Some Election Officials Refused to Certify Results. Few Were Held Accountable.

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It will be up to the media to hold them accountable if Justice ignores them.
This is a good start.
It’s also my first first in a very long time…
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That would be a perplexing task. How can the media do its “both sides” job if the only people refusing to certify are “conservative” Republicans?

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Every time a MAGA or a “Christian” is faced with something they don’t like but are required by law to do, it becomes a matter of “conscience”. Every time they are confronted with an opportunity to steal or bully their way into something they want, it is just politics.

Blocking elections of Democrats is becoming more and more accepted every day. Funny how we all rolled with it back in 2001 when Scalia facilitated the biggest theft in American political history. Running a democracy becomes extremely difficult when half of the population prefers authoritarian rule and the ultimate arbiters of the rules are political hacks.

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According to the letter, the two members had decided — “with regard for the sacred blood shed of both my Redeemer and His servants” and “past Patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice”— that they “must not call these election results credible and bow to the perversion of truth.”

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Agree, why is religion being used as a defense in a non-religious matter? As for the “perversion of truth” show me the fraud.

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Yay, New Mexico! We have one of the best Secretaries of State in the country, Maggie Toulouse Oliver. Also, the NM Supreme Court enforcing the US Constitution by removing and banning “Coup de tat” Griffin from elected office.

Too bad they don’t do that in Alaska, where apparently, the US Constitution is overridden by the state’s.

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… and that is some “kitty”!

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Because otherwise, they’ve got sod all.

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Thought Trump was their Redeemer.
Don’t remember Trump bleeding.

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Christamitey!

Now … walkies!

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Well, its CEO was apparently woke enough to get rid of over 3 million dollars worth of shares before the panic was unleased.

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“Coup d’etat.”

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Aided and abetted by Peter Thiel who got all the money for his Founders Fund out.

Thiel’s Founders Fund Withdrew Millions From Silicon Valley Bank (yahoo.com)

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I am looking at the lawsuit where persons of the Jewish religion are suing about abortion restrictions due to the ‘theory’ of the case being an Evangelical reading of when the fetus is ensouled (at conception for Catholics and Evangelicals; 120 days for Jews and at birth for Muslims), saying this is a religious ruling. I agree.

I read stories quoting those two wackadoodles and they are ‘sincere’ and I DO NOT CARE. Your beliefs do not inform MY behavior/beliefs.

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Any bets on when Comer will find out that Beau Biden FROM HIS GRAVE caused this? Hunter Biden? Oh come ON, Representative Comer, show some initiative.

You KNOW Beau Biden is the miscreant here.

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I did not know that. The HELL with him.

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Low level election deniers actively supporting a coup attempt never were brought to justice is only a surprise if one ignores the fact that the leader and his top level henchmen trying to steal the election also haven’t been prosecuted over 2 years later.

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From now on, I’m going … wokies! for my exercise.

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