Luttig Warns of a Post-Election Constitutional Crisis
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Heather Cox Richardson highlights J. Michael Luttig's warning in The New Republic that Republicans could try to deny seating Democrats after the 2026 midterms, potentially triggering a constitutional crisis involving the House clerk, the courts, and possibly the Supreme Court; she also notes related pressures from USPS ballot issues, DOJ letters to election officials, and rising white-nationalist sentiment among some younger GOP staff, arguing Republicans must defend democracy over loyalty to Trump.
- September 12, 2026 Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson
- The Final Battle for America’s Democracy The New Republic
- Conservative Legal Icon Warns Trump Will Soon 'Wage The Final Battle' Against Democracy HuffPost
- From Iran to the ballot box, a pattern of reckless governance is endangering American democracy | PennLive letters PennLive.com
- An Urgent Call to Action from Kettering Senior Fellow J. Michael Luttig kettering.org
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