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Moore v Harper was almost the final nail in the coffin to our Democracy

October 16, 2022 4 tags

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects the fringe, GOP-backed "independent state legislature" theory in a 6-3 opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, writes @Jordan_S_Rubin. https://t.co/AJs33cfMjV
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 27, 2023

“over dissent from Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch.”

Huge @gop donors and Ginni Thomas told Thomas and Alito how to vote? Hey @CREWcrew – looked into Gorsuch’s vacations?

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What was Moore v Harper you ask?

In Newest Twist, Supreme Court Requests Further Briefing On Major Election Case https://t.co/NgATthzO9V via @TPM
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 3, 2023

December 7, 2022

Last week, oral argument in Moore v. Harper was heard at the Supreme Court. While we won’t know a decision for a while, you can read some key takeaways here: https://t.co/ElIjZtPNW4
— NDRC (@DemRedistrict) December 12, 2022

Watch and share our video on what’s at stake for democracy if the Court endorses the fringe independent state legislature theory in #MooreVHarper: https://t.co/C8BnbsqR0q
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) December 7, 2022

Moore v. Harper should be an easy case. There is no coherent theory of constitutional interpretation under which the independent state legislature theory makes sense. https://t.co/W3JEjU8tcP
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) December 7, 2022

SCOTUS will hear arguments this morning in Moore v. Harper, a case engineered by Republican politicians to undermine free and fair elections by letting state legislatures ignore their own state courts and constitutions. It is a direct threat to democracy. https://t.co/HzbAL9iW5U
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) December 7, 2022

To understand the issues in Moore v Harper, the independent state legislature case before SCOTUS today, read brief by @UMichLaw Prof Evan Caminker, who represents State Court Chief Justices. Before Court undermines judicial review, they would like a word. https://t.co/mvWZCycHFv
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) December 7, 2022

This is my amicus brief in Moore v. Harper, the test of the so-called independent state legislature theory at the Supreme Court. You have to be polite at SCOTUS, but here are my unfiltered thoughts. Frankly, this theory is nuts. 1/4 https://t.co/Np9KuoUdcT
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) October 26, 2022

https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1582396637309456385?s=20&t=6DDmEgbuBSiYRdLb1wdRWA

WATCH: Here’s how the "independent state legislature theory" would wipe away the checks and balances in place to help protect free, fair, and secure elections. https://t.co/3AmLC0Kkc5
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) October 18, 2022

#ELB: “If the Court Endorses the ISLT in Moore v. Harper, Which Version Will It Choose and Why That Matters” https://t.co/LXQTSsj43y
— Election Law Blog (@ElectionLawBlog) October 18, 2022

There Is Absolutely Nothing to Support the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory

“Such a doctrine would be antithetical to the Framers’ intent, and to the text, fundamental design, and architecture of the Constitution.”

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