.@BeschlossDC on SCOTUS deciding to take up the case on state authority over elections: “There’s a possibility that we may have seen our last fair and free presidential election.” pic.twitter.com/1ukn0q5JK0
— Lauren Peikoff (@laurenpeikoff) July 2, 2022
Yes. The independent state legislature theory doesn’t really have much to do with this. Doesn’t mean it wouldn’t blow a huge hole in checks and balances, though! https://t.co/R8AzpiiKZs
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) July 2, 2022
The justices will consider “independent legislature theory,” which some legal theorists describe as a literal reading of the Constitution.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2022
Voting rights advocates fear it could let state lawmakers twist election laws to favor one party. https://t.co/nZ9JsEOGiF
With SCOTUS taking up the independent state legislature doctrine, this raises the obvious question:
— Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 (@leedrutman) July 1, 2022
What do you do when the Supreme Court gives up on political equality?
You change the rules to stop relying on the courts.
w/ @aziz_huq in @DemJournal https://t.co/9jn2UE6gBA pic.twitter.com/5TwwzjG1Kt
Keep an eye on Moore v. Harper–a coming Supreme Court case that could have huge implications for elections and our democracy: https://t.co/AGo5C4HxOt
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) July 1, 2022
A MUST READ: Step #17 of the thread is legally wrong, but that gives me no assurance that the radical antidemocratic wing of the #TrumpPacked SCOTUS won’t buy it hook, line, and sinker. And then we’d be totally fucxxd. Only mass public mobilization NOW can stave off this disaster https://t.co/m85q6praRo
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 2, 2022
Sad! 