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Shit, I forgot to trademark it. Carry on.

 

SCOTUS will split the baby here same as they did with Roe, with a caveat. They will rule for states to decide for themselves unless it's a state in play. Then they'll say "Whoa Nelly Roger Taney."

Summary: Stare decisis matters with this court .... until it doesn't.

 

It’s almost as if the Court’s only ideological consistency is “How does this affect Leonard Leo?”

 

Nobudduh tellz ME whut ta dew.

 

This line from the NYT's coverage of the Maine decision is really sticking in my craw:

"...lawyers on both sides are asking the nation’s top court to provide guidance on an obscure constitutional amendment enacted after the Civil War, which is at the heart of the effort to block Mr. Trump from making a third White House run."

Maine Joins Colorado in Finding Trump Ineligible for Primary Ballot

The 14th Amendment is anything but "obscure." It is the backbone of the modern civil rights we all enjoy. At least a third of my ConLaw class years ago was on cases arising out of protections added by the 14th. The particular clause at issue could probably be fairly characterized that way, but not the amendment.

I suppose that's what happens when news breaks while the beat reporters are on vacation, but still embarrassing.

 

So … Lady G would beg to differ?

 

He's not being thrown in prison, or worse, by the government. Is this not just part of a legal process?

due process. noun. 1. : a course of formal proceedings (as judicial proceedings) carried out regularly, fairly, and in accordance with established rules and principles.

Again, I don't think it will stand up without a conviction, which I guess is what you mean. And something that is increasingly unlikely to happen before the election. But it stresses the idea SCOTUS should take this up sooner than later.

There's nothing wrong with pursuing this as a Constitutional question.

 

I think that is actually fair. They will discuss that before they dive into Stinky's undergarments. If Leonard Leo decides the harm to the party is too much ... prepare the West Palm Beach landfill for a mountain.

But we're not even close to there. Nimrata and Ronald have both fallen short and the die is cast. Stinky will win Nimmy's SC in a landslide and that'll be that.

 

Insurrection, secession, mad there's no recession
Deification, rationalization, blame the Biden administration

Ball of collusion
That's what the GOP is today

 

"Nominal rules" that happen to be in the Constitution. And are perhaps not quite entirely clear, thus the need to be argued in court. Not a damn thing wrong with that.

There was nothing wrong with trump going to court 60 times (and losing 60 times) in an effort to overturn election results. And there's nothing wrong with pursuing this in court. The "one person in Maine" theory isn't going to be the final word, of course. I'd have an issue with that too, if it was in any way final.