“Complete panic!” Republicans lose control in DEEP RED STATE

Following a state court ruling mandating a Democratic-leaning congressional district, Utah Republicans are in 'complete panic,' attempting to expand the state Supreme Court, filing a federal lawsuit, and pushing a ballot initiative.

The guest details Republican actions: trying to expand the Utah Supreme Court, filing a new federal lawsuit, and attempting a ballot initiative to repeal the ruling.

The Republican-backed ballot initiative to repeal the court's redistricting order is mired in fraud, with reports indicating up to 90% of collected signatures are fraudulent, rendering the effort ineffective.

The host states, 'upwards of 90% of the signatures that they're reviewing right now are fraudulent.' The guest confirms the effort is 'mired in a big fraud problem.'

Republicans are invoking the 'independent state legislature theory' in a federal lawsuit in Utah, a fringe legal doctrine that claims state courts cannot interpret or apply state election laws, including redistricting, thereby eliminating judicial checks on legislative power.

The guest explains Republicans are 'suing in federal court under... the old independent state legislature theory' which 'basically says state courts cannot apply or interpret state election laws, including redistricting laws.'

The hosts argue that Republican efforts to gerrymander and overturn court decisions, exemplified by the Utah situation, are often backfiring, leading to stronger Democratic positions and highlighting a broader 'Trumpism' characterized by contempt for institutional restraints.

The guest states, 'this is the kind of mess that will not only fail to overturn the results, but... they are virtually guaranteeing now a Democrat holds that seat.' He later adds, 'there is nothing that defines Trumpism more than contempt for any restraints.'