He’s also undermining his own chance at actually ratfucking this, because by accusing so many states of being stolen, he reduces the chance that any individual state claims will be taken seriously. Once again he has no discipline. Three stooges stuck in the door of evil racism.
As long as the SC follows through, that’s all that matters. They give it to Trump, that’s game.
Trump predictably says he won when it hasn't been confirmed yet. It a a razor thin race. Him saying dumb shit isn't unusual but just particularly gross given he seems to want to whip people into unrest. It's almost insane to see.
The thing is, I don't have an ounce of faith in his ability to do anything to stop states from counting their own ballots. He has failed at every turn. In a heavily scrutinized trial, every judge will agree, count the ballots.
"We want all voting to stop" sure sums up the current administration real nice
Hey it’s what the people want, or at least an insane number of people. I’ve never felt such hatred for such vast numbers of people I don’t know and will never meet
The thing is, I don't have an ounce of faith in his ability to do anything to stop states from counting their own ballots. He has failed at every turn. In a heavily scrutinized trial, every judge will agree, count the ballots.
Even our 6-3 conservative-stacked Supreme Court that Trump managed to shit three justices onto?
Please, this is what he was planning for months. If the election went south, scream fraud and run to the SC.
I will say that I consider this a better case scenario because saying you're going to ask SCOTUS to do something doesn't actually do anything. It's not like he had an actual suite that had been filed to point to so in usual Trump fashion it’s entirely possible that he will be too lazy to actually do it.
While racing light mechs, your Urbanmech comes in second place, but only because it ran out of ammo.
The thing is, I don't have an ounce of faith in his ability to do anything to stop states from counting their own ballots. He has failed at every turn. In a heavily scrutinized trial, every judge will agree, count the ballots.
The election lawyer on CNN essentially said there's no clear legal path here. He can't just go to the supreme court and say "stop this!" He, and his lawyers, can contest specific ballots under specific state laws and can contest specific procedures, but even if they do the remedies aren't going to be to throw everything out and they aren't going to apply across the board, and while all of this legal process is happening the count is also going on.
It's hard for me to fact check that because I'm not a lawyer myself. By the same token, maybe check yourself if you're doomsaying about election law and you're also not a lawyer.
I will say that I consider this a better case scenario because saying you're going to ask SCOTUS to do something doesn't actually do anything. It's not like he had an actual suite that had been filed to point to so in usual Trump fashion it’s entirely possible that he will be too lazy to actually do it.
I wish I could be confident the current SCOTUS will not politely ignore that minor niggle.
The thing is, I don't have an ounce of faith in his ability to do anything to stop states from counting their own ballots. He has failed at every turn. In a heavily scrutinized trial, every judge will agree, count the ballots.
Even our 6-3 conservative-stacked Supreme Court that Trump managed to shit three justices onto?
Please, this is what he was planning for months. If the election went south, scream fraud and run to the SC.
Yes, even them. Because it's not always about what they CAN do. It needs some cover. It needs to make a tiny amount of sense to the general public. There has to be a reason to throw out people's votes. And what does he have as his reason? Nothing. Zero proof of fraud. He's too incompetent to invent evidence. He needs some hanging chads, but he doesn't even have that.
The thing is, I don't have an ounce of faith in his ability to do anything to stop states from counting their own ballots. He has failed at every turn. In a heavily scrutinized trial, every judge will agree, count the ballots.
The election lawyer on CNN essentially said there's no clear legal path here. He can't just go to the supreme court and say "stop this!" He, and his lawyers, can contest specific ballots under specific state laws and can contest specific procedures, but even if they do the remedies aren't going to be to throw everything out and they aren't going to apply across the board, and while all of this legal process is happening the count is also going on.
It's hard for me to fact check that because I'm not a lawyer myself. By the same token, maybe check yourself if you're doomsaying about election law and you're also not a lawyer.
i was going to say, it seemed to be a slight misreading of the way courts and law works for a president to just direct the SC to arbitrarily change something as well protected as an election while it's happening
my direct source on the workings of the american courts may be purely derived from netflix crime documentaries, however. also judge judy.
The thing is, I don't have an ounce of faith in his ability to do anything to stop states from counting their own ballots. He has failed at every turn. In a heavily scrutinized trial, every judge will agree, count the ballots.
Even our 6-3 conservative-stacked Supreme Court that Trump managed to shit three justices onto?
Please, this is what he was planning for months. If the election went south, scream fraud and run to the SC.
Yes, even them. Because it's not always about what they CAN do. It needs some cover. It needs to make a tiny amount of sense to the general public. There has to be a reason to throw out people's votes. And what does he have as his reason? Nothing. Zero proof of fraud. He's too incompetent to invent evidence. He needs some hanging chads, but he doesn't even have that.
I worry his biggest play will be extrajudicial.
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I really hope the future government prosecutes all of these things like for instance the current coup attempt the minute it’s physically possible to do so.
I will say that I consider this a better case scenario because saying you're going to ask SCOTUS to do something doesn't actually do anything. It's not like he had an actual suite that had been filed to point to so in usual Trump fashion it’s entirely possible that he will be too lazy to actually do it.
I wish I could be confident the current SCOTUS will not politely ignore that minor niggle.
I fully believe that if given the chance this court will rule on a completely partisan basis with no regard for facts or the law. But they actually literally can't just like... call all 9 justices into the chamber and declare that all vote counting must stop. If Trump wants this to actually happen I think he needed to have like an attorney get on stage right after him and hit the ground running with an aggressive litigation strategy for how to actually get this in front of SCOTUS.
Especially since the test cases they had going already got tossed out.
While racing light mechs, your Urbanmech comes in second place, but only because it ran out of ammo.
I will say that I consider this a better case scenario because saying you're going to ask SCOTUS to do something doesn't actually do anything. It's not like he had an actual suite that had been filed to point to so in usual Trump fashion it’s entirely possible that he will be too lazy to actually do it.
I wish I could be confident the current SCOTUS will not politely ignore that minor niggle.
I fully believe that if given the chance this court will rule on a completely partisan basis with no regard for facts or the law. But they actually literally can't just like... call all 9 justices into the chamber and declare that all vote counting must stop. If Trump wants this to actually happen I think he needed to have like an attorney get on stage right after him and hit the ground running with an aggressive litigation strategy for how to actually get this in front of SCOTUS.
Especially since the test cases they had going already got tossed out.
I really, really do not want to test that assertion.
The really depressing part is that Dem turnout keeps going up and keeps hitting incredible numbers, but R turnout keeps matching it. Like, the belief that Texas just needed huge turnout from its urban areas to maybe start unfucking its state legislature took a fucking knife to the lungs tonight. And it's looking like we may be losing a handful of House seats too, especially those picked up in 2018 in red areas.
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As long as the SC follows through, that’s all that matters. They give it to Trump, that’s game.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
Whelp, looks like the thread title proved to be even more accurate than expected.
Or wanted.
He is totally winning every state that hasn't been called including the ones he's losing, and probably all the ones that have been called too.
He was getting ready to hold a victory party when 'they' (the illuminati I guess?) called off the election.
They have won and they will ask SCOTUS to stop any more votes from being counted.
Pence pretends that's not what he said.
I had to bail and go outside for a cigarette.
Side note: don't try and rub your temples with a lit cigarette in one hand when you haven't had a haircut in nine months.
He's not going to get his coup anymore than he got his wall. It's beyond disgusting that a PoTUS made that speech, though.
Mitch McConnell says “lol nope not impeachment-worthy, get pwned libs”.
Kavanaugh and Barrett say “What a grand idea! How many else are with us?”
And people told me I was fucking crazy to suggest something like this.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
Come on don’t let this go back on me
The thing is, I don't have an ounce of faith in his ability to do anything to stop states from counting their own ballots. He has failed at every turn. In a heavily scrutinized trial, every judge will agree, count the ballots.
Yeah, I feel like this is going to be a famous election in the history books. Much more so then the last one.
Hey it’s what the people want, or at least an insane number of people. I’ve never felt such hatred for such vast numbers of people I don’t know and will never meet
'course now that I've remembered it, I can totally hear it again.
Even our 6-3 conservative-stacked Supreme Court that Trump managed to shit three justices onto?
Please, this is what he was planning for months. If the election went south, scream fraud and run to the SC.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
That voting thing wasn’t a misspeak. Pretending that ballots already cast are actually new votes is part of the plan
"Biden may still win after 2 weeks of battling court-fuckery" is not the headline I wanted to wake up to today.
What the hell is wrong with people.
The election lawyer on CNN essentially said there's no clear legal path here. He can't just go to the supreme court and say "stop this!" He, and his lawyers, can contest specific ballots under specific state laws and can contest specific procedures, but even if they do the remedies aren't going to be to throw everything out and they aren't going to apply across the board, and while all of this legal process is happening the count is also going on.
It's hard for me to fact check that because I'm not a lawyer myself. By the same token, maybe check yourself if you're doomsaying about election law and you're also not a lawyer.
So by all means trump: concede.
Ok, watching this tonight might have been worth it because I may never stop laughing.
I wish I could be confident the current SCOTUS will not politely ignore that minor niggle.
Yes, even them. Because it's not always about what they CAN do. It needs some cover. It needs to make a tiny amount of sense to the general public. There has to be a reason to throw out people's votes. And what does he have as his reason? Nothing. Zero proof of fraud. He's too incompetent to invent evidence. He needs some hanging chads, but he doesn't even have that.
Someone check the temperature in the counting tank.
The presidential candidates and the senate candidates run above and below each other all the time. Voters are, just ... sigh.
i was going to say, it seemed to be a slight misreading of the way courts and law works for a president to just direct the SC to arbitrarily change something as well protected as an election while it's happening
my direct source on the workings of the american courts may be purely derived from netflix crime documentaries, however. also judge judy.
I worry his biggest play will be extrajudicial.
I fully believe that if given the chance this court will rule on a completely partisan basis with no regard for facts or the law. But they actually literally can't just like... call all 9 justices into the chamber and declare that all vote counting must stop. If Trump wants this to actually happen I think he needed to have like an attorney get on stage right after him and hit the ground running with an aggressive litigation strategy for how to actually get this in front of SCOTUS.
Especially since the test cases they had going already got tossed out.
Might be a bit premature
I don't know what is wrong with those Republican voters, but its hella disappointing. You managed to disappoint the world yet again, America.
I really, really do not want to test that assertion.
That's from two hours ago, or at least three eternities.