Thousands to Gather at U.S. Supreme Court Over Presidents’ Day Weekend
Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court Could Void 2016 Primary and General Elections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thousands will travel to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Presidents’ Day weekend to participate in a two-day appeal to the Supreme Court Justices to overturn the 2016 primary and general elections due to election hacking. The Revote Coalition is hosting the two-day event, which will begin with a 6 p.m. Candlelight Vigil on Sunday, Feb.. 19, and conclude with a rally that starts at noon on Monday, Feb. 20, which is Presidents’ Day.
Jerroll Sanders, spokesperson for the group and legal strategist who wrote the writ of mandamus that is now before the Court, explains that courts are obligated to function as objective triers of fact: “The Presidents’ Day Weekend events have the same purpose as an amicus [friend of the court] brief. It is our way of providing citizens from all parties, persuasions and backgrounds an opportunity to express lack of confidence in the 2016 elections and to call for a revote.”
Sanders adds that the revote effort is not intended to advance the interests of any particular party or candidate, but rather to protect citizens’ rights to vote and select the people who occupy the highest positions in our land.
“A revote is good for everyone, including President Trump,” Sanders states. “President Trump and congressional leaders who may have benefited from the hacks will remain under a shroud of illegitimacy until the question of who really won the elections is answered. If President Trump actually won, he will win again.” Sanders notes that a revote can be accomplished within a few months, using paper ballots cast under the watchful eyes of citizens.
The pending revote case before the Supreme Court argues that Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution requires the United States to protect States against invasion, which Sanders argues includes cyber invasion as well: “In 2016, the U.S. Government failed to protect States against invasion. As a result, cyber terrorists invaded our cyberspace and intruded into our election systems, leaving States unable to determine the source of winning votes with certainty. A revote is the only appropriate remedy.”
