Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Michael Gableman, who produced no evidence of 2020 election fraud in $1 million review, now suggests the country needs revolution”

September 20, 2022, 7:48 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman told a group of Republicans this month that a revolution against government officials over the 2020 election has become necessary but said people have become too comfortable to water the “tree… Continue reading

“Congress’ latest House-Senate wrangle: Preventing the next Jan. 6”

September 20, 2022, 7:46 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Politico: Efforts to reform an obscure 135-year-old election law, which Donald Trump tried to utilize to subvert the 2020 election, are reviving a classic congressional rivalry: the House vs. the Senate.After signaling for months that they wanted to go further… Continue reading

Cheney-Lofgren Bill to Amend the Electoral Count Act Lists Permissible Bases to Object to Counting Certain Electors, Including that Candidate is Ineligible for President Because of Participation in an Insurrection

September 19, 2022, 11:48 amelection administration, election subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

I’ve just begun reviewing the draft Cheney-Lofgren bill to reform the Electoral Count Act. It is very much in line with the spirit of the Collins-Manchin bill in the Senate, but differs in some particulars. For example, it has a… Continue reading

“We Have a Bill to Help Prevent Another Jan. 6 Attack; It’s past time to reform the Electoral Count Act to make clear Congress can’t overturn an election result.”

September 19, 2022, 7:44 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Liz Cheney and Zoe Lofgren oped in the WSJ (with a proposal that sounds very much in line with Collins-Manchin): Despite this, Mr. Trump continues to make intentionally false election-fraud allegations, claiming that he should be reinstalled as president. And… Continue reading

“Trump Rally Plays Music Resembling QAnon Song, and Crowds React” (and Video)

September 18, 2022, 12:43 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump appeared to more fully embrace QAnon on Saturday, playing a song at a political rally in Ohio that prompted attendees to respond with a salute in reference to the cultlike conspiracy theory’s theme song.While… Continue reading

“Republicans in key battleground races refuse to say they will accept results”

September 18, 2022, 12:39 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: A dozen Republican candidates in competitive races for governor and Senate have declined to say whether they would accept the results of their contests, raising the prospect of fresh post-election chaos two years after Donald Trump refused to… Continue reading

“Echoing Trump, These Republicans Won’t Promise to Accept 2022 Results”

September 18, 2022, 5:30 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Nearly two years after President Donald J. Trump refused to accept his defeat in the 2020 election, some of his most loyal Republican acolytes might follow in his footsteps.When asked, six Trump-backed Republican nominees for governor and the… Continue reading

Must-Read David Leonhardt NYT: “‘A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy”

September 17, 2022, 3:51 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Extensive analysis by David Leonhardt in the NYT: The United States has experienced deep political turmoil several times before over the past century. The Great Depression caused Americans to doubt the country’s economic system. World War II and the Cold… Continue reading

“Trump warns of ‘problems’ like ‘we’ve never seen’ if he’s indicted”

September 16, 2022, 6:12 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Former President Donald Trump said Thursday the nation would face “problems … the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen” if he is indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, an apparent suggestion that such a… Continue reading

“House members roll out bipartisan election bill aimed at preventing future coups”

September 14, 2022, 12:18 pmelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

NBC News: A pair of centrist House lawmakers on Wednesday is rolling out a bill aimed at preventing stolen elections in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack, mirroring bipartisan legislation in the Senate, NBC News has learned.Moderate Reps. Josh… Continue reading

“Election deniers advanced to November ballots in 27 states, report finds”

September 14, 2022, 7:35 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Candidates who deny the results of the 2020 election have advanced to November ballots in statewide races for positions that will oversee, defend or certify elections in more than half of the states, according to a nonpartisan… Continue reading

“Inside a Republican Superlawyer’s Break With Donald Trump’s G.O.P.; An exclusive excerpt from a new book by David Enrich on powerful corporate law firms and how the Trump era changed and challenged one in particular.”

September 13, 2022, 6:54 amelection law biz, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Ben Ginsberg’s office at the international law firm Jones Day was like a shrine to the old Republican Party.Its walls and shelves were crowded with campaign artifacts that he had collected over the years, including on the trail… Continue reading

“Congress may force election deniers to get a lot more creative; How a few election law fixes could protect democracy in 2024.”

September 13, 2022, 6:50 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Ben Jacobs for Vox: The human mind is ingenious. It can create towering works of art and make remarkable scientific discoveries. It is, as we saw in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, also capable of inventing new ways… Continue reading

“Democrats spend tens of millions amplifying far-right candidates in nine states”

September 12, 2022, 10:41 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Democrats have spent nearly $19 million across eight states in primaries this year amplifying far-right Republican candidates who have questioned or denied the validity of the 2020 election, according to a Washington Post analysis, interfering in GOP contests to… Continue reading

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