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FBaggins

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7. Not going to happen

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 10:43 PM

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The state supreme court would (likely unanimously) block such a move... and there's a nonzero chance that SCOTUS would take a shot at it too.

It's just a trial balloon to show the base "we're fighting this with every tool at our disposal!"

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