Feb
23rd
2021
A hint of accountability. · 1:22pm Feb 23rd, 2021
By doing nothing, we invite further confusion and erosion of voter confidence. Our fellow citizens deserve better and expect more of us.
Nice to see someone in a position of power address the issues lots of people are having nowadays. Ever since SCOTUS denied the first hearing, I honestly started to view the court system as a sideshow attraction not worth taking seriously. I still hold this view and knew the newest Pennsylvania lawsuit would be another waste of time, but it's sorta refreshing to see a form of accountability from someone in charge.
Of course, once someone has a controversial opinion, you get crap like this happening.
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Did I miss something
More and more this quote becomes apt. No surprise the ones most responsible for the strife of today base their arguements on emotion and what they feel. "That offended me!" "I feel persecuted!" "Your rights end where my feelings begin." These same individuals given power over others either out of fear of the mob or out of more powerful men wanting the brutes' destructive ways to pave a way for more power and control.
The reason why there was such a strong dissent on this case is obvious.
State legislatures set the rules for their state's elections, as per the Constitution.
Unelected appointees, bureaucrats, governors, and judges in several states said "Oh, those rules are inconvenient. We'll change them. It's just once. Nobody will mind."
A number of people did mind. They went to court.
The courts said "Oh, you haven't been harmed by this action yet, so you can't sue."
Then after the election they said, "Oh, we don't have all the details yet."
Then after January they said "Oh, that's moot since whatever we decide won't affect the election that already took place and was resolved. Case dismissed."
Justice Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch dissented with the quite rational, "Look, there are *more* elections coming up. If we don't rule on this unconstitutional usurpation of the legislature's power, it will happen over and over again."
And they're right.
The one might have encouraged the other, but did not cause it. Mrs. Thomas was someone they needed to look at because she helped finance a lot of people getting to DC on the 6th. Regardless of your opinions of those brave souls who were let into the capitol building for the "Best Tour Ever" I'm sure the DOJ will be looking at whether she also specifically helped those fellows and ladies get there or if she was unaware of what she brought to town that day.
I don't see anything coming of it. Mrs. Thomas is more than welcome to help legal protestors get to their destination, and the idea that someone like her was somehow involved in that madness beyond the peripheral level is the kind of ridiculous conspiracy thinking that still has us questioning an election decided at every level of government. But hey, it would be worth clearing her.
How long was it before the election that the election officials did the 3 day extension? Asking because I'd like to know if the legislature with ultimate authority had time to reconvene or object.
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It honestly doesn't matter. The people voted in good faith according to the rules laid out for them at the time, and the votes were counted in good faith according to those same rules. Any changes after the fact only serve to disenfranchise people over procedure. At which point why count at all if you plan to ignore the votes?
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As I recall, something like 3 weeks before the election.
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Funny. I was just listening to somebody talking about Cicero yesterday and they brought up that very quote.