As was expected in the case of a Joe Biden victory, President Donald Trump has not taken the news sitting down. A host of new accusations about voting fraud, something the current administration has spent much time warning its followers about , have been thrown at the Democratic Party. While few actual cases of illegal voting have been documented, Trump is convinced they are at fault for his crippling defeat and Biden’s sudden surge in support in key states. In proper fashion, he stormed Twitter and vented his frustration over alleged voting by deceased people and the blocking of observers from the polls , while declaring that he was the real winner and would bring the matter to the Supreme Court. The question being whether or not this is possible or even likely.
….Bad things took place during those hours where LEGAL TRANSPARENCY was viciously & crudely not allowed. Tractors blocked doors & windows were covered with thick cardboard so that observers could not see into the count rooms. BAD THINGS HAPPENED INSIDE. BIG CHANGES TOOK PLACE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020
I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020
This event calls to mind the 2000 election when George W. Bush won the presidency after the US Supreme Court overturned a Florida Supreme Court’ decision to do a recount of Florida’s votes, which automatically awarded the Bush campaign 25 electoral votes, though this did not come without controversy as even the late Justice Scalia saw the lawsuit as a permanent blemish on Bush’s presidency. Many on the right are citing this event as an example of how Biden’s victory can actually be overturned; however, this is an altogether unlikely turn of events.
Firstly, lawsuits that have aimed at issuing recounts in select states where Trump had lost were already thrown out due to no viable reason being presented. Secondly, no proof of these claims that illegal voting activities occurred actually exists, something vital for any kind of case, and it would have to be taken to state courts first. Lastly, it is a false comparison because Trump is asking to stop the counting absentee ballots in the first place, not stopping a recount.
Should any of these cases somehow reach court, many would believe that the majority conservatives sitting on the Bench would give Trump an advantage in a hypothetical case; however, one must remember that they, like Barrett for example, are constitutionalists that may be slow to step on states rights and the decisions they make about vote counting.
