With majority at stake, Pa. House Republicans sue to block Democratic-scheduled special elections

[FakeNoose]

(link) https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/12/pa-house-majority-special-elections-republican-lawsuit/?mc_cid=f7adb1ff72&mc_eid=3ab2f24ac3

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House Republicans have filed a lawsuit to block three legislative special elections from taking place in February, potentially delaying a clear-cut majority for Democrats and allowing the GOP to maintain some measure of power into spring.

The suit, filed Friday night in Commonwealth Court by House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R., Lancaster), argues that House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton (D., Philadelphia) did not have the authority to schedule the elections Wednesday after she had herself sworn in early in an unpublicized ceremony.

An accompanying request for an injunction asks for the court to “prevent a possibly unlawful special election from being held, which would cause irreparable harm in several ways, including usurping [Cutler’s] authority as Leader of the Republican Caucus of the House of Representatives and possibly Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.”

If he is majority leader, he, not McClinton, would have the authority to schedule the elections, according to the injunction — at least before Jan. 3, when the House elects its next leader.

If the courts side with Cutler, it would delay filling three empty, Democratic-leaning seats until at least March, with the May primary being the latest an election could be scheduled.

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The Repukes love their lawsuits, and they love using the judicial bench to rewrite our Constitution, whenever it suits them.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. Don't get it from the brief article, private swearing in ceremony not illegal! No leg to STAND on.

It’s like they can just make any silly shit up and file it in the courts and we have to witness the courts, at taxpayer expense, giving them a measure of respect they don’t deserve before the legal fuck off with his shit rulings. Punitive lawyer and plaintiff costs have to be imposed big enough to draw national attention and the attentions of the state bars.

Or it’s always going to be…can we have some more, sir? The fascists have unlimited secret funding for this shit as they do now for elections and fake denial of elections.

[TigressDem]

2. Every Vote Counts - Count Every Vote.

I have hope that PA will do what it did with all of tRUMP lawsuits and rule according to actual law.


I AM ALSO holding this thought in mind.


The Republicans who are running away from MAGA may look to US DEMS for solace.

I SAY we give it to them in at least one fashion. Voting rights are not JUST for US DEMS.

The MAGATS have been willing to throw YOUR votes away too.

LET US STAND TOGETHER to make sure NO ONE becomes our DICTATOR in CHEIF.

Limiting Power so it does NOT CORRUPT is what made America GREAT.

Keeping the power in the hands of the PEOPLE, whether we agree or disagree with your goals, we want your vote to count and ours too.

[Deminpenn]

3. Cutler picked Feb 7th for the special

election. McClinton picked the same date.

Cutler apparently is butt hurt that the PA SoS approved the request from McClinton and not his. Thus the lawsuit.