2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Loretta Lynch could file federal charges against Trump for High Treason NOW! [View all]ElementaryPenguin
(7,849 posts)And I appreciate you pointing that out to me. Again, I want you to show me where it is written in the Constitution that the Supreme Court can step in and prevent a state from determining it's own electors - as the Supremes did in 2000 - stopping a recount that would have left Al Gore as the winner in Florida - and the President - whereas the foul Fat Tony Scalia and his gang essentially appointed George W. Bush as President. I would submit that Vladimir Putin has done the same thing this election.
The 20th Amendment - adopted in 1933 - obviously did not foresee electronic voting fraud, fake internet news, and a whole host of modern issues we are now confronted with - and may be about to cost us our form of government. Your legal scholarship is, again, appreciated, but unfortunately does not get us out of a predicament would should not be in. I understand we are a nation of laws - but the other side isn't playing by them - not the GOP - and certainly not Putin isn't obliged to. The strict adherence to some of these rather arbitrary dates (over the accuracy and validity of the vote count) is incredibly absurd - as absurd as the electoral college has become for us. (But of course, that is another debate).
My personal education and work history is not a part of this debate (though, admittedly, I was the one who brought it up). It's true that I was a law student, and my father was an attorney. I later clerked for him, as well as a few other law firms - supporting myself with it for a time - but I did not complete law school, as I went into an entirely different field.
Look - I understand this is a crazy notion I'm suggesting here. I'm just trying to float ideas out there that perhaps others can build on - and perhaps develop. Some are stronger and more feasible than others. This one may be more flawed than others. I believe we're all on the same side here - and our arguments are fine to have, and overall constructive. When I've gotten personal, I've regretted it - but these are frustrating times for any Americans (particularly progressive ones) who give a damn!