Millions of Americans will vote this fall ā€“ but six Republican justices might have the final say, in a Bush v Gore redux

Itā€™s frighteningly easy to imagine. Kamala Harris wins Georgia. The state elections board, under the sway of its newĀ Trump-alignedĀ commissioners, grinds the certification process toĀ a slow haltĀ to investigate unfounded fraud allegations, spurring the stateā€™s Republican legislature to select its own slate of electors.

Perhaps long lines in Philadelphia lead to the state supreme court holding polls open until everyone has a chance to vote. Before anyone knows the results, Republicans appeal to theĀ US supreme courtĀ using the ā€œindependent state legislatureā€ (ISL) theory, insisting that the state court overstepped its bounds and the late votes not be counted.

Or maybe an election evening fire at a vote counting center in Milwaukee disrupts balloting. The progressive majority on the state supreme court attempts to establish a new location, butĀ RepublicansĀ ask the US supreme court to shut it down.

Maybe that last example wasĀ inspired by HBOā€™s Succession. But in this crazy year, whoā€™s to say it couldnā€™t happen? The real concern is this: if you think a repeat of Bush v GoreĀ canā€™t happen this year, think again.


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  • solsangraal
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    2 months ago

    ā€œthe scotus is basically going to make trump president no matter who the people vote for. also, donā€™t forget to vote!ā€

    • Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Thatā€™s not really the point.

      The higher the turnout, the better. Itā€™s easy for them to do a repeat of the 2000 election. But not if there is a wide enough margin.

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        Theyā€™ll declare fraud and a stolen election anywayā€¦ The many lawsuits the republicans will fire up, almost assures that at the very least a handfull will get to the supreme court quickly, will be a certaintyā€¦

        And, unless there is a shift somewhere, the supreme court will proclaim that there is enough suspicion of shenanigans against a trump win that theyā€™ll just decide amongst themselves who will win the election, ignoring the ā€œpeopleā€™sā€ vote altogetherā€¦

        Perhaps the military is willing to hold the supreme court accountable, because I do not see anyone else able to do it right now.

        Wouldnā€™t it be immensely entertaining if the day after the election all current supreme court justices had vanished?

        • Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          This is all just speculation. Maybe thatā€™s how it will happen, maybe not.

          But the more votes and the more states won, the harder it is for them to bullshit their way through.

          So everyone should vote.

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          Iā€™d like to hope that the American people wouldnā€™t stomach such a brazen coup, but I think that requires Harris to win in a landslide. If itā€™s even remotely close centrists will shrug and say itā€™s the will of the people just like they shrugged at Gore.

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            2 months ago

            This is the real thing. It needs to be blasted far and wide that SCOTUS does not have the power to choose. Congress does that on Jan 6th if thereā€™s still a problem. If they pull this shit then we need to be in the streets.

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          2 months ago

          Doesnā€™t fuckin matter we all vote so hard they canā€™t lie about it. Weā€™re not Belarus yet.