Sore Losers, Pissants and Hypocrites

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Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Texas lawmakers on the Texas lawsuit:
Sen. John Cornyn: "I frankly struggle to understand the legal theory of it."
Rep. Kay Granger: “I'm not supporting it...It's a distraction.”
Rep. Chip Roy: "I believe the case itself represents a dangerous violation of federalism."

11:05 AM · Dec 10, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Carl Hulse @hillhulse

Many very strong words in the Pennsylvania response to the Texas lawsuit. Frivolous. Baseless. Affront. Alternate Reality. Seditious. Bogus. Nonsense. Meritless. Dangerous. Indefensible. (and more.)

https://supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2...%20v.FINAL.pdf

12:27 PM · Dec 10, 2020·TweetDeck

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Jeb Bush @JebBush

This is crazy. it will be killed on arrival. Why are smart people advancing this notion? Let it go. The election is over.

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Frank Luntz @FrankLuntz

“Texas could not even get its Solicitor General — the man who argues on behalf of the state before the Supreme Court — to sign onto the lawsuit.” twitter.com/ewerickson/sta…

5:11 PM · Dec 10, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Um, Jeb - "smart" people aren't advancing this; only idiotic Trumpkins, who think they have something to gain by doing so...

[Chicks]

In Blistering Retort, 4 Battleground States Tell Texas to Butt Out of Election
The attorneys general of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia asked the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit from Texas seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victories.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/u...it-states.html

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Chicks

In Blistering Retort, 4 Battleground States Tell Texas to Butt Out of Election
The attorneys general of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia asked the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit from Texas seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victories.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/u...it-states.html

Remember when Republican orthodoxy proclaimed 'state's rights' uber alles? I'm guessing it was all self serving bullshit when it comes right down to it.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Remember when Republican orthodoxy proclaimed 'state's rights' uber alles? I'm guessing it was all self serving bullshit when it comes right down to it.

Guessing? Just boil that sentence down to four words and you have it:Republican self-serving bullshit.

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

Guessing? Just boil that sentence down to four words and you have it:Republican self-serving bullshit.

G. O. P. .........Greedy Oligarch Party!

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Marc E. Elias @marceelias

BREAKING: Wisconsin Court REJECTS Trump appeal of that state's recount.

Trump and his allies are now 1-56.

https://www.democracydocket.com/case...ction-recount/

8:52 AM · Dec 11, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Editorial: Don’t just deny Texas’ original action. Decimate it.

https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/12/o...n-decimate-it/

A simple five-page per curiam opinion genuinely could end up in the pantheon of all-time most significant rulings in American history. Every once in a long while, the court needs to invest some of its accumulated capital in issuing judgments that are not only legally right but also respond to imminent, tangible threats to the nation. That is particularly appropriate when, as here, the court finds itself being used as a tool to actively undermine faith in our democratic institutions — including by the members of the court’s bar on whom the justices depend to act much more responsibly.

In a time that is so very deeply polarized, I cannot think of a person, group or institution other than the Supreme Court that could do better for the country right now. Supporters of the president who have been gaslighted into believing that there has been a multi-state conspiracy to steal the election recognize that the court is not a liberal institution. If the court will tell the truth, the country will listen.

With a normal SCOTUS, yes, this would be a given. With THIS SCOTUS... Particularly the drunken frat boy, who screamed about a "Dem conspiracy" during his confirmation hearings, with several hard-Reich justices who would LOVE a theocracy, who knows? Fingers crossed they'll do the right thing, but not holding my breath.