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Excellent and brief article from Digby...
One of the most important lessons of the 2020 election is just how easy it would be for someone with a little bit more savvy to upend the constitution and prevent the peaceful transfer of power in the future. Democracies don't always crumble as a result of violent revolution. It's often done by manipulating the law and using intimidation to ensure compliance.
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First: The Vice President begins the counting with the state of Alabama as usual.
Second: When Pence gets to Arizona, he sets the electoral votes aside under the premise that there was an alternate set of electors that had been submitted. Likewise, he also sets aside the votes of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and New Mexico under the false assertion that they too had sent alternate Trump electors. (They had not.)
Third: Pence then declares that the alternate states will not be included and since Trump then "won" the remaining votes, he has been reelected.
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Trump's greatest legacy may end being the fellow who showed Republicans just how dependent our democracy is on the goodwill and decency of the people who run it. He and his legal flunkies just left a roadmap for other unscrupulous authoritarians to follow.
source:[link:https://www.salon.com/2021/09/22/mike-pences-6-point-plan-to-steal-the-election-leave-roadmap-for-future-authoritarians/|
CrispyQ
(36,540 posts)Response to SharonClark (Original post)
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Runningdawg
(4,526 posts)his boys were slapped on the wrist for their first coup attempt. Most of his guys got 5-7 years, most of the 1-6 traitors are getting 5-7 MONTHS. Just enough time inside to recruit a few more.
dalton99a
(81,636 posts)From Hitler to Putin to Xi Jinping
robbob
(3,538 posts)Why is this titled Mike Pences 6 point plan ? I thought it was the VP who for once decided to do the right thing and certify the election results? Dont get me wrong; cant stand the guy, but what did HE do to try and throw the election? This is TFGs plan through and through
dalton99a
(81,636 posts)Zeitghost
(3,874 posts)The Constitution via the 12th Amendment is quite clear, The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted.
It gives him no room for a decision on the validity of the slate of electors which is a State power.
GoodRaisin
(8,930 posts)to overturning an election. And, they have jumped right in and started the fine tuning of laws to prepare to seize power from the people.