Julia Ioffe thinks the Electoral College is to blame for Alito’s draft opinion on Roe v. Wade. Apparently, since the presidents who appointed five of the nine Supreme Court justices didn’t win the popular vote, she thinks that should somehow negate their authority or knowledge of the Constitution.
Forget that’s not how any of this works …
It takes a lot of effort to get so much so wrong in one tweet. Golf clap.
A reminder: Two presidents who became president despite losing the popular vote appointed five of nine Supreme Court nominees, including Samuel Alito, who wrote yesterday’s leaked draft opinion.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) May 3, 2022
A reminder: The popular vote doesn’t mean a damn thing because that’s not how presidents are elected in America.
You’re welcome.
Apparently, the only Civics you know are made by Honda. https://t.co/uDfWqNNv5l
— Schadenfreudelish (@aggierican) May 3, 2022
Heh.
We get it!
There is no such thing as a popular vote or a national election. They only exist in your statist mind. There are 50 individual state elections which you should have learned about in 9th grade civics class. Glad I could clear that up for you.
— AmErican Celt ☘️☘️☘️ (@Flipper628) May 3, 2022
We’re pretty sure nothing has been cleared up for her but nice try.
The Electoral College explained. The New York Yankees outscored the Pittsburg Pirates 55 to 27 over seven games of the 1960 World Series. The Yankees lost the series. There is no such thing as a “National Popular Vote.”
— John Regan 🇺🇸🇮🇪🏴 (@jregan11) May 3, 2022
You media types have never read the constitution… we are a republic, not a democracy. And states have greater rights than 9 unelected judges.
— SeldenGADawgs (@SeldenGADawgs) May 3, 2022
— Daniel Gump ☕️ (@DSiPaint) May 3, 2022
And?
https://twitter.com/LouisJMarinelli/status/1521476028102811649?s=20&t=3ou1Vil-cBDtyQe-L4yjrA
What.
He.
Said.
https://twitter.com/FLynch2020/status/1521476474880020480?s=20&t=3ou1Vil-cBDtyQe-L4yjrA
Well, there ya’ go.
Do you walk to school or bring your lunch?
The "popular vote" has no bearing on the results of the Electrical College, the approved and Constitutionally edictes method of electing a President.
Civics 101
— MAGA – American Pitbull 🇺🇸 (@MelissaRNMBA) May 3, 2022
https://twitter.com/just_Libert_e/status/1521520155095928835?s=20&t=3ou1Vil-cBDtyQe-L4yjrA
And more and more fodder for Twitchy.
Yay!
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