State of Texas AG files suit on four other states to stop election results

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K1052

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I really can't decide whether I believe Trumpists genuinely believe the election was 'stolen' or not. I can't even decide whether it's a meaningful distinction - people tend to believe what it suits them to believe.

The distinction isn't meaningful. Either the election was stolen or they want him to steal it on their behalf. Treachery is virtue now.
 
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nOOky

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Bad faith pieces of shit to the end.

Trump voters don't really believe Biden stole the election — but they do want a coup


Trump voters don't really believe Biden stole the election — but they do want a coup | Salon.com

I liked the article. From one of the comments below it:

"Just as religious beliefs require a lot of "faith" to hold onto their adherents, this political belief requires a suspension of reality by its adherents. "Faith" means trying to force yourself to believe something you know is not true. You don't have to be crazy to have faith, but it helps."
 

VRAMdemon

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The citizens of Texas should counter sue Texas for not having enough polling places. This might get Paxton a federal pardon though.
 
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fskimospy

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Every House member who signed on to this should be expelled from the House and every AG should be impeached.

One quarter of the House of Representatives and more than half of the Republican caucus is currently attempting to overthrow democracy.

Can any conservative give a reason how this party is in any way redeemable?
 

dank69

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Every House member who signed on to this should be expelled from the House and every AG should be impeached.

One quarter of the House of Representatives and more than half of the Republican caucus is currently attempting to overthrow democracy.

Can any conservative give a reason how this party is in any way redeemable?
No big deal because it won't succeed! (Except for Taj who insists this is necessary and just)
 

ElMonoDelMar

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Every House member who signed on to this should be expelled from the House and every AG should be impeached.

One quarter of the House of Representatives and more than half of the Republican caucus is currently attempting to overthrow democracy.

Can any conservative give a reason how this party is in any way redeemable?

They're owning the libz. That's the single driver for today's Rethuglican Party.
 
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Meghan54

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Tajjy, let me ask a quick question about this section:

The Electors Clause of Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution provides “[e]ach state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress.” As Texas notes, this clause “makes clear that only the legislatures of the States are permitted to determine the rules for appointing presidential electors.”


When the Constitution says "Legislature thereof MAY direct," what do you think that means? The word MAY is not a command, imperative type of word. SHALL, WILL...those are declarative, directive, commanding, imperative words. MAY, on the other hand, expresses that something will possibly happen or be true in the future, but you cannot be certain. It's a vague word.
 
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hal2kilo

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Here's the responses from the states being sued before the SCOTUS.

Supreme Court: Battleground states issue blistering rebukes to Texas' lawsuit to invalidate millions of votes (msn.com)

Chris Carr, the attorney general of Georgia, put more emphasis on the federalism implications of Texas' lawsuit in his filing. "Texas presses a generalized grievance that does not involve the sort of direct state-against-state controversy required for original jurisdiction," he wrote.

"And in any case, there is another forum in which parties who (unlike Texas) have standing can challenge Georgia's compliance with its own election laws: Georgia's own courts."
 

zzyzxroad

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The Death Cult is rallying to the cries of its Death Cult Leader.
Scariest part is we aren't done yet. What happens when the SC rejects this sham? Trump seem willing to keep ratcheting the insanity up. The fact that the majority congress is helping trump try to seal the election or back him through silence is pathetic.
 
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MrSquished

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These people are just trying to stop a fraudulent and false election.

Ahhh so now it's a coordinated fraudulent election.

I mean seriously. You try to sound rational, but then you compare potentially getting a fine for breaking health protocols in a pandemic to getting the gestapo called upon you for being Jewish and then gassed in an oven.

You are just a gross rotten disgusting person. Walking trash.
 

Dave_5k

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By Texas's own standard in this complaint, the Texas electors should be thrown out.
The Texas Governor established ballot box rules (allowing use of ballot boxes, and limiting to them to 1 per county), not the legislature. So throw out Texas also if you follow the complaints logic.
 
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Tajjy, let me ask a quick question about this section:

The Electors Clause of Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution provides “[e]ach state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress.” As Texas notes, this clause “makes clear that only the legislatures of the States are permitted to determine the rules for appointing presidential electors.”


When the Constitution says "Legislature thereof MAY direct," what do you think that means? The word MAY is not a command, imperative type of word. SHALL, WILL...those are declarative, directive, commanding, imperative words. MAY, on the other hand, expresses that something will possibly happen or be true in the future, but you cannot be certain. It's a vague word.
Frankly I think it maintains that the State Legislatures are the entities permitted to appoint the electors. To have made changes in the last few months before an election by bureaucrats or appointees or etc. is not legal. I'll abide by a USSC ruling.

While i will always be of the opinion that there were too many irregularities and fraud in this election for it to be valid, i'm not going to war or join a revolution or take up arms.

Just like so many of the people in this forum have been saying for 4 years i'll be able to say "he's not my President" ,"join the resistance", "I will not comply", He's an illegitimate President"
with far more reason that they had.
 

MrSquished

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Frankly I think it maintains that the State Legislatures are the entities permitted to appoint the electors. To have made changes in the last few months before an election by bureaucrats or appointees or etc. is not legal. I'll abide by a USSC ruling.

While i will always be of the opinion that there were too many irregularities and fraud in this election for it to be valid, i'm not going to war or join a revolution or take up arms.

Just like so many of the people in this forum have been saying for 4 years i'll be able to say "he's not my President" ,"join the resistance", "I will not comply", He's an illegitimate President"
with far more reason that they had.

You should take up arms. Try to secede. More of the country doesn't want you in it than do. This time don't let the door hit you on the way out. Take the confederate flag, it's all yours. We can see from the Anne Frank thread what you think about Jews. I'm sure your opinion of Muslims, gays and blacks is probably not far behind.
 
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