I Wasn't Just Being Paranoid

I ran across the idea that the Trump regime is trying to tie up the vote counts in key states to throw the selection of electors to the GOP-dominated legislatures. It seemed to me a characteristic move for the right -- they don't believe in the will of the people anyway. It turns out I wasn't just being freaky:

The idea loosely involves GOP-controlled legislatures dismissing Biden’s popular vote wins in their states and opting to select Trump electors. While the endgame was unclear, it appeared to hinge on the expectation that a conservative-leaning Supreme Court would settle any dispute over the move.

Still, it has been promoted by Trump allies, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and is an example of misleading information and false claims fueling skepticism among Trump supporters about the integrity of the vote.

However, the state legislators aren't gong along with it:

Republican leaders in four critical states won by President-elect Joe Biden say they won’t participate in a legally dubious scheme to flip their state’s electors to vote for President Donald Trump. Their comments effectively shut down a half-baked plot some Republicans floated as a last chance to keep Trump in the White House.

State GOP lawmakers in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have all said they would not intervene in the selection of electors, who ultimately cast the votes that secure a candidate’s victory. Such a move would violate state law and a vote of the people, several noted.

I was right -- there's nothing they won't try to stay in power.

Via Joe.My.God., who includes a tweet from Newt Gingrich (remember him?) that concludes his determination of who selects the stat's electors with "the Legislature, not the Secretary of State, Governor, or court".

He forgot to include "the votes of the people".