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Won’t make a difference. SCOTUS will hand the presidency to Trump regardless of outcome.

Edit: Since when has this SCOTUS ever shied from doing something it “can’t”? Roe v. Wade. Presidents are kings. Church as state. Vote anyway, I am, but they’re trying a second coup and they might well succeed this time. You can all apologise for not listening after they do it.

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SCOTUS can’t overrule an election outcome unless there is contention and proof. Won’t happen. Her numbers are too good, and that’s taking into account that polls only reach old people.

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Bush v. Gore. Contention, no proof. Since when has this SCOTUS ever shied from doing something it “can’t”? Roe v. Wade. Presidents are kings.

Sorry bud, it’s not looking good, and believe you me will I be voting. But it’s not even a question that they’re trying coup 2.0.

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Hanging Chad in Florida is different than election deniers trying to not certify elections. Won’t happen.

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SCOTUS can’t overrule an election outcome unless there is contention and proof

They can do whatever the fuck a majority of them wants. That’s why Mitch McConnell considered stacking the courts much more important to his legacy than electoral success.

The way the broken system works, they have the final say on ANYTHING and can only be overruled by the by now impossible constitutional amendment process.

No matter how nonsensical or blatantly corrupt their reasoning, their judgment is effectively final.

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If SC tries to force an illegitimate Trump presidency down our throats there will be hell to pay. Biden might also need to use some of his newly-acquired presidential immunity superpowers and ship the SC to Antarctica to do science research for the rest of their tenure.

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“apologize for not listening” in your view, what difference does it make whether we listen or not, and why should we apologize? As you said, “won’t make a difference” right?

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Because I’m right, and there are downvotes. People use the downvote button to disagree, so they are wrong, because what I said is a fact 🤷‍♀️

There is a massive, concerted effort by the right wing to take over or government, and nobody seems to care enough to stop them, so they’re probably going to pull it off this time.

And I’ll want an apology - when I’m right and not before - because I’ve had a really hard day. I answer questions all day, and get told I don’t know what I’m talking about when I do, and then I have to explain why I’m right every single time. I always get told I don’t know what I’m talking about, and then I turn out to be right.

I was looking for a couple of events, and one of them was the court making Trump above the law. I didn’t think there was any way that could work, because they’d have to ignore the Constitution. But here we are, so all bets are off and I don’t have any hope the good guys will win anymore.

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