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comment by am_Unition
am_Unition  ·  1471 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A coup is a coup

Didn't know some of that, thanks.

It's not clear to me how the results of the SCOTUS ruling on this earlier this year would impact this scenario. Is the PA GOP state legislature planning to use the ruling to say, "See, it's ok that we ordered what we considered to be faithless democrat electors to vote republican!"? Guess we'll find out.

Also, just... I got a new favorite Trump tweet today:





b_b  ·  1468 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wait, so he both endorsed the conclusion that this was a secure election and also that it was stolen? Even in Trumplogic that doesn't track.

kleinbl00  ·  1471 days ago  ·  link  ·  

PA's electors are not in the slightest bit beholden to the legislature. They are selected by the winning candidate. As the law is currently written, meaning the law as it applies to this election, whoever is certified the winner of the election submits their list of electors to the governor, who is a Democrat, who won by a 17% plurality in 2018.

Everybody wants there to be all this drama but as I understand it, and I've looked it up three times now for panicky liberals on Hubski, PA votes go to the winner of PA's general election and if PA wants different votes it needs to overturn the election.

am_Unition  ·  1470 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks, man. I dunno if I missed the last two times or just didn't process them, sorry.

Edit: What do you think an electoral college vote fetches? Like, money wise? Asking for Rudy Giuliiiii.... just someone I overheard asking a guy on the street about it.

    Everybody wants there to be all this drama

No no no, I'm motivated to put the drama to bed. Shit, I'm motivated by being able to better put myself to bed, but I can understand if the result is indistinguishable.