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Well, we now know that a postal worker received more than $130K to lie about election fraud. All similar claims will, of course, come from purchased prevaricators. These false claims will play a key role in the ongoing coup.
The legal credibility of these claims does not matter. I cannot emphasize that point strongly enough. This is not about proof, logic or mere reality. Trump intends to drive his followers toward blind rage and violence.
Trump does not need to impress a judge. He needs to persuade his followers to kill for him. To kill you and me. This moment is the culmination of a decades-long dehumanization campaign, which Malcolm Nance has correctly likened to the dehumanization campaign which led to the Rwanda massacre.
I'll say it again: Trump has an army. We don't have a Hulk.
The closest thing we have to a "Hulk" is the power of money. Money is blue; the blue states tend to be rich and the red states tend to be poor. The financial powers-that-be may call a halt to Trump's coup if ordinary citizens participate in a general strike. Wall Street does not want chaos.
The only way to win this fight is to embrace pessimism -- which is not the same thing as defeatism. I am not asking you to be prey; I'm asking you to be a predator. The panther stalking the forest at night is always wary, his senses tuned to any possible threat.
You do not have the luxury of a positive thought. Do not listen to anyone who offers a comforting spin on any new development. If you allow yourself to believe what you want to believe, your guard will be down. Never underestimate the enemy. Always visualise the worst possible outcome and prepare for it.
The following comes from a DU contributor -- who, I hope, will not mind my republishing his words. Keep in mind that Trump has strategies open to him beyond those outlined below.
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Notes from the Front. My son is one of Biden's lawyers in GA and he says a coup is in progress.
My son is a partner of Bondurant, Mixson, and Elmore which is the law firm in Georgia that Biden chose to counter Trump’s election challenges based on both state and constitutional law. We had a 30 min. conversation on the phone last night. I outlined the plan below to him and he agreed with every part. He also added nuances (there are more ways to get the issue to SCOTUS) and told me of problems Trump faces (like state laws in PA and GA).
The Plan
Step 1. Barr instructs DOJ to pursue issues of voting irregularities and possible fraud prior to state certification.
Step 2. The DOJ argues that key states' counts cannot be certified because they remain under investigation. They should be listed as “under audit.” A Republican brings a suit and the court invalidates the Dec. 8 deadline for certification based on the “under audit” classification so they can extend the deadline especially if Step #3 is taking time.
Step 3. Republican state legislators, claim that due to credible charges of fraud and irregularities, it’s their constitutional duty to certify a different slate of electors even though their Secretaries of State have certified the slate chosen by voters.
Step 4. Congress accepts the bogus slate as reflecting that state’s election outcome.
or
Step 4b. It gets appealed to the Supreme Court rules which then decides which slate Congress must accept.
The Nuances:
According to my son Trump’s lawyers can appeal a number of rulings to get one or more to the Supreme Court at earlier points in the chain.
Trump’s Major Problem(s):
My son pointed out that both Pennsylvania and Georgia have passed laws in recent times which denies power of their state legislatures to chose a ballot of Electoral College electors contrary to the one chosen by the electorate. So both PA and GA would have to call their legislatures back into session and pass a law countermanding the one on the books. Watch for PA and GA calling special legislative sessions! My son told me there was no move on Governor Kemp’s part to do so up until we spoke last night since no GA Democrat has yet been informed (and they must be by law).
In a lovely aside my son told me that this in Georgia all might come down to parking space in Atlanta. Before a special session (or any session) can proceed, the legislators have to, by law, be assure there are enough free parking places for them near the capitol. This might not be possible. (I’m guessing here: perhaps the parking garages have a contract for only a fixed number of days.)
The Outcome (according to my son):
My son told me he worked all yesterday countering the plan as I put it forward above. He cited many laws and court interpretations, many of which seemed a high hurdle for Trump, yet he told me that the arguments (giving too many details for me to remember) Trump's lawyers will use (which were feeble, he said) and realized a given court my rule in Trump's favor. It would be an aberration, a violation of the law, but it would be possible, especially with what's on the bench.
Bottom line. My son thinks Biden will prevail, but because of Republican legislators and judges, Trump could still win.
The Plan
Step 1. Barr instructs DOJ to pursue issues of voting irregularities and possible fraud prior to state certification.
Step 2. The DOJ argues that key states' counts cannot be certified because they remain under investigation. They should be listed as “under audit.” A Republican brings a suit and the court invalidates the Dec. 8 deadline for certification based on the “under audit” classification so they can extend the deadline especially if Step #3 is taking time.
Step 3. Republican state legislators, claim that due to credible charges of fraud and irregularities, it’s their constitutional duty to certify a different slate of electors even though their Secretaries of State have certified the slate chosen by voters.
Step 4. Congress accepts the bogus slate as reflecting that state’s election outcome.
or
Step 4b. It gets appealed to the Supreme Court rules which then decides which slate Congress must accept.
The Nuances:
According to my son Trump’s lawyers can appeal a number of rulings to get one or more to the Supreme Court at earlier points in the chain.
Trump’s Major Problem(s):
My son pointed out that both Pennsylvania and Georgia have passed laws in recent times which denies power of their state legislatures to chose a ballot of Electoral College electors contrary to the one chosen by the electorate. So both PA and GA would have to call their legislatures back into session and pass a law countermanding the one on the books. Watch for PA and GA calling special legislative sessions! My son told me there was no move on Governor Kemp’s part to do so up until we spoke last night since no GA Democrat has yet been informed (and they must be by law).
In a lovely aside my son told me that this in Georgia all might come down to parking space in Atlanta. Before a special session (or any session) can proceed, the legislators have to, by law, be assure there are enough free parking places for them near the capitol. This might not be possible. (I’m guessing here: perhaps the parking garages have a contract for only a fixed number of days.)
The Outcome (according to my son):
My son told me he worked all yesterday countering the plan as I put it forward above. He cited many laws and court interpretations, many of which seemed a high hurdle for Trump, yet he told me that the arguments (giving too many details for me to remember) Trump's lawyers will use (which were feeble, he said) and realized a given court my rule in Trump's favor. It would be an aberration, a violation of the law, but it would be possible, especially with what's on the bench.
Bottom line. My son thinks Biden will prevail, but because of Republican legislators and judges, Trump could still win.
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