Monday, November 09, 2020

Quote of the day...

 "A lawsuit claiming statutory or constitutional violations without evidence, is just a tweet with a filing fee." -Original author unknown, but currently enjoying widespread circulation

Mr. Trump and his supporters are certainly entitled to ask questions and challenge any possible irregularities in the election. However, to date no credible evidence supporting these allegations has been produced and Mr. Trump is batting zero in the courts. Further, the right to ask pointed questions and insist on a close look at the results does not extend to making incendiary claims aimed at undermining public confidence in the integrity of a national election, merely to assuage the wounded ego of a narcissist, who for months has made it abundantly clear that he would never accept any election results that did not name him as the winner.

It is difficult not to conclude that Mr. Trump is determined to go out the way he came in, with no class. 

7 comments:

Sophocles said...

Ah Jphn,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ki6S-WsKU

Sophocles said...

Oops, sorry "John".

:)

John (Ad Orientem) said...

Officials from both parties in every state have stated that there is no evidence of any serious irregularities in the election.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/us/politics/voting-fraud.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

The Anti-Gnostic said...

There are plenty of badges of fraud, and plenty of instances showing that the Dept of Motor Vehicles election went off the rails in a few Democratic cities after midnight when millions of votes were tabulated in a day, a pause was called, and thousands of votes continue to be counted.

Simply put, they'll keep finding ballots--and counting them--until they get enough for Biden, an enfeebled man who barely campaigned.

John (Ad Orientem) said...

Rubbish. Votes are still being counted because there were tens of millions cast by mail. I would also note that they are still being counted in states that the GOP won. Even prominent Republicans are getting tired of Trump's crap.

Disinformation tracker...

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/11/technology/election-results-trump-biden?type=styln-live-updates&label=disinformation%20tracker&index=2&action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

John (Ad Orientem) said...

Karl Rove...

"...There are only three statewide contests in the past half-century in which recounts changed the outcome: the 1974 New Hampshire Senate race, the 2004 Washington governor’s contest, and the 2008 Minnesota Senate election. The candidates in these races were separated, respectively, by 355, 261 and 215 votes after Election Day.

These margins aren’t much like today’s. Mr. Biden led Wednesday in Wisconsin by 20,540 votes, Pennsylvania by 49,064, Michigan by 146,123, Arizona by 12,614, Nevada by 36,870 and Georgia by 14,108.

To win, Mr. Trump must prove systemic fraud, with illegal votes in the tens of thousands. There is no evidence of that so far. Unless some emerges quickly, the president’s chances in court will decline precipitously when states start certifying results, as Georgia will on Nov. 20, followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan on Nov. 23, Arizona on Nov. 30, and Wisconsin and Nevada on Dec. 1. By seating one candidate’s electors, these certifications will raise the legal bar to overturn state results and make it even more difficult for Mr. Trump to prevail before the Electoral College meets Dec. 14.

TV networks showed jubilant crowds in major cities celebrating Mr. Biden’s victory; they didn’t show the nearly equal number of people who mourned Mr. Trump’s defeat. U.S. politics remains polarized and venomous. Closing out this election will be a hard but necessary step toward restoring some unity and political equilibrium. Once his days in court are over, the president should do his part to unite the country by leading a peaceful transition and letting grievances go."

From here... https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-election-result-wont-be-overturned-11605134335

The Anti-Gnostic said...

LOL. The Party weighs in to preserve the legitimacy of the Party.

Los Angeles County is more populous than all but 11 States. Go to any downtown bureaucratic office of a major US city and let me know if anybody votes like you. Where is this political equilibrium supposed to come from?

Break the place up, before the shooting starts.