The Supreme Court rejected a bid from Texas' attorney general -- supported by President Donald Trump -- to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President-elect Joe Biden.

The court's move to dismiss the challenge is the strongest indication yet that Trump has no chance of overturning election results in court that even the justices whom he placed there have no interest in allowing his desperate legal bids to continue.

The court did not provide a vote count, but there were no dissents to the order made public.

Separately, justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas said they would have allowed the case to be filed, but would grant no other relief.

"State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution. Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its election.”

That’s it then

Damn them!

Citing 14th Amendment, Pascrell Says These GOP House Members Shouldn't Even Be Sworn In

Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell on Friday charged that some of his Republican colleagues shouldn't be sworn in for the next session of Congress, accusing them of violating the U.S. Constitution and attempting to "demolish democracy" by backing President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the November election, which he lost to President-elect Joe Biden.

In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), chair of the Committee on House Administration, the New Jersey congressman specifically condemned the more than 100 House Republicans who are supporting a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that aims to block the four key battleground states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—all of which Biden won—from voting in the Electoral College.

Pascrell cites Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution, which gives each chamber of Congress final authority over membership, as well as Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which says:

No person shall be a senator or representative in Congress, or elector of president and vice president, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

"Stated simply, men and women who would act to tear the United States government apart cannot serve as members of the Congress," writes the longtime Trump critic.

"These lawsuits seeking to obliterate public confidence in our democratic system by invalidating the clear results of the 2020 presidential election attack the text and spirit of the Constitution, which each member swears to support and defend, as well as violate the rules of our House of Representatives, which explicitly forbid members from committing unbecoming acts that reflect poorly on our chamber," he adds.

Pascrell urges Pelosi and Lofgren to exercise their power to figure how they can respond to these alleged constitutional violations and, if possible, refuse to seat incoming members who, in his words, are "seeking to make Donald Trump an unelected dictator."

Their actions "must be repudiated in the strongest possible terms," he argues. "The moment we face now may be without parallel since 1860. The fate of our democracy depends on us meeting that moment."

The congressman was far from alone in condemning the behavior of GOP officials who have rallied around Paxton's long-shot lawsuit and other legal challenges to Biden's decisive victory. Earlier Friday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) also slammed supporters of Trump's attempt to sow doubt about the security of the election.

"House Republicans are spending critical time when people are starving and small businesses are shuttering trying to overturn the results of our election," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "but please tell us more about how 'both sides are just as bad.'"

Fellow Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said Thursday that "they are attempting a coup in broad daylight and it should not be treated as anything less."

Texas GOP Boss Hints At Secession After Supreme Court Drop-Kicks Election Suit

The head of the Texas Republican Party floated the threat of seceding from the U.S. in a tantrum over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to bounce a baseless Texas election lawsuit.

On Friday, the court rejected Texas’ attempt to challenge votes from the battleground states of Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania that voted for President-elect Joe Biden instead of Donald Trump.

Texas GOP Chair Allen West said in a statement following the news that “perhaps” it’s time for “law-abiding states to bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution.”

There was no evidence in the Texas lawsuit that the targeted four states broke the law. And ironically, secession by a group of states that would apparently ignore the U.S. Supreme Court would violate the Constitution.

Secession also wouldn’t really pay for Texas. Last year, the state received $1.03 from the federal government for every $1 it paid in taxes.

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... One* year from now 10 million patriots and traitors will be dead

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like to live dangerously do we? go'n in there like that...! grateful I'm using my $50 Bezos Special (Amazon Fire Tablet) to visit shit like that. It's a burner.

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... One* year from now 10 million patriots and traitors will be dead

*it could have been "A"...I'm not going back to check

CD...next time big block letters as a warning ok? That's some really scary shit.

YankeeTarheel wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 12:42 pm Hey! I didn't realize Texas had slipped from being a "Maker" state to being a "Taker" state! That means only one "Maker" state went for Trump--Floriduh.

sikacz wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:10 pm Rational Texans know paxton is an ass.

TrueTexan wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:37 pm

sikacz wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:10 pm Rational Texans know paxton is an ass.

We know all three of the stooges are asses, along with two senators and a bunch of representatives.

rolandson wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 12:38 pm Ladies - Gentlemen, word of warning...freerepublic¹ dot com is way into the darkside.

Rudy Giuliani Says Trump Is ‘Looking At Other Options’ After Texas Lawsuit Bombs

Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani said Friday that the president was “looking at other options” — including more legal action — now that the Supreme Court has shot down the Texas lawsuit challenging election results in four states that went for President-elect Joe Biden.

The high court said Texas had no standing to seek to toss the votes in other states.

Giuliani, who has spearheaded Trump’s failed legal attempt to overturn the results of the presidential election, was asked on Newsmax about Trump’s reaction to the news from the Supreme Court. Giuliani responded: “The president’s reaction is to look at other options. I mean, we always knew that this [loss] was an option.”

He explained that “originally we thought about this as possibly four or five separate cases. So that’s the option we’re going to have to go to,” Giuliani added. “There is nothing that prevents us from filing these cases immediately.”

He continued: “We really believe ... these facts need to be heard.” Giuliani falsely claimed that “voter fraud” in the election was the “worst in our history so far.” There is absolutely no evidence of election fraud.

The Supreme Court’s order was widely regarded as a final, devastating blow to the Trump team’s challenge to the presidential election results. Trump, who filed a motion to join the Texas suit, called the legal action “the big one.”

The Electoral College is meeting Monday — virtually — to cast ballots for the next president, reflecting the decision of American voters.

Trump has refused to concede the race and has repeatedly claimed, without any evidence, that the election was rigged.

The president skipped Friday night’s Christmas party at the White House after the news from the Supreme Court. Guests were informed of Trump’s no-show about 10 minutes before he was scheduled to arrive, New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman reported.

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Texas AG explains his ‘Plan B’ to overturn election ‘state by state’ after Supreme Court rejection

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Sunday outlined President Donald Trump’s path to victory after the Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn the 2020 election.

During an interview on Fox Business, host Maria Bartiromo asked Paxton if he had a “Plan B” for contesting the election results.

“Going forward, I think the Trump campaign is taking our arguments that we tried to get in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, they are now going to take those, I think, state by state,” Paxton explained. “Because I think they are legitimately good constitutional arguments that don’t depend on actually proving every little instance of fraud.”