So from what I’ve read and heard so far regarding the Texas lawsuit...
-most legal experts do not only find the lawsuit a long shot, but a laughable one
-the Supreme Court does have original jurisdiction over disputes between two or more states
-that original jurisdiction historically has been used for border disputes, enforcement of contracts, or incidents where one state infringes on another, for example, like natural gas from one state crossing the border and affecting the citizens or businesses of another
-the Supreme Court has been reluctant to hear or rule on other types of cases between states
-it’s a curious thing for one state to challenge the voting laws of another, since that’s how it’s been since basically 1789. Cons ution sets broad parameters on voting. The states have always set the more detailed aspects of voting, including how citizens of each state votes, how votes are counted, and how they select the electors
-if Texas alleges that the defendant states unlawfully changed voting rules using the pandemic as an excuse to affect the outcome of the election, then the Texas attorney general should have including the state of Texas as a defendant as well because they also made last minute changes under the guise of adjustments due to the pandemic, including extending early voting by a week and closing and limiting accessibility of mail-in drop-off boxes
The lawsuit should be thrown out. But I will say this. It’s 2020. And if the Supreme Court actually decides to hear the lawsuit, it would not be the craziest thing that happened this year. And if that does happen, for me, it will just signal the Apocalypse. And what will it matter anyway? It will be the ing end of the world.