BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Donuel
Date: 11 Dec 20 - 01:01 PM

Of course even if Congress agrees to keep the government open, a gracious and thankful Trump has to sign it.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 11 Dec 20 - 01:11 PM

Why do you democracy loving yanks so willingly gift one individual
with such absolute powers of despotic monarchy...!!!?????

.. hmmm.. thats a reminder to watch "The Madness of King George" again if it's on streaming...

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Donuel
Date: 11 Dec 20 - 01:32 PM

What What

A Declaration of Independance from the United states was signed by 106 republican congressmen today https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-lawsuit-supreme-court-106-house-republicans/

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Donuel
Date: 11 Dec 20 - 05:32 PM

Republicans want to simplify elections with the Election Fainess Act.
Heads Republicans win, Tails Democrats lose.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 11 Dec 20 - 06:16 PM

Has this case that Texas is bringing against the other states got any chance? Even if it has, surely if the votes are invalid in some states, they must be in them all? Don't tell me we have to go through this pantomime again!

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Donuel
Date: 11 Dec 20 - 06:50 PM

Scuttlebut says the Court will make an announcement tonight.
You can guess my opinion.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Donuel
Date: 11 Dec 20 - 07:00 PM

Yep the court just rejected the Texas long shot.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Mrrzy
Date: 11 Dec 20 - 08:47 PM

Go Scotus.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Dec 20 - 09:25 PM

From National Public Radio:

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday night rejected an eleventh hour challenge to Joe Biden's election as president.
The court's action came in a one-page order, which said the complaint was denied "for lack of standing."
Texas, supported by President Trump, tried to sue Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Michigan, claiming fraud, without evidence. But in order for a state to bring a case in court, especially the Supreme Court, a state must show it has been injured. In essence, the court said Texas could not show that it was injured by the way other states conducted their elections.

As I explained to my wife, "lack of standing" means that it's none of Texas's goddamn business how Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Michigan conduct elections within their borders.
Texas may restrict absentee ballots and allow only one ballot drop box per county, but that doesn't mean that other states have to follow suit.

We need to bring back the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and put a stop to these attempts to suppress voters.

Hurray!

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 12 Dec 20 - 02:22 AM

Thanks Joe and that Hurray is seconded by many here too.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: gillymor
Date: 12 Dec 20 - 04:12 AM

This has got to burn the old con man's britches, he's been openly touting the SCOTUS as his ace in the hole for some months now.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: gillymor
Date: 12 Dec 20 - 04:59 AM

Ken Paxton, the Texas AG who's as crooked as a dog's hind leg, no doubt initiated this frivolous and ridiculous lawsuit in order to get one of those presidential pardons that trump freely doles out for his guilty, unpenitent and undeserving loyal allies.

Ken Paxton at Wiki

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Dec 20 - 12:31 PM

I wonder of the UK betting parlors have any money on whether Trump will return to the White House after xmas holidays? There has been discussion of his walking away from it all now. (Wishful thinking?)

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 12 Dec 20 - 12:43 PM

.. as long as he don't move here...!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 13 Dec 20 - 02:59 PM

Is it over yet? When the electoral colleges declare (tomorrow?) is it all over or can the turnip still throw a spanner in the works?

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 14 Dec 20 - 12:15 PM

Well there's always the possibility Trump might try to throw his supporters behind the call of the Republiican Chairman in Texas for Trump Loyalist States to babpnd together and secede from the USA. But I'm inclined to doubt that would work out too well for them. Or him.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Dec 20 - 12:34 PM

You can watch the Electoral College real time vote via the Washington Post. At the moment it is 82 Biden, 56 Trump.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 14 Dec 20 - 12:42 PM

I gather a number of the electors have had death threats from Trump supporters.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Bill D
Date: 14 Dec 20 - 04:23 PM

Biden 240, with California...55 votes... still to go...plus Oregon and Hawaii

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Helen
Date: 14 Dec 20 - 05:38 PM

It's done!

By Peter Marsh
Key Event
Joe Biden has secured more than 270 electoral colleges, formalising his 2020 US election victory

Of course, the state the pushed him over the top was California. With its 55 electors casting their ballots, Biden now has 302 electoral college votes, passing the 270 required to win.

Only Hawaii's electors are yet to vote, which will bring Biden up to the forecast 306 total electoral college votes.

Subject: RE: BS: 2020 national election, USA - BIDEN wins Nov 7
From: Donuel
Date: 15 Dec 20 - 09:35 AM

Rudy the red nose lawyer

Rudy the deadbeat lawyer loved Donald like his family dooming his wife and children to insolubil-ity

Rudy enjoys the good life takes a royal princess cruise makes it with teen age bimbos Buys the most expensive booze

Then one foggy xmas eve Rudy got a call If he'd shoot joe b tonight Trump would win it all all right -

soon the law was on his trail Rudy changed his name had some hair dye and botox Now he is a guest on Fox

the only thing about poor Rudy he looks exactly like an older Pense when he reports on Donald he doesn't make a bit of sense