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applegrove

(118,622 posts)
Mon Jun 5, 2023, 01:10 PM Jun 2023

Can Rogue Legislatures Elect Trump in 2024?

Can Rogue Legislatures Elect Trump in 2024?

June 5, 2023 at 11:56 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 15 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/06/05/can-rogue-legislatures-elect-trump-in-2024/

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Andrew Marantz: “Some advocates of the theory interpret a clause of the Constitution to mean that state legislatures can run federal elections almost however they choose—drawing maps for partisan advantage, outlawing forms of voting (such as mail-in ballots) that tend to favor one party, and challenging election results on thin procedural grounds—and that, even when these actions violate state constitutions, state courts would be powerless to stop them.

“It’s hard to overstate how wild it would be if this went the wrong way.”

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Can Rogue Legislatures Elect Trump in 2024? (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2023 OP
They may try, but I think they would face a popular uprising for their efforts. Chainfire Jun 2023 #1
It would end up going to SCOTUS, probably in multiple cases. roamer65 Jun 2023 #2

roamer65

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2. It would end up going to SCOTUS, probably in multiple cases.
Mon Jun 5, 2023, 03:00 PM
Jun 2023

That’s where I lose all hope for fairness.

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