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tinrobot

(12,069 posts)
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 11:14 PM Jul 2024

What prevents this Supreme Court from overturning the 2024 election?

Let's say Biden wins by millions of votes and handily gets the Electoral College. Then TSF files a bogus lawsuit that reaches the Supreme Court.

What stops the court from pulling another Bush V Gore?

To be honest, I don't see how they're stopped from doing that at this point.

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What prevents this Supreme Court from overturning the 2024 election? (Original Post) tinrobot Jul 2024 OP
Exactly. onecaliberal Jul 2024 #1
nothing prevents it. People still think we can rely on this court ecstatic Jul 2024 #2
They need to be stopped now. delisen Jul 2024 #3
How? StarryNite Jul 2024 #12
The Supremes' knew Biden would not entertain using the powers they just granted the Presidency - might NoMoreRepugs Jul 2024 #4
They didn't hand him power Zeitghost Jul 2024 #10
Rebalancing the court would do it C_U_L8R Jul 2024 #5
The point of the post is we may not have more elections. tinrobot Jul 2024 #6
Got it. I was more thinking of Congress and State offices. C_U_L8R Jul 2024 #8
They had numerous opportunities to do that in 2020 Zeitghost Jul 2024 #11
I'm probably wrong ( I usually am) dweller Jul 2024 #7
good point. ecstatic Jul 2024 #9

ecstatic

(35,085 posts)
2. nothing prevents it. People still think we can rely on this court
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 11:24 PM
Jul 2024

Today should show that we are in completely uncharted territory. They are going to do whatever they want, whenever they want. They don't answer to anyone and they don't even care about appearing to be impartial.

delisen

(7,382 posts)
3. They need to be stopped now.
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 11:28 PM
Jul 2024

We will have to stop them. I don’t see that we have a choice.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,129 posts)
4. The Supremes' knew Biden would not entertain using the powers they just granted the Presidency - might
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 11:35 PM
Jul 2024

go down as the biggest mistake ever. I sure hope not.

 

Zeitghost

(4,557 posts)
10. They didn't hand him power
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 12:51 AM
Jul 2024

His power as President remains the same.

They handed him criminal immunity from trying to abuse that power. His actions can still be struck down by the courts or overridden by Congress.

C_U_L8R

(49,416 posts)
5. Rebalancing the court would do it
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 11:44 PM
Jul 2024

but we need to win more elections. If we win elections, anything is repairable.

tinrobot

(12,069 posts)
6. The point of the post is we may not have more elections.
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 11:49 PM
Jul 2024

Even if Biden wins, the court might overturn it. With this court, it's not out of the realm of possibility.

If that happens, democracy over.

dweller

(28,462 posts)
7. I'm probably wrong ( I usually am)
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 11:54 PM
Jul 2024

But what power does scotus have to enforce such a ruling ?
They depend on the executive branch to enforce any ruling … so
Biden wins electoral and popular vote but scotus tries to grant the office to the loser …

Biden is already president and doesn’t enforce scotus ruling , remains in office for another term

Case solved


✌🏻

ecstatic

(35,085 posts)
9. good point.
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 12:42 AM
Jul 2024
The Supreme Court has no power to enforce its decisions. It cannot call out the troops or compel Congress or the president to obey. The Court relies on the executive and legislative branches to carry out its rulings.



So my question again is... why are we entertaining these wild decisions from a rogue and corrupt court? They need to be ignored. We can safely ignore them in the DC case and in blue states. At least 2 took part in the coup or were sympathetic. The other two were illegally (or at least unethically) placed on the court.
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