THE US Supreme Court on Friday night rejected a last minute challenge to Joe Biden’s election as president.
In a one-page order, the court said the complaint was denied for ‘lack of standing.’
Texas, supported by President Trump, tried to sue Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Michigan, claiming fraud, without evidence. In order for a state to bring a case in court, especially the Supreme Court, a state must show it has been injured. In essence. Texas, the court said, could not show that it was injured by the way other states conducted their elections.
In its order the court said: “Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections.”
The order authored by Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas said the court does “not have discretion to deny the filing of a bill of complaint in a case that falls within our original jurisdiction.”
But the two said that while they would have allowed the filing of the complaint, they would not have granted Trump or Texas, any of the relief they sought.
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