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rzemanfl

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3. You can bet they have not made arrangements for stealing in what they thought
Tue Aug 13, 2024, 08:21 PM
Aug 13

were reliably red states. Every state is in play in this election. The new Congress will take over on January 3rd.

Something isn't right [View all] angrychair Aug 13 OP
They need to be told in no uncertain terms that failure to certify without court admissible evidence will... yourout Aug 13 #1
Who is responsible for ensuring they're officially on notice? ariadne0614 Aug 13 #6
It's a federal election so I would think the federalys should have some say in it yourout Aug 13 #11
State law governs pat_k Aug 13 #42
Federal law also governs BrianTheEVGuy Aug 14 #45
The federal government can get involved. wnylib Aug 15 #67
Do you know if there has pat_k Aug 15 #68
I don't know of any challenges to the Georgia law. wnylib Aug 15 #69
As Breyer put it in his dissent to Bush v. Gore, pat_k Aug 15 #70
But when members of Congress are part of the coup, wnylib Aug 15 #71
Garland? Emile Aug 13 #37
Maybe if Biden replaces Garland Nov 6. bucolic_frolic Aug 13 #10
Ha ha, you're not wrong! Frasier Balzov Aug 13 #40
Here are the actual state laws and consequences: Fiendish Thingy Aug 13 #32
Biden has a lot of immunity now Fullduplexxx Aug 13 #2
Good point angrychair Aug 13 #4
THIS FalloutShelter Aug 13 #13
And NOTHING to lose shelshaw Aug 13 #14
Joe Would Sacrifice his Life for Democracy Beetwasher. Aug 13 #15
Immunity does equal impunity Fiendish Thingy Aug 13 #31
You can bet they have not made arrangements for stealing in what they thought rzemanfl Aug 13 #3
They've made arrangements to throw everything into chaos BEFORE any new Congress is seated.... Think. Again. Aug 13 #16
The newly elected members of Congress will not be seated if their votes are not certified. wnylib Aug 13 #19
Enough will be seated to elect Jefferies the new speaker Fiendish Thingy Aug 13 #29
That's a relief. wnylib Aug 13 #43
Doesn't that apply to the re-elected as well? rzemanfl Aug 14 #46
I think it would apply to any persons whose win would be challenged MAGAs. by wnylib Aug 14 #48
I would think certification applies to everything on the ballot, not races they cherry pick. rzemanfl Aug 14 #49
But each certification is done separately. wnylib Aug 14 #55
Not at the county and state level. rzemanfl Aug 14 #57
They are certified separately at the state level. wnylib Aug 15 #59
I was unaware of the "ascertainment" wrinkle. rzemanfl Aug 15 #60
Unfortunately, MAGAs are very much aware of this possibility and plan to make use of it wnylib Aug 15 #61
In this election, all the states are in play. rzemanfl Aug 15 #62
I don't know how this will play out, anciano Aug 13 #5
Unprecedented perhaps, but not totally uncharted Fiendish Thingy Aug 13 #26
Trump is doing the best he can servermsh Aug 13 #7
Fortunately, Joe is President. Anything that really stinks won't fly. In a legitimate coup attempt, Biden can do exactly brewens Aug 13 #8
I suspect they plan to put the Blue Wave in question, we might not have any idea of what the final numbers are. Think. Again. Aug 13 #20
Yes, he's very smug. It's either Blitzkrieg in October, or exactly as you say bucolic_frolic Aug 13 #9
A couple of days ago, NPR reported cyclonefence Aug 13 #12
Yes, the ABA, Marc Elias and hundreds, if not thousands, of lawyers to counter the RW attempt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 13 #17
Trump is the Most Intensely Surveilled Individual on Earth Beetwasher. Aug 13 #18
I disagree with Joy. madaboutharry Aug 13 #21
That part I get angrychair Aug 13 #25
In my state of AZ, if an election official refuses to certify, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 13 #39
Welp, personally, I won't stand for that. CanonRay Aug 13 #22
That could be part of it. Demobrat Aug 13 #23
Non-certification of votes doesn't trigger a contingent election in the house Fiendish Thingy Aug 13 #24
I appreciate the information angrychair Aug 13 #30
At least now you will be anxiously well informed. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 13 #33
That's my understanding of the process as well. Hugin Aug 14 #47
They won't just rely on the consciences of the election officials...TSF operatives will have to give them wiggs Aug 15 #63
Read the CREW report to see what has already been done to thwart the disruptors Fiendish Thingy Aug 15 #64
The CREW report recognizes that the threat exists, which is what the OP also says, and recommends wiggs Aug 15 #65
The report also outlines what *has* already been done and has been effective in stopping disruptors Fiendish Thingy Aug 15 #66
*Slap to your face*. "Snap out of it", (via Cher in Moonstruck) a kennedy Aug 13 #27
No bets from me. pat_k Aug 13 #28
What about down ballot R candidates? newdeal2 Aug 13 #34
Yep angrychair Aug 13 #44
Or at least they think they do. liberal N proud Aug 13 #35
They've seen what can happen...i dont think Chakaconcarne Aug 13 #36
Not Capable Jazz Jon Aug 13 #38
in 2020 Trump was confident he had fixed the outcome of the election... agingdem Aug 13 #41
Seems to me this kind of thing would affect pukes as well? pwb Aug 14 #51
I firmly believe he's just calling it in at this point Torchlight Aug 14 #50
I think claudette Aug 14 #52
I agree. He's going through the motions knowing all thst it will take is one KPN Aug 14 #53
Trump is sure acting panicky and flustered for someone who's confident he's got the whole thing rigged RidinWithHarris Aug 14 #54
I think Trump is just low energy, and he's also furious that he can't coast to victory... D23MIURG23 Aug 14 #56
If they do that, what do we do? Take it? ecstatic Aug 14 #58
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