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OK, Bush is appealing directly to the U.S. Supreme Court (USSC). What's the "Federal Question" he's raising to get in? Why it's none other than 14th. Amendment Due Process/Equal Protection just like I said he would.
Now here's my prediction:
The USSC will decline to hear his petition based on the "Adequate State Grounds" doctrine. Under this doctrine, the USSC will not entertain an issue if they feel it correctly rests on "adequate state grounds". In other words, if they feel State Law properly addressed the issue, they will not hear it.
To arrive at this conclusion, the USSC will reject Bush's 14th. Amendment Due Process/Equal Protection claims leaving only this result: The USSC has no jurisdiction to decide how a State Court interprets state election laws.
(Bush will also raise a "Separation of Powers" challenge but that discussion is beyond the scope of this forum)
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