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genxlib

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5. It is important by itself but is even more important as part of the larger story
Thu Jan 13, 2022, 04:58 PM
Jan 2022

That this was fully integrated into the overall coup attempt.

The Eastment memo outlined the strategy and it is all predicated on secondary electors. https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a37677592/trump-lawyer-memo-mike-pence-overturn-electoral-college/

The memo starts with the line “7 states have transmitted dual slates of electors to the President of the Senate.”

Step 3 of the memo “At the end, he announces that because of the ongoing disputes in the 7 States, there are no electors that can be deemed validly appointed in those States. …There are at this point 232 votes for Trump, 222 votes for Biden. Pence then gavels President Trump as re-elected.”

After expected protests, Step 4…”Pursuant to the 12th Amendment, no candidate has achieved the necessary majority. That sends the matter to the House, where the “the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote . . . .” Republicans currently control 26 of the state delegations, the bare majority needed to win that vote. President Trump is re-elected there as well.”

I think this is important to note because it certainly appears to be more than just a bunch of yahoos playing wishful thinking. They were laying the groundwork as part of an overall coordinated effort.

I would think that there have to be coordinating communications connecting all these people to the overall plan

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Aside from Rachel I have t heard a peep. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #1
It was on CNN around 6 or 7 AM CST. MuseRider Jan 2022 #6
Well, that's something. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #7
At least we know the J6 committee has the documents Qutzupalotl Jan 2022 #9
Yeah. I mean, at the very least we get to find out about it. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #10
Some local news in Phoenix is following up on it Sanity Claws Jan 2022 #12
That is very good to hear. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #14
It was reported over a year ago. Kaleva Jan 2022 #21
The GOP Chair in my county signed it Freddie Jan 2022 #2
I think that this should be one of the biggest stories, these people w/ their fake or SWBTATTReg Jan 2022 #3
"there is no case law" KT2000 Jan 2022 #4
They all committed crimes according to their own state codes. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #15
Yes, but they will repeat KT2000 Jan 2022 #22
None of them are very bright. The thing of it is. It's illegal. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #25
It is important by itself but is even more important as part of the larger story genxlib Jan 2022 #5
That sounds like a conspiracy to defraud the United States. LastDemocratInSC Jan 2022 #11
So it's up to 7 now? ShazzieB Jan 2022 #8
There is at least one former elector who quit vanlassie Jan 2022 #13
Not terribly big and not terribly new... brooklynite Jan 2022 #16
How big is it vs. how big it SHOULD be? SoonerPride Jan 2022 #17
probably somewhere in between earth-shattering and nothing maxsolomon Jan 2022 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2022 #18
The story was pretty much ignored when first reported in December 2020 so it isn't big Kaleva Jan 2022 #20
They had to have known it was illegal. Hopefully, they will be charged with a federal crime, Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2022 #23
Seditious Conspiracy when 2 or more people conspires to overthrow the government. Emile Jan 2022 #24
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