Another chapter written on how to steal elections (by the R's of course)

i haven't followed this all that closely, but this is major shit...

Republican Brian Bilbray was sworn into Congress just seven days after a special election against Democrat Francine Busby – before all ballots were counted and a full 16 days before the election was certified. On Friday, attorneys David King and Jim Chapin (representing Bilbray and San Diego Registrar of Voters Mikel Haas) argued that a lawsuit brought by two voters should be dismissed because only Congress has the power to seat or unseat its members.

excuse ME...?!?! BEFORE all ballots were counted and SIXTEEN DAYS before the election was certified... you can't tell me that wasn't a deliberate move to circumvent any possible election challenge...

Paul Lehto, a nationally prominent election law attorney representing two voters who filed the suit, called the motion an “invitation to the Court to ratify a seizure of power” that amounts to “invading the sovereignty of a state.”

there's a key statement in the following...

Defense attorneys cited Article 1, section 5 of the U.S. Constitution, which states that each House is responsible for the elections of its own members. Defense lawyers also noted that on June 13th, House members seated Bilbray by unanimous consent, and that Busby could have filed her own challenge in the House.

Lehto countered that defendants were making a “power play” and noted that swearing Bilbray in as a member of Congress may constitute a record for speed. Normally, swearing in occurs 30-45 days after an election – and after certification by local election officials.

The motion could determine whether the premature swearing in of a member is constitutional.

“The specific intent of Congress on June 13 was to deprive this Court of jurisdiction,” Lehto testified. “If they can do that, they can do anything.

did you catch it...?

"IF THEY CAN DO THAT, THEY CAN DO ANYTHING."

that quote... THAT quote... that quote is the sum and substance of the last six years of our never-ending national nightmare...

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