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Probably an unpopular opinion on here, but my disgust at the behavior of the idiots storming the Capitol building doesn't alter, in any way, the fact that state election laws, passed by state legislatures, cannot be altered by any entity other than those very legislatures. In...
...those states where this happened - admittedly - including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, it is appropriate and necessary for the constitutional process to be followed, and to prevail. A court cannot override legislation - the court can't order additional days for mail-in...
....ballots to be accepted, or mandate less-sensitive signature verification software. All of those issues are exclusively under the authority of state legislative bodies. It is no secret that Secretaries of State went to the courts to ask for changes in election procedures.
It's no secret that courts authorized changes in mail-in, absentee, signature verification, and postmark deadlines for the 2020 election. It's no secret that the constitution does not apportion such power to state courts. If there is no remedy - if what occurred in these...
...elections is acknowledged by all to be unconstitutional and unacceptable, yet there is no substantive remedy to the violation of the separation of powers, we're lost. Why allow a law to remain on the books if there's no consequence for violating it? No amount of thuggery by...
...idiots stamping around the Capitol can change the fact that there is a legitimate constitutional crisis in play here, and members of congress who felt strongly about it last week shouldn't feel less strongly about it tonight because a bunch of idiots acted foolishly. It begs..
...remedy, and should be the subject of a full-throated debate prior to the certification of the votes of any state that allowed their courts to usurp the power of the legislature that wrote and enacted the state election laws. The oath everyone on your television screens swore..
...was to support and defend the constitution. The constitution explicitly prohibits courts from issuing orders contrary to state law. Supporting and defending the constitution requires uncomfortable decisions made under pressure. Rioting idiots come and go - we endured...
...an entire summer of Antifa/BLM riots tearing up, looting, and setting fire to major cities across the country - but members of congress shouldn't ignore their oath in fear that doing so will appear to appease the mob. They are right to object to certification on...
...constitutional grounds - state legislatures have themselves issued such statements - regardless of whether or not those who support their actions are saints or sinners. Do your job, congress.
The issue has been front-and-center since a week prior to the election: https://twitter.com/jabeale/status/1323898855004450818?s=20
Watching CSPAN - the Georgia representative just made the objection based on the very issues described above. Constitutionally, the objection has to be signed by a member of the house and of the senate. Asked if a member of the senate had signed, the Georgia representative...
...said, "Prior to today's events a member of the senate had signed the objection - they have since withdrawn their signature." Exactly my point - that senator, whoever he or she is, is a coward. The constitution didn't change today - just the atmosphere. Cowardly.
