Election Challenges, Protests, Conspiracy Theories, and Moral Panics

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(12-10-2020, 12:24 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: The question over original jurisdiction came at a perfect time since I just taught jurisdiction today. There's really nothing unique in the case and other states and the Trump campaign piggybacking onto this could end up hurting Texas's claim that this is a unique legal challenge that needs to be heard by SCOTUS prior to making its way through the lower courts. 

This ghost writer part just adds to it. 

At this point, any pardon for Paxton is pretty obviously a bribe to a state official (Lawsuit as a vehicle to SCOTUS for pardon). The thing with bribing state officials is that it is not just a federal crime but a state one as well. However, by doing it in a state like Texas Trump has insolated himself from any repercussions from the state.