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Articles by Patrick Johnson

The last thing this country needs is Bush v. Gore 2.0

Patrick Johnson
Opinion
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November 6, 2020

“I easily WIN the Presidency of the United States with LEGAL VOTES CAST. The OBSERVERS were not allowed, in any way, shape, or form, to do their job and therefore, votes accepted during this period must be determined to be ILLEGAL VOTES. U.S. Supreme Court should decide!” President Trump tweeted at 1:22 a.m. today. No…

Election 2020 and the Supreme Court

Patrick Johnson
Opinion
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September 11, 2020

As the only non-elected branch of our federal government, the Supreme Court usually gets a cursory glance during elections. The American political arena is dominated by the cult of personality. It makes perfect sense that politicians barely mention those stoic judges in black robes. Politicians are too busy screaming about tax cuts, gun control, abortion…