As a remedy, the lawsuit requests that the court declare sections of federal and local law that interfere with state legislatures’ constitutional prerogative to post-election certification of the Presidential electors be declared unconstitutional. It also seeks to ensure that the Vice President and Congress do not count Presidential elector votes from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, until those states’ legislature are able to meet in a joint session to vote to certify their electors.
“Amistad Project Files Federal Lawsuit Demanding State Legislatures in Contested States Be Allowed to Certify Electors Prior to Congressional Count
PRESS RELEASE: Amistad Project Files Federal Lawsuit Demanding State Legislatures in Contested States Be Allowed to Certify Electors Prior to Congressional Count
Group says governors using current federal and state statutes to violate state legislatures’ constitutional right to post-election certification of Presidential electors
Arlington, Virginia/December 22, 2020 – The Amistad Project of the non-partisan Thomas More Society has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia demanding that legislatures in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin be allowed to certify electors prior to congressional certification.
“Kings and Queens dissolve parliaments and legislative bodies, not Governors. At least that was the case until this year. Governors in these contested states have declared themselves to be the law due to COVID and are now actively…
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Silly me… I fat this apparently-fatuous idea it was State Legislatures who were (part of) the rigging problem, not part of any possible solution, in the contested States 🙂
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I’m not surprised at your confusion, Mike. In most states, the Secretary of State takes responsibility for running elections, independent of the state legislatures. This is because most state legislatures only meet for a few months in every year. As I understand it, the governor can block state legislatures from convening, and that’s what this lawsuit is about.
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Silly me… I had this apparently-fatuous idea it was State Legislatures who were (part of) the rigging problem, not part of any possible solution, in the contested States Mea Culpa (pardon my Latin)
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wow! Try and argue with these honest points Governors! Hooray Amistad Project !
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I was really surprised at the original source of this article, Mary Anne, as the site tends to be somewhat left-leaning.
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