That's not how it works {sarcasm}
If you voted for Biden by mail, it doesn't count.
If you voted for Trump by mail, it does.
Otherwise you'd have to throw out all of Utah's electors.
My husband saw this exact kind of thing in Chile under Pinochet.
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If you voted for Biden by mail, it doesn't count.
If you voted for Trump by mail, it does.
Otherwise you'd have to throw out all of Utah's electors.
My husband saw this exact kind of thing in Chile under Pinochet.
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https://twitter.com/dam24558/status/1337435128457474050
Pinochet's government would invent a silly argument intended to make a power grab appear legal. Nobody was fooled.
Team Trump is creating a transparent pretext to give SCOTUS the chance to overturn the election.
Pinochet didn't actually let judges decide, though.
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Team Trump is creating a transparent pretext to give SCOTUS the chance to overturn the election.
Pinochet didn't actually let judges decide, though.
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That's the key difference. Pinochet was able to invent silly legal arguments and get away with it because he had the military behind him. (And yes, I know about the US involvement😉)
Trump seems to think he owns SCOTUS. He appointed a few justices, so they "owe" him.
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Trump seems to think he owns SCOTUS. He appointed a few justices, so they "owe" him.
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WRONG!
Some of Alexander Hamilton's ideas were terrible. Like the electoral college.
But he insisted on lifetime appointment for federal justices precisely so they couldn't be fired for refusing politically motivated but wrong decisions. He wanted them independent.
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Some of Alexander Hamilton's ideas were terrible. Like the electoral college.
But he insisted on lifetime appointment for federal justices precisely so they couldn't be fired for refusing politically motivated but wrong decisions. He wanted them independent.
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