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Election Reform

FBaggins

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12. Sure it does

Reply to G2theD (Reply #11)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 05:41 AM

Aug 2022

Article IV Section II

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government"

All that is needed is for some Republican to creatively define that have a Democratic state legislature or Governor is not a Republican form of government.

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The Forgotten Constitutional Weapon Against Voter Restrictions [View all] elleng Aug 2022 OP

You enforce the Constitution through litigation in the courts and with the Court /nt bucolic_frolic Aug 2022 #1

Tell us which states would lose reps. instead of... brush Aug 2022 #2

No more legit than Trump having Pence declare him the winner FBaggins Aug 2022 #3

Not legit? It's in the Constitution! G2theD Aug 2022 #8

No it isn't FBaggins Aug 2022 #9

Really? G2theD Aug 2022 #10

Yes, really FBaggins Aug 2022 #13

No, that's not a good example G2theD Aug 2022 #15

"I would think" is the key FBaggins Aug 2022 #17

You are quite wrong and I'll leave it at that. G2theD Aug 2022 #19

But it doesn't say that, does it? G2theD Aug 2022 #11

Sure it does FBaggins Aug 2022 #12

But they already have a republican form of government G2theD Aug 2022 #14

Duh. FBaggins Aug 2022 #16

Duh yourself. G2theD Aug 2022 #18

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. Joinfortmill Aug 2022 #4

It's worth trying. At least people will know it exists housecat Aug 2022 #5

Let's see how the "originalist" judges vote on this one. mjvpi Aug 2022 #6

and never yet addressed! elleng Aug 2022 #7

I read the lawsuit. It isn't at all what this reporting implies FBaggins Aug 2022 #20

No that's not what it says scipan Aug 2022 #21