Saturday, December 5, 2020

Can State Legislatures Appoint Presidential Electors?

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The world-renowned Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Tribe writes, in an article at Lawfare:

As the counting of votes continues, an anti-democratic suggestion has taken hold among supporters of President Trump that Republican state legislatures could prevent a Biden presidency by directly appointing Trump-supporting electors to the Electoral College, rather than by sending a delegation of electors in line with their states’ popular votes. “GET READY TO DO YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY,” tweeted conservative radio host Mark Levin on Nov. 5. Soon after, Donald Trump, Jr., retweeted Levin. Later that night, Sen. Lindsey Graham joined the bandwagon.

There are a host of clear legal problems with this suggestion…[F]undamentally, the Supreme Court has unanimously undercut the core premise to this argument for legislative superpower.

Is Professor Tribe right? Has the Supreme Court undercut the argument? Let’s take a deep dive.

Mark Levin’s Argument

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5 comments:

  1. It has happened before.... that's a powerful precedent. Sounds more like sour grapes wishful thinking from a commie academic.

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  2. They better in GA, as the popular vote has been corrupted.

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    1. Yes and there are other states the same or worst I imagine, but haven't had as many shenanigans found.

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  3. Good God GORDY, What a MESS!

    HERE is a SIMPLE and EFFECVTIVE Solution That SHOULD ALREADY BE IN THE WORKS to FIX THIS Problem:

    https://canadafreepress.com/article/doj-should-emagain-em-use-rico-statute-to-prosecute-democrat-party-swing-st

    What A CONCEPT... Like Rudy Said: "The ONLY way to STOP VOTE/ELECTION FRAUD is to PUT CRIMINALS IN JAIL!" There Has to be a Path for such a thing; An Organization of ACTUAL CRIME FIGHTERS Perhaps, that would be Equipped and Well Financed to Handle Such a HUGE INVESTIGATION of CRIME FAMILIES, and or SYNDICATES, on a NATIONAL, or even INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. GEE WHIZ WALLY, Do you think that such a thing might one day exist?

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    1. I hope so and thanks.https://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2020/12/doj-should-again-use-rico-statute-to.html

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