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Maraya1969

(22,997 posts)
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:58 PM Dec 2016

One must wonder why the republican party is filing suits to stop the recounts.

Why would they care if they thought their candidate legitimately won?

What the heck did they put on their petition to the court to stop the recount anyway?



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One must wonder why the republican party is filing suits to stop the recounts. (Original Post) Maraya1969 Dec 2016 OP
They're up to no good meow2u3 Dec 2016 #1
OMG Bribing election officials! Never thought of that one. Can that be proved, even for one person Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #12
Prove, schmoove! We just have to put it out there meow2u3 Dec 2016 #17
I hear you. Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #18
As best as I can figure.... LisaM Dec 2016 #2
Maybe they'll find those "millions of fraudulent votes"? lol CincyDem Dec 2016 #3
My guess is they aren't sure the Con actually won! n/t napi21 Dec 2016 #4
I think we would do the same jimlup Dec 2016 #5
I would be disappointed if we did the same in these conditions, a win is a win no matter how many uponit7771 Dec 2016 #21
It's a catch-22. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #6
The Toxic Tangerine is the king of "he who smelt it dealt it" meow2u3 Dec 2016 #9
I'd think they were trying to hide something untoward thegoose Dec 2016 #7
And what happens if we find voter fraud? The electors still have not voted. They won't Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #13
And Welcome to DU! Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #14
The only way they ever win is by cheating and suppressing the vote. kimbutgar Dec 2016 #8
Yes! Exactly! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #10
+1, and postmortem discussion outside the context of Comey, Voter suppression and hacking uponit7771 Dec 2016 #22
It really doesn't require a conspiracy theory FBaggins Dec 2016 #11
They can hawe them counted by by the time the electors vote. If there are discrepancies found Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #16
I thought a number of them despised him and did not vote for him ailsagirl Dec 2016 #15
I think that was all just for show. If he lost, they could claim they never supported him. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #19
That sounds about right ailsagirl Dec 2016 #20
Because they are a de facto arm of the KGB, and Russia wants to control the USA. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #23

meow2u3

(24,921 posts)
1. They're up to no good
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:04 PM
Dec 2016

They're trying to hide the truth that they rigged the election for the Tangerine Tyrant and his minions in the Senate by bribing the state election officials.

Maraya1969

(22,997 posts)
12. OMG Bribing election officials! Never thought of that one. Can that be proved, even for one person
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 08:15 PM
Dec 2016

Think of what that would imply if we could prove he bribed just one election official!

meow2u3

(24,921 posts)
17. Prove, schmoove! We just have to put it out there
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 08:48 PM
Dec 2016

and raise doubts in the minds of the American people. Let's take a page out of LBJ's playbook and make the bastards deny it!

If repigs want to play dirty, two can play that game. No more IOKIYAR!

LisaM

(28,601 posts)
2. As best as I can figure....
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:07 PM
Dec 2016

even if the results don't actually change, it might uncover some tampering.

jimlup

(8,004 posts)
5. I think we would do the same
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:29 PM
Dec 2016

The legal situation is that any "change" is bad and unknowns are bad. The recount is an "unknown" so they want to stop it and enforce the status quo.

I don't blame them for trying to stop it. But I do blame them when they work the law unfairly to their favor which they do essentially always.

uponit7771

(91,761 posts)
21. I would be disappointed if we did the same in these conditions, a win is a win no matter how many
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 12:27 AM
Dec 2016

... times the cast is counted

TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)
6. It's a catch-22.
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:37 PM
Dec 2016

If they find little or no evidence of voter fraud, it makes the GOP and Trump look like liars. They've been screaming "voter fraud" for decades.

If they find little or no evidence of election fraud (Trump's claim of "three million illegal votes&quot , it makes the GOP and Trump look like liars.

If they *do* find evidence of election fraud, but it's of the GOP variety, it makes the GOP and Trump look like liars. And crooks.

meow2u3

(24,921 posts)
9. The Toxic Tangerine is the king of "he who smelt it dealt it"
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:56 PM
Dec 2016

The master of projection goes around accusing Hillary and the Democrats of rigging the election in their favor when in fact evidence is abounding that the Tramp camp has been rigging it in his. They don't want Americans to find out the truth, so they're trying to stop the recount to keep us from discovering their crime.

 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
7. I'd think they were trying to hide something untoward
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:39 PM
Dec 2016

Except what now? They own everything and they don't care how blatant the filth and corruption is. Any of Cheetofuhrer's minions could go out on Fifth Avenue now, shoot someone down and get applause....just like he said...

Think about it. They just want to step on the heads of those of us who are left to rebel.

Maraya1969

(22,997 posts)
13. And what happens if we find voter fraud? The electors still have not voted. They won't
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 08:21 PM
Dec 2016

until January. If voter fraud can be proven then they are even more likely to vote for Clinton. Right now there is such a big push to get them to vote for Clinton because she won the popular vote by so much.

kimbutgar

(23,280 posts)
8. The only way they ever win is by cheating and suppressing the vote.
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:44 PM
Dec 2016

Last edited Mon Dec 5, 2016, 09:06 PM - Edit history (1)

I think in 2000 the cake was baked and they devised ways to fix the elections in their favor. They succeeded in 2004 and thought they could get away with it but too many voted against them in 2006, 2008 and 2012. 2010 they hacked enough votes to win. By 2014 and 2016 they knew how to do it and be undetectable.

If we don't stop them now it us over. No matter how many more of us vote against them they will make up the narrative with the media and fix those machines to their desired outcome.

uponit7771

(91,761 posts)
22. +1, and postmortem discussion outside the context of Comey, Voter suppression and hacking
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 12:30 AM
Dec 2016

... is picking out fly shit from pepper.

Fighting voter suppression should be our cause that all Americans can get behind

FBaggins

(27,708 posts)
11. It really doesn't require a conspiracy theory
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 08:06 PM
Dec 2016

What happens if recounts are still going on when the safe-harbor period ends on 12/13? Or worse... what if recounts aren't completed by 12/19?

It doesn't mean that Trump doesn't become President... but it might mean that the House has to vote on it - which further taints him.

It's next to impossible to hand-count all of Michigan in the next eight days... probably 12/19 is unlikely.

Maraya1969

(22,997 posts)
16. They can hawe them counted by by the time the electors vote. If there are discrepancies found
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 08:26 PM
Dec 2016

I would think they would have to make some sort of exception.

Even if they have to stop discrepancies would give the electors more reason to not throw their vote to trump.

ailsagirl

(23,802 posts)
15. I thought a number of them despised him and did not vote for him
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 08:25 PM
Dec 2016

I thought repukes were as appalled by him as Dems were

Guess not

Nice to know they have their priorities straight, i.e., "Screw the country, I am a repuke, not an American, first"

Treasonous bastards



TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)
19. I think that was all just for show. If he lost, they could claim they never supported him.
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 09:29 PM
Dec 2016

If he won, they just jump back on the bandwagon.

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