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Hassin Bin Sober

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40. Prior to the 2020 election, The Atlantic posted an article laying out ...
Mon Dec 13, 2021, 03:08 PM
Dec 2021

… the potential election theft. People here laughed and said it was impossible.

Someone even accused people as having “sour grapes” over the primary. Not sure of that logic but there it was.

I posted this Loyola Law piece that laid out similar scenarios back in 2019.

https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2719&context=luclj

Preparing for a Disputed Presidential Election: An Exercise in Election Risk Assessment and Management


People argued that it wasn’t legal or there were laws in place to stop this potential theft. I agree. But, as we learned in 2000, The Supreme Court ultimately decides what’s legal. Every day we see what rules and norms these fascists are willing to throw out to get their way.

I still maintain, that had it gone down to Pennsylvania, we would have had an overturned election. As it turned out, leader of the Republican run Pennsylvania legislature played above the fray. I suspect that was because there were too many variables with Arizona and Georgia mixed in. Take away those two states and the pressure would have been immense and the prize too sweet.

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By definition LogicFirst Dec 2021 #21
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