GO F**K YOURSELF

That was my first thought too. He has no authority to do it. He had no right to pick an illegal AG either.

until a permanent one is chosen. The temporary AG doesn't need to be confirmed. However, he must pick a permanent one within 7 months as I understand it

This is the Department of Justice, not the WH staff photographer.

All principal appointees, those who report directly to the President, require the advice and consent of the Senate. That means that tRump could appoint anyone to this position who has been approved by the Senate for any other executive branch position, like he did with Mark Meadows. The problem is that Whittaker hasn't been through that process. He's legally ineligible.

This dude is insane!

it as real thing.. like it's "normal" instead of batshit insane.

things aren't going his way, why doesn't he call for new elections whenever Dems get voted in?

Look at all those Dems who won in the House. He'll be calling for new elections for all of them soon.

They need to suck it up.

All the little counties are now going to also continue going thru disputed ballots until Nov.14. There's only 6K or so in Maricopa though, so I can't imagine more than 1000 total for the rest of the state?

...the new Senate (which will still remain majority Republican) can refuse to seat her. It’s been done in the past.

I confused this thread with another. OOps.

I don't want to wait another 2 years.

He's insignificant in all of this.

It's perfect!

F*cking idiot.

He’s fucking insane.

He's just writing talking points for those nutballs to use in newspaper comments columns.

And then some....

Beyond the fact that the moron doesn't have the power to do a tiny fraction of what he thinks he can do, isn't it interesting how one minute their defense of states rights would make Alexander Stephens proud. Except of course when a particular state isn't doing what they want. Hypocritical bastards.

to the extent the federal government can be involved (e.g., the Voting Rights Act), it would have to be Congress that does it, not the president.

which puts into 10th Amendment territory.

The Times, Places, and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

I doubt even Beer Bro Brett would uphold that.

But it was SOOOOOOOO impossible. I'd think those reasons would apply here too--and anyway, it's up to Arizona.

appoint himself Chancellor?

Sez who?

I can find no real solid information about who made the call that all of these signatures do not match. Did they bring in a forensic expert in handwriting analysis ? As people age, their signatures change.

I voted in the special Debbie Lesko unfortunately won. I am on the PEVL, permanent early voting list, so I get mailed my ballot for every election/primary. Upon returning my ballot (I dropped it off directly at the main county recorder's office), I recieved a voicemail maybe 2 days later from a county recorder worker saying my signature on my ballot was slightly different than on my registration. I called back and advised it was my signature and my ballot he thanked me for calling back and that was it. So even if they don't match or are missing, they email or call the person to verify and it is certainly not a handwriting expert.

...next port is a snug white jacket.

Better to take your lumps, you vacuous, strutting, porcine prick.

Can you imagine where we would be if the president was not a dumb-ass, ignorant, stupid mother fucking Authoritarian. But had one lick of intelligence.

Scary.

This is a man who said, in public at a Republican gathering, ‘who knew Lincoln was a Republican?’ Everyone but him.

It was just a matter of where/when.

Depends on how I feel, how tired I am, how much of a hurry I'm in, the pen I use, and the fact that my hand writing has declined for years. Are They saying most doctors can't vote? People with MS shouldn't vote...

Even with the MS part. My first capital letter is almost always the same but after that, all bets are off.

My last name is quite long, so my signature is often what looks like my first initial followed by a squiggle. And there's a LOT of variation in that squiggle, let me tell you.

and now he thinks he can too.

And, so far, he has been proven correct. Screw the Emoluments Clause. Who cares about Campaign Finance Laws. What difference does it matter if he violates Posse Comitatus. What difference if he alters official video and calls the modified result the truth. And the ONLY thing that the GOP held Senate cares about is maintaining it corrupt cash-flow from various corrupt places and enemy nations.

... on his passport or driver's license.

So if they don't match... Do we get a new prez?

Just saying...

None of those executive orders are valid!

It would be hilarious if he got a second election and the candidate he did not want to come even close to winning won in a landslide. Just saying.

One day at a time. He's made the justice department his weapon against anyone who opposes him , and his enemies , and not he's trying to illegally influence this election result. I think this will backfire and send more to prison for corrupt, organized corruption. Trump is criminally involved and behind it all, and in Florida, and Georgia also, and he'll be exposed and held accountable. So will those that are involved , including whitaker if he does anything to corrupt the results, and he will cause trump will demand he does. This new AG is very likely already in deep, deep trouble from criminal fraud.

Let's just have a do-over for the 2016 Presidential election, mmkay?

from him firing Sessions. Or maybe Trump's just stupid; it's hard to tell sometimes.

... he has no jurisdiction. Poor baby.

-- Mal

This man has shown time and time again to be poisonous to US Democracy.

much discrepancy exists, e.g., an older voter vs. an younger signature (hand may tremble more as one gets older, etc.), and if you know of Antiques Road Show and Gallery 63, etc., they have to have handwriting experts (experts mind you) to verify signatures (of which there could be ten different versions of a person's signature and all of them could be valid!).

This is patently wrong.

he'll be using this kind of bullshit to rally local support for vote suppression in the wake of last week's GOP wipeout.

this is not about policy, it's about grabbing news cycles and solidifying his base.

1 important papers pay attention
2 checkbook and similar... maybe somewhat similar to number one but not really
3my gas station credit card receipt and no one is ever gonna look at this stupid thing
4 my I am annoyed fuck you signature .I live in a state with voter ID and I promise this is the signature I would use
I remember using signiture number 4 on a note from my kids principal who sent a return note questioning my signature and saying my kid did it..my wife prevented my use of signature number 5 which is done in crayon.