'Not only would the theory open the door to extreme gerrymandering, allowing one party to virtually entrench itself in a state. It could also allow state legislatures to reject the results of a presidential election.'
Sometimes I feel like screaming at the mainstream media for failing to alert people to crucial issues affecting our democracy coming from different parts of government simultaneously., argued Wednesday before the Supreme Court, and the Electoral Reform Act, which must be enacted before the end of this Congress because Republicans won't touch it once they control the House.
North Carolina bases its argument on the bonkers"independent state legislature" theory, which interprets Article I Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution to give state legislatures sole authority over elections, without interference from state courts. that “the text of the election law itself, and not just its interpretation by the courts of the States, takes on independent significance.”
He pushed state legislatures to appoint electors for him regardless of the popular vote. He pressured congressional Republicans to object to Joe Biden's electors. And he pushed Vice President Pence to illegally delay the electoral count so Trump could continue pressuring states.
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