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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.

I feel for this woman. I find it completely possible she is trying to follow the law, and that there is no precedent that allows her to violate established precedent. I could fully see her being in a no-win position.

And it doesn't help that she's being pilloried now, and will be pilloried by the other side if she releases the funds.

It is probably terrifying to be her right now.

And the slams on her appearance are completely inexcusable.[/quote]

It really isn't a no-win situation. You do your job and follow the law. If your boss is telling you to do otherwise, you send the letter and then resign. It really isn't that hard.[/quote]

What is the precedent for ascertainment when the opponent has not conceded and the states have not yet done their certifications?  Yes, we all know what the math is for the projections that are widely accepted, but what is the clear standard she is supposed to apply.  All the rest of government is waiting for her to sign on the dotted line because we know what we can do then, but what is her basis for action?

I am a democrat and on team Biden here but the above poster is not crazy that the GSA Administrator is in a no win situation.  I have dealt with Administrator Murphy and she is generally reasonable and an advocate for good government and she received bi partisan approval during her confirmation.[/quote]

States have never had to ceritfy before the Transition was started in any of our prior elections. She’s doing this for no reason.[/quote]

The reason that previous GSA administrators have been able to start the process early is because all previous losing candidates have conceded the election within 24 hours of the completion of the election.  Barring the losing candidate conceding, the GSA administrator has to wait for official results from states to certify their results.

It is not Ms. Murphy's job to certify the election.  It is not her decision to send the letter.  It is her responsibility to send the letter when she has been given the official result of the election.  With no concession and no certified results from the states, she does not have the authority to decide the outcome and send the letter.  Yes, the media has projected the election and we all know the results, but that's still not enough for an official act that will cost the federal government a lot of money and give classified information to people who are not yet employees of the federal government.

I love the fact that the man who was the GSA administrator in 2000 called her to offer her his counsel and support.  He's the only one who can really speak to her from experience.
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It may be her responsibility to send the letter, but the authority to decide when to send it is above her pay grade.  Blame Trump, not Ms. Murphy.

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The language is "apparent election winner".

That's Biden.  There is no way for it to be anyone other than Biden.  The PA lawsuits are done.  The MI shananigans are over.  Numerically, it can only be Biden.  [/quote]

Moreover, in 2000, BOTH campaigns were offered transition briefings - that's why what Murphy's claims ring hollow. There are workarounds here if she wants to be a stickler for something that clearly is not going to happen without fraud and deception, but she is refusing to see them. Again, she is no Krebs or Raffensberger (sp?). [/quote]

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