12/8/20: Today, the Trump campaign briefly managed to advance a legal
case to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the nine justices to block certification
of Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes.
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Suddenly, it was all over but the
quacking. With just eighteen words, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Lame
Duck Donald in a crucial case.
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This was a “Hail Mary” pass that slipped from the quarterback’s hand and traveled only fifteen feet before skidding along the turf. The players in the end zone, sixty-five yards away, gaped in silence.
Forty minutes after the case was filed, the court ruled:
“DENIED.”
(The
full court ruling follows, below.)
Lame Duck Donald had pinned his fondest dream of being gifted a second term in the White House on this particular case. Tuesday afternoon, with the decision imminent, he tweeted about his hopes.
Now, let’s see
whether or not somebody has the courage, whether it’s a legislator or
legislatures, or whether it’s a justice of the Supreme Court, or a number of justices
of the Supreme Court – let’s see
if they have the courage to do what everybody in this country knows is right.
As it turned out, exactly zero judges on Supreme Court seemed to agree on what “everybody in this country knows is right.”
Not even Justice Samuel Alito, who agreed to allow the case to reach the court, seemed inclined to rule in favor of Trump and advance his quixotic quest for reelection. The full decision, which affirmed a unanimous decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, read as follows: “The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied.”
Suddenly, it was all over but the quacking. With just eighteen words, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Lame Duck Donald in a critical case. The president won’t admit it, of course. His Narcissistic Personality Disorder won’t allow him. But it’s time to start learning how to walk with webbed feet.
It’s over.
Admit it or not, this was a
death blow to the president’s failing, flailing, farting efforts
to secure a second term.
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IN A bizzare development, also on Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit, on behalf of his state – against Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia!
In a nutshell, the nutjob is arguing that those state’s electoral votes for Joe Biden should not count. Texas electoral votes for Trump should.
As the Washington Post explains,
Paxton’s filing is a “grab bag” of discredited claims, spiced with comical conspiracy
thinking. “At one point,” the Post notes, “the
complaint repeats discredited theories that Biden was rescued by a late dump of
ballots, saying that as of 3 a.m. on the morning after the election, Biden’s
chances at winning all four states was “less than one in a quadrillion.”
We might also mention that Paxton is currently under an F.B.I. investigation, after eight aides accused him of bribery and abuse of office. As the Texas Tribune notes, since those eight came forward, four have been fired, three have resigned, and the eighth has been placed on leave. This, in turn, has sparked a whistleblower lawsuit.
“Paxton has been under indictment for more than five years on securities fraud charges but has yet to stand trial,” the Tribune explains. “He has dismissed the charges as politically motivated and entered a not guilty plea.”
On Wednesday, F.B.I. agents showed up at his office and served at least one subpoena for records.
Some believe that Paxton’s desperation lawsuit
is a subtle play for a presidential pardon, as the Orange God exits next month.
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