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Greg Sargent: The odds of a #tRump coup attempt in 2024 are dropping fast
"The Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. Harper on Tuesday is a major reprieve for American democracy. By rejecting the radical idea that state legislatures have quasi-unlimited power to determine how elections are run, the court made it harder for lawmakers to engage in the shenanigans that Donald Trump encouraged to overturn his 2020 presidential reelection loss."
#uspolitics #moorevharper #independentstatelegislature
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/28/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-theory-trump-2024 -
#US #SupremeCourt rejects #RepublicanParty calls for #unchecked #power for #state #legislatures in #US #Elections
The #IndependentStateLegislature theory directly contradicts the US Constitution, which explicitly gives Congress the authority to set most election related rules and regulations.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #Courts #Rulings
https://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-dunks-conservative-election-142458833.html
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The Supreme Court has rejected the Independent State Legislature theory
#NPR #SupremeCourt #IndependentStateLegislature #ConstitutionalTheory #StateSovereignty #Federalism #JudicialPower #Politics #News
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@SchottHappens I fear that if SCOTUS deems the #IndependentStateLegislature theory valid that the #SenMikeLee plan will become part of the next presidential election #USpol
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The latest Out d'Coup LIVE is ready to roll! Tonight: civil rights & free speech lawyer, @GarenMeguerian was here to talk about the #SCOTUS case #MoorevHarper which threatens to take a wrecking ball to the last vestiges of American democracy. Don't miss this one.