Three Utah brothers seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election and return Donald Trump to the White House will not have their longshot lawsuit heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The litigation, Brunson v. Adams et. al., claimed nearly 400 members of Congress violated their oaths of office by not investigating claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election and voting to certify Joe Biden’s win.
Raland Brunson, the lead plaintiff in the suit, along with brothers Loy and Deron, asked for those members of Congress, along with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, to be removed from office and barred from ever running again. Similarly, former Vice President Mike Pence would also be banned from holding another elective office.
In an
order published Monday, the Supreme Court said it would not hear the Utahn’s case.
The Supreme Court decided not to hear a lawsuit by a trio of Utah brothers that claim members of Congress who voted to certify President Joe Biden's election violated their oath of office by not investigating claims of fraud in 2020. The Utahns wanted those members of Congress, along with Biden...
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I can understand the anger and strong desire to right perceived wrongs. But this lawsuit really was ridiculous in its over reach even if the three brothers were judged to have the standing to bring the suit.
Too often we Patriots let our passion and zeal override common sense in these things.
That Patriots petitioned their government for redress of grievances was their constitutional right to do and it does not make them insurrectionists. The relative few who committed assault, vandalism, breaking and entering were stupid idiots but their intent was not to overthrow the government.
Millions of Patriots believe the election was neither fair, honest, or defensible. Right or wrong, that does not make them 'existential threats to democracy' nor does it make Trump a 'liar' as the Democrat surrogate MSM likes to call him every time they mention his efforts to have the results investigated.
Pence disagreed with millions of Patriots in that his understanding of the Constitution was that he did not have authority to not certify an election that Congress had certified. That does not make him evil or a traitor or even necessarily wrong.
The Supreme Court is given no authority to dictate that anybody be removed from or not be eligible for public office except in matters spelled out in the Constitution, i.e. place of birth, age, etc. That constitutional authority is given solely to Congress who must impeach and convict/remove from office the one they judge to have committed treason, bribery and/or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
So of course that lawsuit, however well intended and justified in the minds of the brothers, was dead on arrival at the Supreme Court.
None of my opinion is intended to absolve the Democrats from questionable motives and practices or outright cheating in the 2020 or even the 2022 election. The fact that they are so vocal and angry re investigations into that election suggests far more guilt than innocence.
But we Patriots need to be realistic, clear-eyed, and utilize common sense and critical thinking in these things instead of just expressing raw emotion and using knee jerk reactions in protest. Otherwise we will never achieve worthy goals.