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   I moved to Mastodon.social (teri_kanefield@law-and-politics.online)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 06:14:39 JST I moved to Mastodon.social

   Remember yesterday I said we could sleep through the removal hearing for the 3 fake electors?

   Well. Evidently they argued that they were "alternate" electors because a pending lawsuit meant there were no official electors. (Um. No.)

   Next they argued that because the Electoral Count Act anticipates two slates of electors, they were acting under federal law.

   No again.

   Even if their elector argument had merit (it doesn't) they were still not federal officers.

   https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/09/20/georgia-trump-electors-federal-court/

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     The removal statute specifically requires that the person be a federal officer AND acting under color of his or her office.

     If I am acting pursuant to a federal law, that doesn't make me a federal officer.

     The only reason I can see for trying to raise this argument is court is to try to establish their first prong: They want to try to establish that they were not "fake," they were alternate.

     The argument does not help with removal. At all.

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 repeated this.
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     Thomas Lee said: "you know us lawyers better than I. What competent lawyer would advance the theory? Or put their names on such pleadings?"

     My guess is that they are True Believers. Some people deliberately put forward disinformation for power and control.Some people really believe the disinformation.

     Of course, it's just a guess. For all I know, someone slipped them a few million bucks and they said sure. Who needs a reputation with that much money in the bank 🤣

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