Election Day [Week][Month[s]] [Year] 2020 follow-along thread

He might leave behind some old junk that he doesn’t want. But I expect he’ll take everything that matters to him.

Along with, possibly, the spoons (the White House may still have silver ones.)

In this particular case, if it were one of the Supremes, I’d think it would be grounds for impeachment. I doubt any of them would do it. Vote in his favor in a court case if they could come up with some remotely plausible argument, maybe. Swear him in as President when he’s clearly lost the election – nope. Not gonna happen.

There’s a reason for those lifetime terms – and it’s that once in office, they don’t have to obey any politician.

I think the goal here may be to get the governor to replace him. But she is too smart to do that. There is nothing to fear in the courts.

They also don’t have to obey the teeming millions of voters either when they run for re-election.

Except there is the 60-something lady named Sidney I previously mentioned. And the actress Sidney Bush of Little House on the Prairie fame, born in 1970. But I admit it may be the Scream character that has made it a more popular choice for girls.

There was a Sydney in my high school class of ‘71.

Poor Baron. At least he can play with Biden’s dogs. (Which are Nazi dogs, as the Repubs will point out.)

I worked with a female Sidney (she would have been around 19 or 20 at the time) in 1977 at summer camp in Western Massachusetts. I was startled by her name but thought, “oh, I didn’t know Sidney could be a girl’s name. I guess I was wrong!”

More than 2 decades later I worked with a lot of Australians and concluded, perhaps erroneously, that “Sidney” was a name like “Leslie” or “Frances” - generally gender-specific in one direction in the US (female in these cases), but often androgynous or assigned to the other sex in other English-speaking countries. (Though there is a spelling distinction for “Frances/Francis” as I understand it - the former is female and the latter is male.)

I’ve known some female Leslie-s, but never a male Lesley. And my own name, Robyn, is (almost) universally female, except for one famous person (in Aus), our own Robyn Williams, long time presenter of The Science Show on our national broadcaster. Robyn’s a bloke.

Lots of female Robins of course. And the Frances/Francis distinction is common.

What time is this Michigan certification vote?

The meeting is at 1pm. It is unclear when they will vote.

ETA: A live stream link is here if you really want to watch it: Watch live: Michigan Board of State Canvassers meeting

Thanks. One is voting against, but will the other Republican do the right thing?

That’s what I’m waiting to see. He’s probably under a lot of pressure from the trump buzzsaw effect.

Here’s some context on what the duties of Michigan’s board of state canvassers are. (Written by Steven Leidel, a government policy attorney from Lansing).

Is anyone taking bets on when this will end?

Another bit of info the today’s certification vote in Michigan (written by a couple law professors):

Probably sometime next century.

An old neighbor used to occasionally begin sentences with the too-cute-by-half expression, “Even Stevie Wonder could see that …”

Anybody else contemplate just how bat-shit crazy you’d have to be if Rudy Giuliani distances himself from you ?

Tough day to be Sidney Powell …

An episode of The Streets of San Francisco (72-77) involved a “hitman” named Sydney (portrayed by Brenda Vaccaro). Yes, you can imagine the twist…

She came to vipe the vindows?

According to Trumpists on social media, it’s not a tough day at all. This is all part of Trump’s master plan. Powell is still working for him.