01-04-2021, 06:28 PM
In Pennsylvania, Act 77 of 2019 was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Wolf. This law clearly violates the Pennsylvania Constitution. Don't take my word for it, take the legislature's word. To change mail-in voting in Pennsylvania, you have to amend the state Constitution. The legislature started this process (which requires multiple legislative sessions), but then gave up when they realized it would take too long. So they just passed a bill. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed Rep. Mike Kelly's lawsuit in November challenging the act because it was filed too late. There is no way on Earth the state court would have allowed the lawsuit to proceed prior to the election. They would have ruled that Kelly has no standing since no harm was done (yet).
What now? Governor Wolf won't sign a bill overturning Act 77. The State Court won't overturn it. SCOTUS won't get involved. As a voter, what recourse do you have? Go to your state rep or Senator? What are they suppose to do? Back to square one. Voters are stuck with an unconstitutional law that can never be fixed unless presumably a Republican is governor. That's no guarantee in Pennsylvania. Even then, who is to say the State Court won't overturn the repeal to stop the "disenfranchisement of voters?"
It's not just about fraud. The Secretary of State unconstitutionally changed election laws unilaterally. The legislature changed election laws unconstitutionally. The election itself has to be considered unconstitutional. Every single vote could be honest, but it doesn't matter. The process was unconstitutional. However, both State and federal Courts have determined that voters (and now the legislature) have literally no recourse. None. Zip.
Also, it is Pennsylvania law that the Governor sends electors to the college. The election code is clear. The legislature is not empowered to do anything. Does Pennsylvania's election code violate the US Constitution? Perhaps, but that's for the US Supreme Court to determine and they have already signaled that they do not want to be involved.
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