Upcoming argument: the presidential votes should not be certified as the election is "under audit"

[Nevilledog]

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Andrew Weissmann
@AWeissmann_
ANTICIPATE Trump-Barr upcoming argument: the presidential votes should not be certified as the election is "under audit" given open DOJ voting investigations, to which Barr opened floodgates yesterday.
12:29 PM · Nov 10, 2020

[Mme. Defarge]

1. So, if is not certified by January 20th

Does Trump’s term still end?

[Lochloosa]

3. Yes

[nattyice]

4. That is correct. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is then in charge.

[yardwork]

7. Yeah, I don't think they'll do that.

These are empty threats designed to win the senatorial run-off elections in SC.

[Trailrider1951]

19. Oops!

I think you mean Georgia, not SC

[FBaggins]

22. Not necessarily. It could be Pompeo nt

[NYC Liberal]

5. Yes. Nancy Pelosi would be president.

It's all moot anyway. The votes will be certified and Trump will be out on his ass.

[regnaD kciN]

8. Nope, because their goal is to get legislatures to pick Trump electors...

...because it will be "impossible" to tell the results of the vote. Those electors vote on December 14th, and more than 270 will pick Trump. He wins a second term, and is sworn in on January 20. Pelosi doesn't get anywhere near the presidency.

[Turin_C3PO]

9. That's what they want to do

but it won't happen. President-elect Biden will take office on Jan. 21st, 2021.

[Thekaspervote]

11. STOP saying that! You keep saying it when PA majority leader has said they will not overrule

The will of the the popular vote..STOP!!

It isn’t going to happen and you saying it is pure conspiracy

https://whyy.org/articles/as-legal-challenges-fizzle-pa-gop-reaffirms-it-will-not-seek-to-override-popular-vote/

[nattyice]

23. Interesting, that conflicts with this thread:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214526606

[crimycarny]

13. Just STOP, that is not going to happen

And not because the GOP has any decency, but because even the GOP knows that overturning the will of the people will create such an apocalyptic response as to destroy the country. The stock market would crash to depths we haven’t seen before. Riots and chaos in the streets, etc.

And what’s to stop electors in red states voting for Biden? If one state can do it, they all can.

Finally, ballots include more than just Presidential candidates. Invaliding votes for the President means invaliding votes for local races, etc.

Not going to happen so let’s stop adding to everyone’s anxiety with doomsday predictions.

[Thekaspervote]

16. Thank you..sick of the conspiracies ppl are spreading here ..

[NYC Liberal]

21. Well you can write off PA as doing that since their majority leader already said

it's not going to happen there.

[regnaD kciN]

6. What he means is that states can't "certify" the results by December 8...

...so Republican state legislatures will have "no choice" but to step in and appoint slates of Trump electors, giving him a second term. Perfectly constitutional.

[Thekaspervote]

15. SCOTUS made it very clear in their recent rulings that the state legislators have the authority

Over their elections and election laws.

The US DOJ has no say in how the elections are run, or how electors are chosen.

You seriously think that SCOTUS, conservative as they are is going to overrule the will of the ppl in an election where there was minimal or no fraud..seriously??!!

[CatMor]

2. And it will be under audit for the next 4 years.

[rzemanfl]

10. It beat out "Some people say these states' Secretaries of State are subject to

Nondisclosure Agreements" when the attorneys did a voice vote on which absurd argument to use.

[SWBTATTReg]

12. Under 'audit' doesn't stop the process I would expect. Just as the feeling that if your taxes

are under audit, it's doesn't mean that you can't reveal or show your tax returns until the audit is done. This rationale is BS and always has been. The only reason trump doesn't want to reveal his tax returns is (1) understated income/not declared all income (2) way overstated deductions (3) other nefarious tricks on his returns. There have been 'doj' investigations I would expect forever but I don't think they stop in any way any further processes.

[retread]

14. "Under audit" Like tRump's income taxes were "under audit"?? n/t

[GoCubsGo]

17. It is up to the states, not you, Mr. Barr.

Go fuck yourself.

[Iliyah]

18. I don't think "audit" will stop the process because ....

politician winners would be put on hold as well since the ballot for each state had all vote listings.

The USA would stop and put in limbo.

[skip fox]

20. DOJ and Trump are executing a simple plan to steal the election.

Step 1. Barr instructs DOJ to pursue issues of voting irregularities and possible fraud prior to state certification.

Step 2. The DOJ argues that key states counts cannot be certified because they remain under investigation. They should be listed as “under audit.”

Step 3. (I don’t know what goes here. It just seems as though there will be another major step based on occurrences/objections at the time.)

Step 4. Republican state legislators, claim that due to credible charges of fraud and irregularities, it’s their constitutional duty to certify a different slate of electors even though their Secretaries of State have certified the slate chosen by voters.

Step 5. Congress accepts the bogus slate as reflecting that state’s election outcome.

if not:

Step 6. It gets appealed to the Supreme Court who then rules which which slates' electors Congress must accept.