Michigan charges Trump electors with felonies, recalling leftists’ call for 2016 electors to defect to Hillary.

If the last‍ two election ​cycles have​ proven anything, it’s that Democrats hold an undeniable ‍double standard⁣ when it comes to ‍objecting to‌ elections.

The ⁤radically different⁤ treatment ⁢Republicans ⁣receive when contesting poorly​ administered‍ elections intensified ⁤this⁤ week‌ when Michigan ​Attorney General Dana‍ Nessel charged 16 Republican ⁣electors​ in⁣ her state for participating in‍ what ⁤she deemed ‍a “false​ electors scheme.” Defendants, all 55 years‌ or older, each face ​eight‌ various conspiracy and forgery felony counts ‍that carry ‍a ‌sentence ‌of five ⁤to 14 years‍ in prison​ each.

“The evidence will ⁢demonstrate ‍there was no ⁢legal authority for ‍the‌ false⁤ electors to purport ⁢to⁤ act as ‘duly ⁤elected presidential electors’ and⁣ execute ⁣the ⁣false electoral documents,”‌ Nessel, an avid⁤ anti-“election‌ denier” activist, said ⁤in⁢ a⁣ statement. “Every ⁣serious​ challenge ⁣to the election ‍had ‍been denied, dismissed, or otherwise rejected by⁤ the time ⁢the⁣ false ⁢electors⁤ convened.”

Sanctimonious Scrambling

As soon as it‍ was clear‍ that Donald‌ Trump, despite‍ the ‍deep⁣ state’s best efforts to ⁣hoax him ‌out⁤ of ​the⁣ running, would become the 45th president of‍ the⁤ United States, Democrats and their allies scrambled to ⁣influence electors to reject Americans’ ⁣wishes.

Corporate media quickly rose‍ to the‌ top⁣ as ⁤the⁤ loudest‌ voice calling⁢ for electoral disobedience. ‍Articles demanding state‍ electors “prevent an irresponsible demagogue from ‌taking office”‍ and ‌overrule‍ Americans ⁢to install Hillary Clinton ⁢as ⁢president⁢ popped up in the⁢ pages ⁢of The ‌Atlantic, ⁣The ⁣Washington Post,​ the Daily Beast, Vox, and Time.

No Such Thing As ‘False Electors’

In⁣ her charges,⁢ Nessel repeatedly painted⁢ the ⁢Michigan defendants⁤ as⁣ “false elector”⁢ co-conspirators⁢ who ⁢participated in a ‌“desperate ‌effort” to “interfere with and overturn‍ our free and ‌fair election ‍process,‌ and​ along with ‌it, the will ‌of millions of Michigan voters.”‌ Legally, however,‍ there’s no⁢ such thing as “false electors.”

“There were⁢ contingent ⁢Republican electors ⁣named ​consistent with legal⁤ precedent ‌to preserve⁣ the still⁣ ongoing⁢ legal‌ challenges to ⁢the validity of​ Georgia’s certified⁣ vote,” my⁣ colleague Margot‌ Cleveland⁤ explained in ⁤May when corporate media ⁣tried to smear Republican electors ⁣in ‍the​ Peach⁤ State.

A similar elector ⁣swap ⁤to⁤ those in ​Michigan and Georgia ⁣happened in Hawaii in⁤ 1960. As ‍Cleveland pointed⁤ out, it⁣ received‌ praise instead of ⁣scrutiny because Democrats and their ⁣preferred candidate⁣ came ‍out on ⁤top.

After Richard ‌Nixon ‍was ⁢initially declared the​ victor⁣ in Hawaii in 1960, both​ Nixon’s and ‍John F. ‍Kennedy’s electors decided⁣ to meet and‌ “cast ⁣their votes​ for President and Vice‍ President, and⁤ certified their own meeting and votes.” The three Hawaii‌ electors, all‍ Democrats, cast their votes‌ for‍ Kennedy.

When state circuit ⁣court​ Judge‍ Ronald Jamieson eventually ruled Kennedy⁤ the ⁢winner of the presidency, ⁢Cleveland ​said‍ he ⁤“stressed the⁢ importance of the ⁢Democrat‍ electors⁢ having met⁣ on Dec. 19, ‍as prescribed ​by the‌ Electoral ⁢Count‍ Act,⁢ to ‌cast their​ ballots in ⁢favor of⁣ Kennedy.”

“That⁤ step allowed⁢ the Hawaii⁣ governor to ‌then ⁤certify⁣ Kennedy as‌ the winner of Hawaii’s three electoral votes ‍and, in‍ turn, Congress to count ‍Hawaii’s electoral votes in⁢ favor of Kennedy,” ⁤she⁤ continued.

The⁤ stark⁢ difference ‍between‌ how Democrats and Republicans⁣ are ​treated ‍on the ⁢elector ⁣issue merely confirms Americans’ ‌worst fears about the nation’s ⁣two-tiered ⁣system of justice.

More Democrats denied that⁢ former​ President Donald Trump won the‍ 2016⁢ election than the ⁣people who claimed President Joe Biden wasn’t legitimately elected in⁣ 2020 — but ‌it’s Republicans ⁤who‌ face⁣ jail time for expressing concern.

If you’re a⁤ loyal ⁢leftist partisan⁤ harping ‌on voting machines ‍and Russian “hacking,”⁤ objecting to every GOP‌ victory, and ​demanding electors ⁣vote⁢ against the will‌ of the ⁢people, you’re⁢ a ‌hero⁢ and protector ‌of democracy. If you do⁢ the ⁤same ⁢to the benefit of a⁣ Republican​ candidate, you’ve‍ fomented ​a “coup attempt”⁣ and betrayed the ⁢soul‍ of the ‌nation.

At a time ⁤when the justice system ‌is weaponized ‍against⁢ Trump and his ‍followers, that’s a⁣ damning ​double‍ standard that ⁣not even ⁢the ⁢most corrupt, partisan ​actors can⁢ ignore.