Every American should read Pennsylvania's scorching brief in the Texas lawsuit. It shows that those backing this lawsuit are demanding nothing less than the lawless imposition of the minority's will on the majority -- tyranny. I unpacked the brief here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/scorching-reply-awful-texas-lawsuit-frames-stakes-moment/
Opinion | A scorching reply to the awful Texas lawsuit frames the stakes of the moment

Let's be clear: Many Republicans are calling for the election to be nullified outright.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/scorching-reply-awful-texas-lawsuit-frames-stakes-moment/
The Texas lawsuit's actual argument is that Texas *voters* were harmed by pro-Biden outcomes in four other states.

Thus, the redress demanded is the imposition of Texas voters' will on the will of voters in those states.

This is the *explicit* demand:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/scorching-reply-awful-texas-lawsuit-frames-stakes-moment/
The Texas lawsuit's actual argument is that Texas *voters* were harmed by pro-Biden outcomes in four other states.Thus, the redress demanded is the imposition of Texas voters' will on the will of voters in those states.This is the *explicit* demand: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/scorching-reply-awful-texas-lawsuit-frames-stakes-moment/
The Texas lawsuit's actual argument is that Texas *voters* were harmed by pro-Biden outcomes in four other states.Thus, the redress demanded is the imposition of Texas voters' will on the will of voters in those states.This is the *explicit* demand: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/scorching-reply-awful-texas-lawsuit-frames-stakes-moment/
The Texas lawsuit's actual argument is that Texas *voters* were harmed by pro-Biden outcomes in four other states.Thus, the redress demanded is the imposition of Texas voters' will on the will of voters in those states.This is the *explicit* demand: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/scorching-reply-awful-texas-lawsuit-frames-stakes-moment/
In the four states that Texas' lawsuit has targeted, 10 million people voted for Biden.

"It's an invitation to the Justices to simply substitute the preferences of a minority of voters for those of the clear majority," @steve_vladeck tells me:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/scorching-reply-awful-texas-lawsuit-frames-stakes-moment/
People keep claiming that Republicans secretly know this effort to overturn the election will fail, and that they're only supporting it to energize the base or keep Trump on their side.

I have some simple questions for those making these claims:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/scorching-reply-awful-texas-lawsuit-frames-stakes-moment/
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