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Jarqui

(10,124 posts)
14. I think the objective of all the lawsuits has been to try to
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:42 PM
Dec 2020

place safe harbor into question for some of the states that think they attained it.
Things happen for a reason. Everyone knew the basis for the lawsuits without evidence or standing was terrible legally.

My guess is the purpose was to try to scuttle the Electoral College vote by chiseling Biden below 270 EVs so it places it in the hands of Congress or the conservative Supreme Court.

Most seem to agree that Wisconsin did not attain safe harbor. There's 10 EVs less in Biden's column for Congress.

There were 10 faithless electors in 2016 - 7 legal. Trump is probably pulling out all the stops to exceed 2016 in faithless electors with blackmail, bribes & trickery. I was kind of hoping for an Al Capone jury switch to help mess him up on this. I'd guess he'll get 11 or more this time. If they can flip Lindsey Graham ...

So they'll raise the notion that there were 39 or so outstanding lawsuits that cause the other states to fail to meet safe harbor - to argue Biden did not attain 270 uncontestable EVs
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/5

If any State shall have provided, by laws enacted prior to the day fixed for the appointment of the electors, for its final determination of any controversy or contest concerning the appointment of all or any of the electors of such State, by judicial or other methods or procedures, and such determination shall have been made at least six days before the time fixed for the meeting of the electors, such determination made pursuant to such law so existing on said day, and made at least six days prior to said time of meeting of the electors, shall be conclusive, and shall govern in the counting of the electoral votes as provided in the Constitution, and as hereinafter regulated, so far as the ascertainment of the electors appointed by such State is concerned.


If they're successful there (with a Conservative majority on the Supreme court if that factors in) ...

The GA Senate elections might be more important than we presently think.

Is the above going to happen? I have no idea.

I am not at peace with what Trump and the GOP are doing. I'm worried. Things happen for a reason and I do not think the only reason is raising money.
I think it is naïve to think this is all over or that Biden's election is safe yet.
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