks. But, (1) the merits of the complaints in PA were great, and I hate to see them tossed aside as if the law does not matter, and (2) SCOTUS has not yet agreed to hear the Texas case.
The Texas lawsuit is not limited to Pennsylvania alone: it also targets Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Better the legislatures than nothing.
That is the wrong basis for making such decisions and proves the Supreme Court is criminally political.
Is ANYONE going to fight? I include the people in this statement.
See here......... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3913477/posts
Oh wow! Thank you! That made me smile!
I’ll take your word for that. Seems like separate issues, but the courts do all kinds of things that I have a hard time following the legal maneuvering on.
Not sure that’s a great standard to go by, but they’re getting more done on it than I am, for sure!
he problem is that Constitutionally the Federal government has nothing to say about the way a state conducts its elections. That is strictly a state function. The Feds probably would have to go at it under civil rights.
A bit redundant.
If the left gets control of the Senate and the Presidency then the courts will not matter any more, see- “Mr. Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it.”
I don’t like the remedy sought, which is to turn it over to those state legislatures—full of corrupt GOPe critters as those legislatures are.
I think that remedy has no effect, because state legislatures already have that power, and even if the Court tells them to select electors, the legislature might do nothing and no one can force them.
The remedy you’re mentioning has an implied remedy: ruling that the election that took place is invalid.
As I understand it, what I described is expressly requested in this case.
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