Trump wants courts to call election on Nov 3rd, disenfranchising voters across the country

09/21/2020 9:53 am ET • Dara Brewton

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At a North Carolina rally on Saturday, Trump said he is “counting” on the federal courts to call the election on November 3rd, which is why he plans to nominate someone to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat “next week.”

Now we’re counting on the federal court system to make it so that we can actually have an evening where we know who wins. Not where the votes are going to be counted a week later or two weeks later.

Trump’s plan to call it on election night isn’t viable. Several states will not even have all of their mail-in votes collected by election night. For instance, Pennsylvania’s deadline is on the Friday following the election. In Illinois, the votes have to be postmarked by the 3rd but will continue to be collected until Nov. 17.

“We’re gonna have a victory on November 3rd the likes of which you’ve never seen. Now we’re counting on the federal court system to make it so we can actually have an evening where we know who wins” — Trump 😳 pic.twitter.com/q5bfsJQb76

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 19, 2020

Democrats are calling it like it is

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Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) clapped back on Trump’s remarks calling him out as a cheater.

This is an open admission that Trump hopes to use the Supreme Court to steal the election

The Trump campaign has been working hard at denying Americans across the country the right to vote. They have filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Montana, and New Jersey to try and halt any deadline changes to mail-in voting. The campaign even went after the Navajo Nation in Arizona.

Combine the lawsuits with his statements at the NC rally, and it is becoming clear to many that Trump is trying to steal this election.

The louder and dumber the plan, the less inclined people are to believe it’s actually the plan.

Folks, this is actually the plan.

— Jay Black (@jayblackisfunny) September 19, 2020

Not hiding it

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He’s just coming right out and saying it.

Let’s be clear: Donald Trump is planning to declare victory on election night, regardless of uncounted votes. He is planning to steal this election, and wants his judges onboard. He’s telling us upfront. No hiding it.

Are all Dems, journos, civil society orgs prepared for this? https://t.co/JwCV4tFKlr

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 20, 2020

He told us his whole plan: use his hand-picked court and complicit AG to declare a victory, then use the insurrection act to essentially kill protesters.

— fig newton, rn 🐌 (@janicesghost) September 20, 2020

I’ve come to the conclusion that Trump’s plan is : pic.twitter.com/TuJLqjva4A

— mytragicflaw (@wby_69) September 20, 2020

It all makes sense now…

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One Twitter user pointed out, stealing the election was probably the reason for all the judge picks in the first place.

Makes me think the push for all these federal judges was more about this than anything else.

— Gary Trabucco (@trabucco_gary) September 20, 2020

If the judges ‘fail’ to deliver a verdict in his favor; anticipate Brownshirt intervention where each justice is located. Nothing like ‘gentle’ persuasion to induce any hesitant justices to support him.

— KrisA (@KrisA37039217) September 21, 2020

Hello? Is this thing on

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Trump is saying the quiet part out loud, but is anybody listening?

He is literally saying we will try to stop vote from being counted.

— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) September 20, 2020

He’s telling us what he’s going to do. His stacked courts and corrupt AG are going to force a nomination and he’s going to use the insurrection act to put us down when we take to the streets.

— fig newton, rn 🐌 (@janicesghost) September 20, 2020

We can’t give up

Demonstrator holding a sign that says 'Resist'

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It has been a long 4 years, and he has been trying to wear us down day by day — but the finish line is too close to give up now.

It’s what the 6-3 court will gift him he believes. It will be far worse than Gore v Bush. This time we take to the streets and don’t stop.

— TurnTexasBlue🌊🌊🌊 (@BaileyCorbitt) September 20, 2020

That rhetoric should not get lost on anyone! Donald truly believes what he says and we should all be prepared to fight for our Democracy💥

— Barbara Golden (@barbarag_ca) September 20, 2020

So we need to make sure he loses by such an overwhelming number that it can be called on Nov. 3.

— Jane Quintanar (@sk8ersmom57) September 20, 2020

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