In The Movies…

Mike Lindell teases 'explosive evidence' of fraud that will unanimously convince SCOTUS https://t.co/wMeEE7sNqS 

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 14, 2024

The innocent but convicted murderer is being strapped into the electric chair just as the incontrovertible evidence of his innocence: DNA, and a confession, and video of the crime, are presented to the court, which declares the convict innocent just as the switch is about to be thrown. And his girl throws her arms around his neck, in the chair, as the music swells and the credits roll.

Needless to say, real life is not like that. At some point, even in death penalty cases, the courts think enough is enough, and the appeals are done. It’s too late for any new appeals evidence (which is one of the problems with capital punishment). 

Mike Lindell’s fundamental problem is that he confuses the movies with real life. Presenting “evidence” on the steps of the Supreme Court building, or on-line tomorrow, the effect is the same: because unless it’s presented in a court of competent jurisdiction under applicable rules of evidence in a properly brought proceeding, it’s not evidence. And the Supreme Court can’t vote to overturn the 2020 election for the simplest reason that the law doesn’t work that way. There’s no case before it, and no case can be brought. It’s too late for any new evidence.

Besides, what happened to the lawyers who told Lindell this was “too dangerous”? Are the steps of the Supreme Court building inherently dangerous on Fridays?