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December 10, 2020 12:40 PM Forum: Politics

Texas AG Appeals Directly To Amy Covid Barrett To Overturn Election!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Ohhh Rod....You can start wringing your hands now and biting your toenails.....



SCOTUS in a 6-3 decision has placed the Texas law suit on the docket to hear the election case against PA, GA, Mich and Wisc! FL, SC, MS, AL, KY, AK, LA and SD as well a others (17 I think) have all joined the Texas suit This could be the back breaker because of the extreme seriousness of a state vs state case involving no campaign or candidate. Ted Cruz will be presenting the case to the High Court.



The major points:

Pennsylvania: The complaint accuses Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar of, among other things, “without legislative approval, unilaterally abrogating” Pennsylvania statutes that require “signature verification for absentee or mail-in ballots.” These changes were “not ratified” by the Pennsylvania Legislature.

Georgia: Similarly, the complaint describes how Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, also “without legislative approval, unilaterally abrogated Georgia’s statute governing the signature verification process for absentee ballots.”

Michigan: The complaint states that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson “abrogated Michigan election statutes related to absentee ballot applications and signature verification.”

Wisconsin: Lastly, the Wisconsin’s elections commission made similar changes in state laws without the permission of the Legislature that “weakened, or did away with, established security procedures put in place by the Wisconsin Legislature to ensure absentee ballot integrity.”

The complaint describes how voters in different parts of these states were treated differently. For example, election officials in Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties in Pennsylvania set up a “cure process” for voters in those jurisdictions whose absentee ballots did not comply with state legal requirements. Those non-compliant ballots should have been rejected because state law does not allow such a procedure.

As a result of this behavior and similar behavior in other states, there was “more favorable treatment allotted to votes” in areas “administered by local government under Democrat control.”

This differential treatment, says Texas, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. It cites the Supreme Court’s 2000 decisions in Bush v. Gore, which “prohibits the use of differential standards in the treatment and tabulation of ballots within a state.”

Seems pretty cut and dried to me smile

December 10, 2020 01:01 PM Forum: Politics

Texas AG Appeals Directly To Amy Covid Barrett To Overturn Election!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll


That's because you have no idea what you are talking about.

But you do I guess? LOL

December 10, 2020 10:53 PM Forum: Politics

Texas AG Appeals Directly To Amy Covid Barrett To Overturn Election!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Funny.....the USSC site shows it is on the docket as of the 8th.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22o155.html

December 12, 2020 06:07 AM Forum: AstroMart FAQ

Help with closing that account

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Well 1st off only members can see the prices......in order to become a member you will be charged $15 which is for a yearly membership. Memberships do not automatically renew either. There is nothing to cancel. In a year from your join date if you do not renew your membership by paying the $15 yearly fee again then you will lose your access to the functions of the site that membership offers such as the ability to see the asking price on an ad. If you dont wish to use the site then that is your prerogative. However, you will have member level access for 12 months from your join date.

As for the item you wanted already being sold, not everyone marks their items sold and since the site operators have no idea if something was sold or not that issue is with the seller not Astromart.  

From what I have seen regarding signing up on the site the $15 fee is clearly shown. If there were not a charge then there would be no reason to obtain your CC information as well.

December 13, 2020 01:02 AM Forum: Politics

Supreme Court, Of Course, Rejects Texas Lawsuit: "Kraken" Is Kaput!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

As James subtly pointed out it is not the right that riots, burns, loots, destroys property or shoots at crowds, that has long been overwhelmingly the left's arena with rare exception. That doesnt mean it doesnt get mentions from the right. Talk is cheap, actions are not. So far the left overwhelmingly owns the violence and destruction arena......

December 13, 2020 02:04 AM Forum: Politics

Supreme Court, Of Course, Rejects Texas Lawsuit: "Kraken" Is Kaput!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Really!?
"White supremacists are greatest terror threat" And that's from the DHS: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/04/white-supremacists-terror-threat-dhs-409236

LOL.....so all the burning, rioting and looting by antifa and blm were really disguised white supremist groups? How many times over the last decade have white supremist groups done any of those things? Better yet over the last 50 years? Stop smoking crack smile

December 13, 2020 03:08 AM Forum: Politics

Supreme Court, Of Course, Rejects Texas Lawsuit: "Kraken" Is Kaput!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Antifa is a (stupid) idea, and not an organized group. Any demonstration is not a riot and it isn't automatically antifa, either.  Those that buy into Antifa don't go up into the mountains like the white supremacy groups do and shoot semi automatic and automatic rifles on a weekly or a monthly basis. Antifa doesn't plot the kidnap and summary trials of governors like that in Michigan. 

What business is it of yours if people go up in the mountains and play soldier as long as they are not harming anyone else? What a ridiculous argument lol.....

December 13, 2020 03:14 AM Forum: Politics

Supreme Court, Of Course, Rejects Texas Lawsuit: "Kraken" Is Kaput!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Which brings us back to Michigan and again I said I'm worried here. Armed folks standing outside the Secretary of State's house on a Saturday night while she was decorating for Christmas with her young son? Bet they weren't singing Christmas carols. Not to mention the plot against the governor. These folks live out in the rural areas of Michigan, have nothing to do, are unemployable, and want to feel important. They could have gone to their community college and learned something like a good trade and instead they ignore education and science. My daughter lives in Bay City and while the folk in town are mostly sane drive five miles out of town and you are in McVeighland. These yokels are angry and want to take it out on someone or something. I hope it doesn't happen but fear it will.

Standing outside protesting harms no one.....rioting, burning and pillaging does and that is 98% attributable to the left. As far as I know those caught plotting against the Gov were dealt with appropriately.....as they should have been. So that is one failed plot attributed to the right out of how many instances of violence from the left? Hundreds?

December 13, 2020 05:13 AM Forum: Politics

Supreme Court, Of Course, Rejects Texas Lawsuit: "Kraken" Is Kaput!

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Those who break the law should be rounded up......on the left or the right. Its a shame they dont round up and prosecute more of those on the left who commit violence, burn and pillage in the cities.....

December 16, 2020 11:54 PM Forum: AstroMart FAQ

I No Longer Receive Notifications for Classifieds

Posted By Greg Shaffer

You are a $60 contributor which grants you access and functions (such as emailed ads) beyond the standard yearly $15 paid memberships. Everyone pays a yearly $15 membership fee whether they are a contributor or not. 

With a ($60) red level contribution you get 6 months access to all the functions (like emailed ads with no delays) after which you would revert to a standard $15 membership (No emailed ads for example). 

Hope that helps clear things up for you at least on how this works.....That said, based on the date shown on your $60 payment post it looks like you should still be getting emailed ads. I see you posted in the other topic regarding how some folks ended up getting blocked so perhaps that is the issue and it will be cleared up for you.