Trump Likely to Challenge Any Election Loss

@#7 ... He couldn't pull off a coup when he was president. He's not going to pull one off now. ...

Yeah, I agree, fmr Pres Trump's ability to pull off a coup are diminished because he is not the sitting President.

That aside, there seem to be other plans in place...

OpEd: In Case of an Election Crisis, This Is What You Need to Know
www.nytimes.com

... In 2020, when Donald Trump questioned the results of the election, the courts decisively rejected his efforts, over and over again. In 2024, the judicial branch may be unable to save our democracy.

The rogues are no longer amateurs. They have spent the last four years going pro, meticulously devising a strategy across multiple fronts -- state legislatures, Congress, executive branches and elected judges -- to overturn any close election.

The new challenges will take place in forums that have increasingly purged officials who put country over party. They may take place against the backdrop of razor-thin election margins in key swing states, meaning that any successful challenge could change the election.

We have just a few short weeks to understand these challenges so that we can be vigilant about them.

First, in the courts, dozens of suits have already been filed. Litigation in Pennsylvania has begun over whether undated mail-in ballots are permissible and whether provisional ballots can be allowed.

Stephen Miller, a former Trump adviser, has brought suit in Arizona claiming that judges should be able to throw out election results. ...

[emphasis mine]

@#9

Another view of the OpEd ...

Former acting solicitor general warns of potential election crisis'
thehill.com

... Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal sounded the alarm Wednesday about potential dangers surrounding the 2024 election cycle, warning the "crisis" could be worse than the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots.

"I think we are looking at a very possible constitutional crisis and one that's going to make January 6, 2021, look like a dress rehearsal," Katyal said Wednesday morning in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

"And this year, the rogues have had four years to go pro and perfect the big lie."

He joined the outlet to discuss his new op-ed published Wednesday in The New York Times, where the former executive questioned former President Trump's efforts to remain in power in 2020 and forewarned of new challenges ahead of Election Day, now less than three weeks away.

"So, I wrote this piece, I think it's the most important piece I've ever written, because I'm really wanting to warn the American people about what very well may happen on November 5th and then the days to come," Katyal told the host. "And we shouldn't be surprised when Donald Trump sends out his lawyers to challenge everything." ...

He couldn't pull off a coup when he was president. He's not going to pull one off now.

My concern level about what he's going to do when he loses is zero.

#7 | Posted by DarkVader

The republican party still had an ounce of shame and ethics when he attempted his coup.
Now they dont.

His supreme court picks said he is above the law to keep him out of jail.

His entire party voted against impeaching him.

His cult has been prepping for 4 years to steal this election.

Everyone who has said "trump would never ______" always ends up looking like a fool.

We should have enough new voters from our open borders to ensure permanent globalist tyranny.
Say goodbye to your personal choices, everything from the food you eat to the transportation and housing you are allowed will be dictated by the proper authorities.

#5 | Posted by commnotes

Whoever told you that illegal immigrants can vote lied to you. YOu should stop listening to them if you want to avoid looking like a fool.

#10

Pildes rains on Katyal's parade.

A recent essay Neal Katyal authored in the New York Times is a good illustration of these anxieties. Katyal raised several nightmare scenarios for "a potential election crisis" under which, in his view, corrupt partisan actors could seek to deprive Vice President Kamala Harris of a lawful victory, if in fact she wins the election. But in each of the scenarios Katyal raises, the guardrails that are already in place should temper these concerns.

www.lawfaremedia.org

"...the guardrails that are already in place should temper these concerns."

Should is carrying A LOT of weight.

For example, what would've happened if Pence sent it back to the states, and SCOTUS decided "not to get involved"...?

@#11 ... The republican party still had an ounce of shame and ethics when he attempted his coup.
Now they dont. ...

A song that just popped up on a playlist here. There's a part of the lyrics that reminded me on the current Republican Party...

Switchfoot - Meant to Live (2003)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt...

genius.com

...
Fumbling his confidence
And wondering why the world has passed him by
Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments
And failed attempts to fly, fly

[Chorus]
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?

Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
...