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07-02-2022, 10:27 AM
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SCOTUS Has Agreed to Hear a HUGE Case!
SCOTUS to Hear Case That Could Give State Legislatures, Not Judges, Power to Regulate Elections
The 'independent state legislature doctrine' is a longtime favorite of conservative legal thinkers and Republicans
The Supreme Court decided on June 30 to hear an important new case that Republicans hope will re-empower state legislatures to make rules for redistricting and governing congressional and presidential elections.
Republicans say the U.S. Constitution has always directly authorized state legislatures to make rules for the conduct of elections, including presidential elections. Democrats say this idea, encompassed by the Independent State Legislature Doctrine, is a fringe conservative legal theory that could endanger voting rights. The Supreme Court has reportedly never ruled on the doctrine.
The doctrine, if endorsed by the high court, could allow state legislatures to select presidential electors in disputed elections, something critics decry as a threat to democracy.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/scotus...w9IXCwhsA1Q%3D
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07-02-2022, 10:46 AM
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PA Steward
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State gov't is a threat to our democracy...probably should just outlaw all 50 of them then I guess.
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07-02-2022, 11:13 AM
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why bother going to the courts, just get rid of all elections and there will be no more problems. . and for that matter, they won't need any more courts or lawyers or television stations analyzing all this.
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07-02-2022, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by lamboguy
why bother going to the courts, just get rid of all elections and there will be no more problems. . and for that matter, they won't need any more courts or lawyers or television stations analyzing all this.
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Classic! Toss the baby with the dirty wash water. 
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07-02-2022, 11:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
State gov't is a threat to our democracy...probably should just outlaw all 50 of them then I guess.
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Kool! Federal Law governs all everywhere at all times. Nothing like a little centralized government.
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07-02-2022, 01:25 PM
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Just Deplorable
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Take a look at HISA: Comply or Die. Life in the New America has an odor of fascism about it. 
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07-02-2022, 05:37 PM
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Librocubicularist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by boxcar
Kool! Federal Law governs all everywhere at all times. Nothing like a little centralized government.
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It's worked for two centuries. See McCulloch v. Maryland (1819).
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07-02-2022, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Actor
It's worked for two centuries. See McCulloch v. Maryland (1819).
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Past tense, I see. So, what happened after it "worked for two centuries"? 
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07-02-2022, 07:42 PM
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Librocubicularist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by boxcar
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Originally Posted by Actor
It's worked for two centuries. See McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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.Past tense, I see. So, what happened after it "worked for two centuries"? |
"It's" is a contraction of "it has", not "worked for." The latter signifies a termination, the former does not. Ergo, the former is not past tense. Don't put words in my mouth.
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07-02-2022, 08:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Actor
"It's" is a contraction of "it has", not "worked for." The latter signifies a termination, the former does not. Ergo, the former is not past tense. Don't put words in my mouth.
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Communism has never worked. And never will.
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07-03-2022, 06:48 AM
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Just Deplorable
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Regardless of the controlling ideology at any given time, the administrative branch will go on and on and on forever.
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07-03-2022, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rastajenk
the administrative branch will go on and on and on forever.
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Just like a cockroach
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07-03-2022, 01:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tucker6
Just like a cockroach
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It's time to call the [ex]Terminator.
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07-03-2022, 01:54 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Originally Posted by tucker6
Just like a cockroach
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That is insulting to cockroaches!
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Who does the Racing Form Detective like in this one?
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07-03-2022, 07:35 PM
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Librocubicularist
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SCOTUS Has Agreed to Hear a HUGE Case!
When was the last time SCOTUS heard a SMALL case?
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