@floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoSupreme Court action already upending January 6 rioter sentencings, being looked at by Trump defensewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down10
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minus-square@Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoI know, I know. We’re talking about Trump and his lawyers here, which means nothing makes sense by default. But wouldn’t the counting of the votes be a congressional inquiry? I mean it’s literally answering the question of “Who won the election?”. Can we go back to the days where a sane Supreme Court would have laughed this entire argument out of the room?
minus-square@Fedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•1 year agoI would not call any supreme court “sane” but there was a period where there were some basic standards.
I know, I know. We’re talking about Trump and his lawyers here, which means nothing makes sense by default.
But wouldn’t the counting of the votes be a congressional inquiry? I mean it’s literally answering the question of “Who won the election?”.
Can we go back to the days where a sane Supreme Court would have laughed this entire argument out of the room?
I would not call any supreme court “sane” but there was a period where there were some basic standards.