Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[Machismo]

Trump is VERY likely to win this thanks to the Supreme Court

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ce/ar-BB1asZSx


Kavanaugh embraced a legal theory that could let Republican-controlled state legislatures override results certified by Democratic officials. That argument, developed by three conservative justices in the 2000 Bush v. Gore case, says the Supreme Court should intervene in a presidential election dispute even when a state court is interpreting its own laws.

Citing that opinion, Kavanaugh pointed to a constitutional provision that says state legislatures get to determine how electors are appointed to the Electoral College, the body that formally selects the U.S. president.

“The text of the Constitution requires federal courts to ensure that state courts do not rewrite state election laws,” Kavanaugh wrote. He was one of three current justices, including Roberts and Barrett, who worked as lawyers for Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 election fight.

Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan all have Republican-controlled legislatures and Democratic governors, creating the possibility those states could send dueling slates of electors to the Electoral College in the event of a disputed election.

Straight up point blank. Kavanaugh clearly says federal courts can and WILL override state courts and state law and permit state legislators to send the GOP set of electors regardless of the count.

You Trumpsters are getting desperate.

[Timester]

Congrats to everybody whose candidate won, apologies to those whose candidate did not.

To clean things up fairly, this thread will likely close some time next week for any final post election and final vote discussion people wish to have.

What about the GA runoffs? A new thread will be open for it?

[Saninicus]

Wonder if that trump shrine on saginaw main is still up? I'll take a picture of it to show y'all what I mean.

[Endus]

Congrats to everybody whose candidate won, apologies to those whose candidate did not.

To clean things up fairly, this thread will likely close some time next week for any final post election and final vote discussion people wish to have.

As a suggestion and in no way a criticism; I know full well why threads like these gotta get shut down. But could you perhaps hold off until the final numbers are confirmed? That could take a couple weeks, especially with likely recounts. Any discussion of those recounts is still gonna be election discussion, and if you shut this thread down, someone's just gonna start another one.

Once those final recounts are complete and the numbers confirmed, though, yeah, totally makes sense to shut 'er down.

[D Luniz]

I would think Jan 21st would be a fine day to lock this thread.

As if we haven't had a peaceful transition of power by then, the new thread will be aptly titled "Trump Refusal to Leave Office Megathread".

oh please, if that happens, they'll just charge him with tresspassing and drag him out

though in my dreams, Id want
https://youtu.be/qvJeATp31dw

[Sunseeker]

Because you are not american and don't live in america?

I called these comments silly back in 2016 when Trump was elected. Trump was the President of the country. Acting like he's not yours because you don't like him is silly. He's accountable to YOU. He controls YOUR nation.

Trump was my President, which gave me every right to take him to task for every stupid thing he said, tweeted or claimed.

[Thelxi]

Republicans are finally signaling their defection. This is it. It was a long four years.

[Sunseeker]

oh please, if that happens, they'll just charge him with tresspassing and drag him out

though in my dreams, Id want
https://youtu.be/qvJeATp31dw

There's got to be a slightly bigger crime for a President refusing to leave office than Trespassing.

Like Treason.

[draynay]

Any discussion of those recounts is still gonna be election discussion, and if you shut this thread down, someone's just gonna start another one.

Yeah, that's why it seems counter productive to me, better to let this linger slightly too long than lock it too soon.

[Paranoid Android]

I don't even have anything to say. I wish I did but I don't.

Congrats, I guess.

[Timester]

Republicans are finally signaling their defection. This is it. It was a long four years.

Four years too late.

[Josuke]

I called these comments silly back in 2016 when Trump was elected. Trump was the President of the country. Acting like he's not yours because you don't like him is silly. He's accountable to YOU. He controls YOUR nation.

Trump was my President, which gave me every right to take him to task for every stupid thing he said, tweeted or claimed.

Tbf trump wasn't my president either.

[D Luniz]

Republicans are finally signaling their defection. This is it. It was a long four years.

just hope they don't get away with another "Great Retcon" like after Iran-Contra, and Iraq

[Rhlor]

[D Luniz]

There's got to be a slightly bigger crime for a President refusing to leave office than Trespassing.

Like Treason.

from my understanding, treason requires aiding some enemy

it might be insurrection, but Im not a lawyer, nor am I willing to play one online

[Kathranis]

Been celebrating since it was announced, just wanted to come back and say that this thread has actually been great. Very informative and good discussion, thanks to the math nerds who have been scraping data and keeping counts!

Also, the absolute horrible look of Trump golfing while he loses an election in the midst of a pandemic and civil unrest. I know he's probably just strategizing with lawyers, but it looks really fucking out of touch.

[Sunseeker]

Tbf trump wasn't my president either.

I don't care. You're factually wrong (unless you're not American). And after 4 years of Trump, I am ever so tired of people who think their beliefs trump facts.

[Hellobolis]

There's got to be a slightly bigger crime for a President refusing to leave office than Trespassing.

Like Treason.

can't treason much if people simply stop giving you the nuke codes etc, at that point he's just a civilian with a big mouth. would be very very amusing it it got that far though.

i guess the most realistic thing to happen perhaps would be his biometrics to open some door or w/e not working anymore and the press catching that on camera.

[beanman12345]

to all my like minded friends we've all made along this journey, we did it. To the concern trolls, #dealwithit

[Strawberry]

What an outrageous year.
Covid, tons of celebrities dead and now Trump lost the election.
Biden is so old they will have to harvest even more blood from the kids.
RIP children in the US.


Infracted.