The only thing that can stop Trump's coup is Republicans, right?

[Miles Archer]

He's meeting with Michigan Republicans tomorrow. His demands are simple. In swing states, he wants Reublican legislators to remove their electors, install Trump loyalists, and declare him the winner in those states.

And because overturning the will of voters is unconstitutional, the remedy for this is Congress, and because it would end up in McConnell's lap, as long as they stay in lock step, there's really nothing that can be done about it.

Correct?

[LeftInTX]

1. That's how I see it

[beachbumbob]

2. Not going to happen. As this would go to Supreme Court for a ruling

And no way the court will stand for this. Have some faith in the law

[LakeArenal]

5. I agree. The Constitution wins in the SC.

And the Military.

[Iliyah]

3. Won't happen . . .

[Abnredleg]

4. The courts will be involved

Michigan law,for example, requires electoral votes goes to who gets the most votes. The legislature has no role in selecting electors in PA and WI.

[JennyMominFL]

6. No

It doesnt work like that.

[SoonerPride]

7. Lots of things "don't work like that" and get done anyway

Laws only apply to those who obey them

[DBoon]

12. We have been saying that for 4 years

and many of those things still get done

[Thomas Hurt]

8. No, a thousand times no.

[unblock]

9. they will bribe and/or threaten election officials to refuse to certify for biden

they will ask legislatures to overturn elections in states where that may be possible (if they already have a law on the books that lets them step in in the case of a disputed election). well, they'll ask, whether it's legal or not.

when that fails, they will move on to bribing and/or threatening electors to try to deprive biden of the magic 270 electoral votes needed to become president.

if that happens, then the house decides (the senate picks the vice president) but it's one vote per state delegation, so republicans win and donnie is president for another four years.


but it's obviously not close enough to steal. no one's going for it outside the loony tunes inner circle and diehard loyalists. real republican politicians aren't going to risk their entire career and reputation on such a longshot coup attempt.


one state, they can steal, they did it in 2000.

three states, no. they can't steal three states. too obvious.

[Merlot]

10. trumpty and republicans will do ANYTHING to hold onto power

They won't care if it's illegal or just unethical. The ends justifies the means.

I don't know how they would try to do it, but I know they are dead serious about overturning this election. Everything they are doing, even the ghuliani antics are all towards this end - overturning the election and holding onto power.

Laughing at the Total Landscaping event misses the point all together. That event eclipsed other news for a couple days. For the wrong reasons, but all the low information voter hears is "voter fraud" over and over.

They're serious, and they aren't giving up.

[Coleman]

11. Correct? No.

The are a named set of electors for each candidate. The set of electors are chosen by the most votes attained by a candidate in each state. When you vote, you are voting for a group of electors, not the candidate.

The Constitution permits the electors to be chosen how each state wants. State legislatures can, constitutionally, select what ever group of electors it chooses. "Overturning the will of the voters" is not unconstitutional, see: Gore and Clinton. The House chose Jefferson over Burr. A special committee chose Hayes over Tilden.

[Phoenix61]

15. Each state has set rules on how electors are chosen.

The legislature is not involved in every state.

[Freddie]

13. If they succeed

This nation is finished. Dunzo. Hopefully enough people in high places realize that.

[jcgoldie]

16. exactly

Don't see how anyone on either side wants them to succeed. But they seem perfectly ok with allowing the farce to drag on long enough to secure the senate.

[Hortensis]

14. Wrong. He lost before he started.