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Republicans & A.G. Bill Barr aren’t merely trying to sow doubt about the election results, Repub. legislators in several states (PA, MI, WI, GA) are laying the predicate to appoint Trump electors. It’s illegal, but they will try. We have to take this seriously. 1/7
Republicans & A.G. Bill Barr aren’t merely trying to sow doubt about the election results, Repub. legislators in several states (PA, MI, WI, GA) are laying the predicate to appoint Trump electors. It’s illegal, but they will try. We have to take this seriously. 1/7
Barr just authorized a dangerous DOJ probe into “voting irregularities.” This is designed to help Repub state legislators try to show substantial fraud & somehow try to overthrow the popular vote. 2/7 https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1325946854530555914?s=20
In Georgia, the two U.S. senators have said the election is “failed,” which is the legal standard by which they will claim an alternative Trump slate should be appointed. (Of course, the election hasn’t really failed.) 3/7 https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1325892732355817473?s=20
In PA, rank and file Repub. legislators are also calling for the Repub-controlled legislature to audit the election and demand that Biden electors not be seated until the audit is complete. 4/7 https://twitter.com/AndrewSeidman/status/1325915655569346560?s=20
In Wisconsin, Republican legislators have said they want to use their investigatory powers to immediately review how the election was administered. Again, this is likely laying the predicate to steal the election by appointing Trump electors. 5/7 https://twitter.com/SJohnsonWPR/status/1324832350828716034?s=20
Same thing in Michigan, where the Republican legislature has begun an “inquiry” into the election. This isn’t just about finding fraud – it’s about laying the predicate to appoint Trump electors. 6/7 https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/gop-calls-michigan-election-probe-officials-say-their-claims-are-weak
Don’t think the Barr election probe is a joke, it’s actually Barr likely preparing the groundwork for the GOP legislatures in PA, WI, MI, GA (& maybe AZ) to overturn the election and pick their own Trump electors instead. We can’t let this happen. 7/7
For those of you asking:
1) what we can do: support Dem governors in those 4 states in appointing the Biden slate of electors (reflecting the will of the people). And RISE UP in a huge way if Repubs try to appoint a Trump slate.
2) learn more:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e70e52c7c72720ed714313f/t/5f625c790cef066e940ea42d/1600281722253/State_Legislature_Paper.pdf
1) what we can do: support Dem governors in those 4 states in appointing the Biden slate of electors (reflecting the will of the people). And RISE UP in a huge way if Repubs try to appoint a Trump slate.
2) learn more:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e70e52c7c72720ed714313f/t/5f625c790cef066e940ea42d/1600281722253/State_Legislature_Paper.pdf
