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Stinky The Clown

(68,951 posts) Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:07 PM Oct 2017

If one is true to the concept of the Rule of Law, then one must have a remedy . . . . [View all]

. . . . for a stolen election.

A basic premise of the Rule of Law is that every injury has a remedy.

So here are some questions:

Who has standing to bring suit?

To whom does one bring the suit?

What would be the basis for the suit?

And the biggest question:

What would be the remedy?

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If one is true to the concept of the Rule of Law, then one must have a remedy . . . . [View all] Stinky The Clown Oct 2017 OP

careful what you wish for. unblock Oct 2017 #1

I'm actually not wishing for anything Stinky The Clown Oct 2017 #2

i think the best solution is open, transparent elections unblock Oct 2017 #5

We are at the brink of total annihilation, drastic times call for drastic measures. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #3

it's too late to save this last election. the question is what do we do about future elections. unblock Oct 2017 #6

I disagree Stinky The Clown Oct 2017 #8

Post removed Post removed Oct 2017 #10

I must commend you sarisataka Oct 2017 #13

institutionally, we have a remedy. impeachment and removal. unblock Oct 2017 #14

So what action do you recommend sarisataka Oct 2017 #7

New election, but it wont happen. No, when groups of people made their minds Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #9

So we wait sarisataka Oct 2017 #11

If we dont all die first. And the next election WILL be interfered with by the russians since Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #12

that's the real concern. we're doing nothing to prevent a repeat. unblock Oct 2017 #15

There are no real precedents with this one. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #4