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MAGA will dust off their old playbook to block a November loss: Conservative ex-judge

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A prominent conservative former federal judge is warning that House Republicans may attempt to block Democrats from being seated in the next Congress even if voters hand Democrats a decisive midterm victory, calling the coming months a potential "Final Battle for America's Democracy." J. Michael Luttig, appointed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals by President George H.W. Bush, laid out the scenario in a scathing New Republic op-ed , arguing today's House Republicans have become so loyal to President Trump that they'd refuse to accept an election outcome that removes them from power. "Today's congressional Republicans took a blood oath six years ago not just to put their party before their country, but to put Donald Trump before their country," Luttig wrote. "And so it is that only weeks before the midterm elections, House Republicans have already sworn their allegiance to Donald Trump and doomed the U.S. to another Jan. 6 next Jan. 3." Luttig predicted the flashpoint would come Ja

First report: The Final Battle for America’s Democracy — newrepublic.com, 5d