floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoSupreme Court action already upending January 6 rioter sentencings, being looked at by Trump defensewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down16
arrow-up1185arrow-down1external-linkSupreme Court action already upending January 6 rioter sentencings, being looked at by Trump defensewww.cnn.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareNightwingdragon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoI know, I know. We’re talking about Trump and his lawyers here, which means nothing makes sense by default. But wouldn’t the counting of the votes be a congressional inquiry? I mean it’s literally answering the question of “Who won the election?”. Can we go back to the days where a sane Supreme Court would have laughed this entire argument out of the room?
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoI would not call any supreme court “sane” but there was a period where there were some basic standards.
I know, I know. We’re talking about Trump and his lawyers here, which means nothing makes sense by default.
But wouldn’t the counting of the votes be a congressional inquiry? I mean it’s literally answering the question of “Who won the election?”.
Can we go back to the days where a sane Supreme Court would have laughed this entire argument out of the room?
I would not call any supreme court “sane” but there was a period where there were some basic standards.