Pennsylvania county asks Barrett to recuse herself from mail-ballot extension case

[dukkha]

ustice Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday was asked to recuse herself from participating in a dispute over a mail-ballot extension in Pennsylvania, with the newly confirmed justice facing immediate political pressure on her first day on the job.

The recusal motion was filed by the Luzerne County Board of Elections, one of the parties that has asked the Supreme Court to reject efforts by Pennsylvania Republicans to roll back voting accommodations in the state.

“The nomination and confirmation of a Supreme Court justice this close to a presidential election is unprecedented,” they wrote. “As concerning as that is, what is even more troubling is the language President Trump has used in consideration of this nomination, linking it directly to the electoral season at hand, with implications for his own re-election.”

Justices are generally permitted to decide for themselves whether or not recusal is appropriate in a given case to avoid an actual or perceived conflict of interest.

Pennsylvania Republicans returned to the Supreme Court on Friday night in a second effort to roll back the state’s mail-in ballot extension, just days after the court deadlocked on the issue.

They have asked the justices to fast-track the formal review of a major ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which held that mailed ballots must be accepted if they arrive by Nov. 6 and aren’t postmarked after Election Day.

Republicans' latest request came less than a week after the Supreme Court left intact Pennsylvania’s mail-ballot extension with a 4-4 deadlock. The tie vote last week broke largely along ideological lines, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court’s three liberals in denying the GOP’s request to halt the state court ruling, while the court’s four most conservative justices indicated they would have granted it.

If the GOP’s latest bid proves successful, it could disenfranchise a number of mail-in voters. The harm would likely fall disproportionately on Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s supporters, who are considered about twice as likely as President Trump’s backers to vote by mail.

The Keystone State is a crucial battleground in the 2020 election after President Trump won it in 2016 by fewer than 45,000 votes.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...om-mail-ballot

[dukkha]

PA does not require a signature match either -can you say widespread fraud?

6 day extenision and no sigs..what could go wrong?

[Legion]

So the Babylon Bee wasn't joking?

[dukkha]

So the Babylon Bee wasn't joking?

i'm not laughing..dont know about the Bee

*OH LOOK I JUST FOUND THESE BALLOTS STUFFED IN THIS MAIL BAG WITH SIGNATURE SCRAWL 3 DAYS LATER*

[Legion]

PA does not require a signature match either -can you say widespread fraud? 6 day extenision and no sigs..what could go wrong?

Those are simply "voting accommodations" that ensure that "all votes are counted".

How dare you disagree?

[votebiden]

Barrett will forever be a judge corrupted by Trump. She has no integrity.

[Legion]

i'm not laughing..dont know about the Bee

When real life mirrors satire, you know DEMOCRATS are involved.

With Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation looming, DEMOCRATS have raised a number of questions about her fitness as a Supreme Court justice and whether she can be impartial. They are now demanding that Barrett recuse herself from any Supreme Court cases that involve the Constitution.

“Judge Barrett seems very biased toward the Constitution,” said Senator Mazie Hirono. “She’s not only read it but seems to have some sort of allegiance to it. She can’t be impartial on any case involving the Constitution as she’ll always side with it.”

Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris amplified the concerns. “We would prefer to have someone who has never read the Constitution,” she told reporters while loudly cackling at an inappropriate time in the conversation. “We can't have a justice who is biased about what the Constitution does and doesn’t allow the government to do. Unfortunately, Barrett seems to have spent quite a lot of time with the Constitution and will never represent progressive interests above it. It’s just not fair for her to be on any case where the Constitution is an issue.”

https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-ask-acb-to-recuse-herself-from-any-cases-involving-the-constitution

[Legion]

Barrett will forever be a judge corrupted by Trump. She has no integrity.

That's "Justice Barrett", crybaby.

You'll live under her jurisdiction the rest of your miserable life, most likely.

[dukkha]

Those are simply "voting accommodations" that ensure that "all votes are counted", in violation of Pennsylvania law.How dare you disagree?

C'MON MAN!

[CharacterAssassin]

PA does not require a signature match either -can you say widespread fraud?

6 day extenision and no sigs..what could go wrong?

Please demonstrate any credible evidence of fraud, stupid whore.

[Legion]

*OH LOOK I JUST FOUND THESE BALLOTS STUFFED IN THIS MAIL BAG WITH SIGNATURE SCRAWL 3 DAYS LATER*

That's been the plan since March, hasn't it?

[dukkha]

That's been the plan since March, hasn't it?

no doubt.
what is shocking is their high court allows ballots without a matching signature..
Hopefully SCOTUS overturns it with Barret -Roberts went along with that craziness

[Legion]

no doubt. what is shocking is their high court allows ballots without a matching signature.. Hopefully SCOTUS overturns it with Barret -Roberts went along with that craziness

We shall see. As Joke Biden says...

[CFM]

Barrett will forever be a judge corrupted by Trump. She has no integrity.

Barrett will be on the Court for a long time and Merrick Garland won't.

[dukkha]

We shall see. As Joke Biden says...

of course, but i would ass u me a 5-4
The signature thing is just as bad -maybe worse