For Everyone That Keeps Asking if an Election Has Ever Been Overturned Due To Fraud! YES, and as Recent as 1994! Eyes on Pennsylvania!
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It's really annoying that these posts keep getting made. None of this matters.
Biden has been sworn in, so the 2020 election is final. It. Is. Final.
Never has a federal election been overturned. The closest that it has ever gotten is an order for a new election.
It is possible that SCOTUS could order a new election for President and Vice-President, but there is no precedent to that, The thing I find problematic is that the Constitution specifies that a term is four years and the only way to remove a sitting President is impeachment.
So that leaves only these options:
The Speaker of The House resigns, and the House votes in Donald Trump as the new Speaker. Congress then impeaches, convicts, and removes Biden and Harris; making Trump President.
Harris resigns, Biden appoints Donald Trump Vice-President, then he also resigns. Trump would then become President.
Biden nominates Trump to a cabinet position, the Senate confirms him. Congress impeaches, convicts, and removes Biden, then pass a bill stating that Donald Trump is the federal official who will act as President. Acting-President Pelosi signs the bill into law and she remains Speaker of the House.
The long shot: SCOTUS orders a new Election, and Trump wins if there is no fraud. He's then sworn in on January 20, 2022.
That's it. There is no other option. No re-instatement. No overturning of the election.
As you said, the only way to remove a sitting President is impeachment. Isn't that a possibility if evidence is actually presented and testimony from the guilty parties is recorded? Just like in the article I posted, once the guilty testified and admitted their crimes, that's all the judge needed to overturn the result. Are you saying that would be impossible regarding a President?
There's no precedent for any judge overturning a federal election. Additionally, there is no mechanism for such a thing. So that's a long, long, loooong shot of happening. Chief Justice Roberts is very sensitive to the image of the court and frequently rules in ways that are contrary to the constitution or law, in favor of doing what is politically palpable. The furthest I can see SCOTUS going is ordering a new election be held.
Impossible. There's no precedent or mechanism for it to actually happen.
The best scenario is the Harris resignation, Trump VP, Biden resignation scenario. It's the only one that doesn't depend on another branch of government.
We'd have to assume that Biden and Harris would have the honor and dignity to do what is right... But we all know that they won't.