Trump could win it all, thanks to just five votes.
  • orcrist@lemm.ee
    10·
    5 hours ago

    Remember, this is actually a question of what to do about a coup d’etat. Undercutting basic democracy is not a question of law, but a question of who will use force how much force to address it.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
    19·
    6 hours ago

    We need to be ready to march in the streets if SCOTUS tries to pull some fuckery. They’re not even supposed to be in the loop on elections. That’s the newly elected Congress’ job.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 hours ago

      We need to be ready to march in the streets if entities like local precinct offices or the Georgia Election Board try to pull some fuckery too, long before the fuckery even makes it to the MAGA SCOTUS.

    • Raiderkev@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Hate to break it to ya, but marching in the streets won’t solve this. More drastic measures would have to take place, and frankly I don’t see that happening.

      • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        39 seconds ago

        If SC tries to hand the country over to a lying fascist insurrectionist there will be drastic measures. If they don’t respect the rule of law then that’s the breaking point where we stop respecting their laws. Biden has insane immunity coverage courtesy of the SC so we can start with some “official acts” of removal and see how all this plays out.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.world
        1·
        58 minutes ago

        On the contrary a massive number of people on the streets is the only way we’ve seen effective change in the past couple decades. Violence has led to protracted conflicts with a low rate of success.

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
    920·
    8 hours ago

    If it comes to the supreme court, its over. Harris needs a minimum of a two state win over Trump. That means she needs to pick up one or both AZ and NC, and PA. GA is out because its basically automatic recount fuckery.

    There is another thread about this elsewhere, but way the table is set, it looks like Harris is on track to either a) lose outright, or b) lose at the SC.

    • ALQ@lemmy.world
      332·
      7 hours ago

      Which is why we can’t give in to defeatism and it’s dangerous to frame discussion with the notion that Harris is “on track to […] lose.” It’s not over until the election is over.

      Nothing is guaranteed in this election. Talk of Harris as though she’s definitely going to win or definitely going to lose only serves to depress voter turnout because people think their votes aren’t necessary.

      Vote like your rights depend on it; encourage everyone you know to do the same.

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
        730·
        7 hours ago

        is why we can’t give in to defeatism

        No, we can’t engage in self delusion.

        and it’s dangerous to frame discussion with the notion that Harris is “on track to […] lose.”

        No, its dangerous to stand in denial of the evidence. Hopes not going to get you there. The evidence we have right now suggest we might not even have to worry about SC fuckery.

        The ONLY thing that can be done is to stop with this trite, delusional thinking, and to stop advocating for this candidate blindly. That kind of toxic blindness is why the candidate is suffering. Accepting less from your candidate means they don’t do as well on election day. We need to demand better from her because if she doesn’t do better, she wont win.

    • DogPeePoo@lemm.ee
      17·
      7 hours ago

      She can just certify the vote for herself and Biden can just “official act” any scenario he wishes— per the $upremely Courted’s rulings and fuckery.