Ep 78 — The Independent State Legislature Theory Is Back Bigly

Republicans have discovered ONE WEIRD TRICK to win elections, and it is for the legislatures to steal all the electoral votes. Or if that can’t be arranged, they’d accept an intervention from SCOTUS. We’ll discuss the independent state legislature theory, as well as Trump’s latest filing in the stolen documents appeal.

Links:

Musk Petition

https://petition.theamericapac.org/

Pennsylvania v. America PAC complaint

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25255630-philly-v-musk 

Pennsylvania SCT appeal (Genser v. Butler County)

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25255962/scotus-24a408-stay-application-pa.pdf

5th Circuit provisional ballots case (RNC v. Wetzel)

https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/24/24-60395-CV0.pdf

US v. Trump (11th Circuit appeal) docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68955302/united-states-v-donald-trump/

US v. Trump (SDFL documents case) docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67643393/united-states-v-trump/

28 CFR § 600.1

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/600.1

Inside the Movement Behind Trump’s Election Lies

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/28/us/politics/inside-the-movement-behind-trumps-election-lies.html

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