There is no acceptable justification. There needs to be a real reckoning; if prominent Republicans do not now use the Court’s decision to renounce Trump’s campaign to overturn the election, they will do real and lasting harm to the country.
It was never enough for Republicans who supported the suit to tell themselves that they could be as ridiculous as they liked, because the Supreme Court wouldn’t go for the argument, anyway. If they didn’t know how much Trump’s efforts had eroded his supporters’ faith in the integrity of the electoral system, they should have realized it from reading the briefs that Texas and Trump filed, which, perversely enough, cited those doubts as a rationale for why the Supreme Court should intervene. “The nation needs this Court’s clarity,” Texas argued—as if the Court should reward them for creating confusion by throwing out electors. Trump’s brief made that point even more crassly. “The fact that nearly half of the country believes the election was stolen should come as no surprise,” it said, arguing that, by ruling in Texas’s favor, the Court would allow voters to “find solace” in an election result that excluded “illegal votes.” (All indications are that, by “illegal,” Trump means votes that were not cast for him; actual, specific allegations that there was fraud, backed by evidence, are conspicuously absent from the Texas and Trump briefs.) In short, Trump argued that because he threw mud on the election system’s machinery, the Court was obliged to junk it.
Texas made a convoluted argument about how it would be harmed if Kamala Harris, as Vice-President, ever had to break a tie vote in the Senate, which didn’t even track logically. Texas also claimed that it had standing to sue the states because their actions “debased the votes of citizens in Plaintiff State and other States that remained loyal to the Constitution.” The very framing of that argument—the imputation of disloyalty to the Constitution on the part of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—is an act of bad faith. It is also a dangerous provocation.The Seditious Bunch - gleeful participants in the “seditious abuse of the judicial process” - compiled from the filings at Supreme Court Docket 22O155. Incidentally, the Supreme Court filing from the 126 House Republicans has at least one error, it lists Jeff Van Drew as representing the Second District in South Carolina. That is wrong, he represents the second district in New Jersey. So this list will be checked and corrected over the coming days.
Update: December 19, 2020 -- several corrections, and added a link, almost all to Ballotpedia for each person.
| Name | Position | State | Link |
| Steve Marshall | Attorney General | Alabama | Link |
| Bradley Byrne | Member of Congress, AL-01 | Alabama | Link |
| Mike Rogers | Member of Congress, AL-03 | Alabama | Link |
| Robert Aderholt | Member of Congress, AL-04 | Alabama | Link |
| Mo Brooks | Member of Congress, AL-05 | Alabama | Link |
| Gary Palmer | Member of Congress, AL-06 | Alabama | Link |
| Christopher Kurka | State Representative, AK-07 | Alaska | Link |
| Kevin McCabe | State Representative, AK-08 | Alaska | Link |
| George Rauscher | State Representative, AK-09 | Alaska | Link |
| David Eastman | State Representative, AK-10 | Alaska | Link |
| Thomas McKay | State Representative, AK-24 | Alaska | Link |
| Ron Gillham | State Representative, AK-30 | Alaska | Link |
| Lora Reinbold | State Senator, AK-G | Alaska | Link |
| Andy Biggs | Member of Congress, AZ-05 | Arizona | Link |
| Debbie Lesko | Member of Congress, AZ-08 | Arizona | Link |
| Steve Pierce | State Representative, AZ-01 | Arizona | Link |
| Mark Finchem | State Representative, AZ-11 | Arizona | Link |
| Bret Roberts | State Representative, AZ-11 | Arizona | Link |
| Travis Grantham | State Representative, AZ-12 | Arizona | Link |
| Nancy K Barto | State Representative, AZ-15 | Arizona | Link |
| John Fillmore | State Representative, AZ-16 | Arizona | Link |
| Anthony Kern | State Representative, AZ-20 | Arizona | Link |
| Frank Carroll | State Representative, AZ-22 | Arizona | Link |
| Sonny Borelli | State Senator, AZ-05 | Arizona | Link |
| Sylvia Allen | State Senator, AZ-06 | Arizona | Link |
| David Gowan | State Senator, AZ-14 | Arizona | Link |
| Kelly Townsend | State Senator, AZ-16 | Arizona | Link |
| Leslie Rutledge | Attorney General | Arkansas | Link |
| Rick Crawford | Member of Congress, AR-01 | Arkansas | Link |
| Bruce Westerman | Member of Congress, AR-04 | Arkansas | Link |
| Doug LaMalfa | Member of Congress, CA-01 | California | Link |
| Tom McClintock | Member of Congress, CA-04 | California | Link |
| Kevin McCarthy | Member of Congress, CA-23 | California | Link |
| Ken Calvert | Member of Congress, CA-42 | California | Link |
| Ken Buck | Member of Congress, CO-04 | Colorado | Link |
| Doug Lamborn | Member of Congress, CO-05 | Colorado | Link |
| Ashley B Moody | Attorney General | Florida | Link |
| Matt Gaetz | Member of Congress, FL-01 | Florida | Link |
| Neal P Dunn M.D. | Member of Congress, FL-02 | Florida | Link |
| Ted S Yoho | Member of Congress, FL-03 | Florida | Link |
| John Rutherford | Member of Congress, FL-04 | Florida | Link |
| Michael Waltz | Member of Congress, FL-06 | Florida | Link |
| Bill Posey | Member of Congress, FL-08 | Florida | Link |
| Daniel Webster | Member of Congress, FL-11 | Florida | Link |
| Gus M Bilirakis | Member of Congress, FL-12 | Florida | Link |
| Ross Spano | Member of Congress, FL-15 | Florida | Link |
| W Gregory Steube | Member of Congress, FL-17 | Florida | Link |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | Member of Congress, FL-25 | Florida | Link |
| Earl L "Buddy" Carter | Member of Congress, GA-01 | Georgia | Link |
| A Drew Ferguson IV | Member of Congress, GA-03 | Georgia | Link |
| Austin Scott | Member of Congress, GA-08 | Georgia | Link |
| Doug Collins | Member of Congress, GA-09 | Georgia | Link |
| Jody Hice | Member of Congress, GA-10 | Georgia | Link |
| Barry Loudermilk | Member of Congress, GA-11 | Georgia | Link |
| Rick W Allen | Member of Congress, GA-12 | Georgia | Link |
| Colton Moore | State Representative, GA-01 | Georgia | Link |
| Jason Ridley | State Representative, GA-06 | Georgia | Link |
| Trey Rhodes | State Representative, GA-120 | Georgia | Link |
| Ricky Williams | State Representative, GA-145 | Georgia | Link |
| Greg Morris | State Representative, GA-156 | Georgia | Link |
| Bill Werkheiser | State Representative, GA-157 | Georgia | Link |
| Jeff Jones | State Representative, GA-167 | Georgia | Link |
| Steven Meeks | State Representative, GA-178 | Georgia | Link |
| Don Hogan | State Representative, GA-179 | Georgia | Link |
| Wes Cantrell | State Representative, GA-22 | Georgia | Link |
| Sheri Gilligan | State Representative, GA-24 | Georgia | Link |
| David Clark | State Representative, GA-98 | Georgia | Link |
| Sheila McNeill | State Senator-Elect, GA-03 | Georgia | Link |
| William Ligon | State Senator, GA-03 | Georgia | Link |
| Tyler Harper | State Senator, GA-07 | Georgia | Link |
| Bruce Thompson | State Senator, GA-14 | Georgia | Link |
| Marty Harbin | State Senator, GA-16 | Georgia | Link |
| Blake Tillery | State Senator, GA-19 | Georgia | Link |
| Brandon Beach | State Senator, GA-21 | Georgia | Link |
| Lee Anderson | State Senator, GA-24 | Georgia | Link |
| Burt Jones | State Senator, GA-25 | Georgia | Link |
| Greg Dolezal | State Senator, GA-27 | Georgia | Link |
| Matt Brass | State Senator, GA-28 | Georgia | Link |
| Randy Robertson | State Senator, GA-29 | Georgia | Link |
| Lindsey Tippins | State Senator, GA-37 | Georgia | Link |
| Renee Unterman | State Senator, GA-45 | Georgia | Link |
| Steve Gooch | State Senator, GA-51 | Georgia | Link |
| Jeff Mullis | State Senator, GA-53 | Georgia | Link |
| Janice McGeachin | Lieutenant Governor | Idaho | Link |
| Russ Fulcher | Member of Congress, ID-01 | Idaho | Link |
| Michael K Simpson | Member of Congress, ID-02 | Idaho | Link |
| Heather Scott | State Representative, ID-01A | Idaho | Link |
| Sage Dixon | State Representative, ID-01B | Idaho | Link |
| Tony Wisniewski | State Representative, ID-03B | Idaho | Link |
| Aaron von Ehlinger | State Representative, ID-06A | Idaho | Link |
| Priscilla Sue Giddings | State Representative, ID-07A | Idaho | Link |
| Charlie Shepherd | State Representative, ID-07B | Idaho | Link |
| Terry F Gestrin | State Representative, ID-08A | Idaho | Link |
| Dorothy Moon | State Representative, ID-08B | Idaho | Link |
| Ryan Kerby | State Representative, ID-09A | Idaho | Link |
| Bruce D Skaug | State Representative, ID-12A | Idaho | Link |
| Ben Adams | State Representative, ID-13B | Idaho | Link |
| John Vander Woude | State Representative, ID-22A | Idaho | Link |
| Ronald M Nate Ph.D. | State Representative, ID-34B | Idaho | Link |
| Karey Hanks | State Representative, ID-35A | Idaho | Link |
| Steve Vick | State Senator, ID-02 | Idaho | Link |
| Mary Souza | State Senator, ID-04 | Idaho | Link |
| Steve Thayn | State Senator, ID-08 | Idaho | Link |
| Christy Zito | State Senator, ID-23 | Idaho | Link |
| Mike Bost | Member of Congress, IL-12 | Illinois | Link |
| Darin LaHood | Member of Congress, IL-18 | Illinois | Link |
| Curtis T. Hill Jr. | Attorney General | Indiana | Link |
| Jackie Walorski | Member of Congress, IN-02 | Indiana | Link |
| Jim Banks | Member of Congress, IN-03 | Indiana | Link |
| James R Baird | Member of Congress, IN-04 | Indiana | Link |
| Greg Pence | Member of Congress, IN-06 | Indiana | Link |
| Trey Hollingsworth | Member of Congress, IN-09 | Indiana | Link |
| Steve King | Member of Congress, IA-04 | Iowa | Link |
| Derek Schmidt | Attorney General | Kansas | Link |
| Roger Marshall M.D. | Member of Congress, KS-01 | Kansas | Link |
| Ron Estes | Member of Congress, KS-04 | Kansas | Link |
| Jeff Landry | Attorney General | Louisiana | Link |
| Steve Scalise | Member of Congress, LA-01 | Louisiana | Link |
| Clay Higgins | Member of Congress, LA-03 | Louisiana | Link |
| Mike Johnson | Member of Congress, LA-04 | Louisiana | Link |
| Ralph Abraham | Member of Congress, LA-05 | Louisiana | Link |
| Andrew Harris | Member of Congress, MD-01 | Maryland | Link |
| Jack Bergman | Member of Congress, MI-01 | Michigan | Link |
| Bill Huizenga | Member of Congress, MI-02 | Michigan | Link |
| John Moolenaar | Member of Congress, MI-04 | Michigan | Link |
| Tim Walberg | Member of Congress, MI-07 | Michigan | Link |
| Jack O'Malley | State Representative, MI-101 | Michigan | Link |
| Michele Hoitenga | State Representative, MI-102 | Michigan | Link |
| Daire Rendon | State Representative, MI-103 | Michigan | Link |
| Greg Markkanen | State Representative, MI-110 | Michigan | Link |
| Joseph Bellino | State Representative, MI-17 | Michigan | Link |
| Douglas Wozniak | State Representative, MI-36 | Michigan | Link |
| Matt Maddock | State Representative, MI-44 | Michigan | Link |
| John Reilly | State Representative, MI-46 | Michigan | Link |
| Bronna Kahle | State Representative, MI-57 | Michigan | Link |
| Julie Alexander | State Representative, MI-64 | Michigan | Link |
| Beth Griffin | State Representative, MI-66 | Michigan | Link |
| Brad Paquette | State Representative, MI-78 | Michigan | Link |
| Gary Eisen | State Representative, MI-81 | Michigan | Link |
| Luke Meerman | State Representative, MI-88 | Michigan | Link |
| Rodney Wakeman | State Representative, MI-94 | Michigan | Link |
| Jim Hagedorn | Member of Congress, MN-01 | Minnesota | Link |
| Tom Emmer | Member of Congress, MN-06 | Minnesota | Link |
| Pete Stauber | Member of Congress, MN-08 | Minnesota | Link |
| Lynn Fitch | Attorney General | Mississippi | Link |
| Trent Kelly | Member of Congress, MS-01 | Mississippi | Link |
| Michael Guest | Member of Congress, MS-03 | Mississippi | Link |
| Steven Palazzo | Member of Congress, MS-04 | Mississippi | Link |
| Eric S. Schmitt | Attorney General | Missouri | Link |
| Justin D. Smith | Deputy Attorney General | Missouri | Link |
| Ann Wagner | Member of Congress, MO-02 | Missouri | Link |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | Member of Congress, MO-03 | Missouri | Link |
| Vicky Hartzler | Member of Congress, MO-04 | Missouri | Link |
| Sam Graves | Member of Congress, MO-06 | Missouri | Link |
| Billy Long | Member of Congress, MO-07 | Missouri | Link |
| Jason Smith | Member of Congress, MO-08 | Missouri | Link |
| D. John Sauer | Solicitor General Counsel of Record | Missouri | Link |
| Tim Fox | Attorney General | Montana | Link |
| Greg Gianforte | Member of Congress, MT-at-large | Montana | Link |
| Douglas J Peterson | Attorney General | Nebraska | Link |
| Jeff Fortenberry | Member of Congress, NE-01 | Nebraska | Link |
| Adrian Smith | Member of Congress, NE-03 | Nebraska | Link |
| Jeff Van Drew | Member of Congress, NJ-02 | New Jersey | Link |
| Lee Zeldin | Member of Congress, NY-01 | New York | Link |
| Elise Stefanik | Member of Congress, NY-21 | New York | Link |
| Gregory Murphy M.D. | Member of Congress, NC-03 | North Carolina | Link |
| Virginia Foxx | Member of Congress, NC-05 | North Carolina | Link |
| Mark Walker | Member of Congress, NC-06 | North Carolina | Link |
| David Rouzer | Member of Congress, NC-07 | North Carolina | Link |
| Richard Hudson | Member of Congress, NC-08 | North Carolina | Link |
| Dan Bishop | Member of Congress, NC-09 | North Carolina | Link |
| Ted Budd | Member of Congress, NC-13 | North Carolina | Link |
| Wayne Stenehejm | Attorney General | North Dakota | Link |
| Brad Wenstrup | Member of Congress, OH-02 | Ohio | Link |
| Jim Jordan | Member of Congress, OH-04 | Ohio | Link |
| Robert E Latta | Member of Congress, OH-05 | Ohio | Link |
| Bill Johnson | Member of Congress, OH-06 | Ohio | Link |
| Bob Gibbs | Member of Congress, OH-07 | Ohio | Link |
| Mike Hunter | Attorney General | Oklahoma | Link |
| Kevin Hern | Member of Congress, OK-01 | Oklahoma | Link |
| Markwayne Mullin | Member of Congress, OK-02 | Oklahoma | Link |
| Dan Meuser | Member of Congress, PA-09 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| Scott Perry | Member of Congress, PA-10 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| Fred Keller | Member of Congress, PA-12 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| John Joyce | Member of Congress, PA-13 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| Guy Reschenthaler | Member of Congress, PA-14 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| Glenn "GT" Thompson | Member of Congress, PA-15 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| Mike Kelly | Member of Congress, PA-16 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| Daryl D Metcalfe | State Representative, PA-12 | Pennsylvania | LInk |
| Cris E Dush | State Representative, PA-25 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| Mike Puskaric | State Representative, PA-39 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| Thomas R Sankey III | State Representative, PA-73 | Pennsylvania | Link |
| Alan Wilson | Attorney General | South Carolina | Link |
| Joe Wilson | Member of Congress, SC-02 | South Carolina | Link |
| Jeff Duncan | Member of Congress, SC-03 | South Carolina | Link |
| William Timmons | Member of Congress, SC-04 | South Carolina | Link |
| Ralph Norman | Member of Congress, SC-05 | South Carolina | Link |
| Tom Rice | Member of Congress, SC-07 | South Carolina | Link |
| Jason R Ravnsborg | Attorney General | South Dakota | Link |
| Herbert H Slattery III | Attorney General | Tennessee | Link |
| Tim Burchett | Member of Congress, TN-02 | Tennessee | Link |
| Chuck Fleischmann | Member of Congress, TN-03 | Tennessee | Link |
| Scott DesJarlais | Member of Congress, TN-04 | Tennessee | Link |
| John Rose | Member of Congress, TN-06 | Tennessee | Link |
| Mark Green | Member of Congress, TN-07 | Tennessee | Link |
| David Kustoff | Member of Congress, TN-08 | Tennessee | Link |
| Ken Paxton | Attorney General | Texas | Link |
| Brent Webster | First Assistant Attorney General | Texas | Link |
| Louie Gohmert | Member of Congress, TX-01 | Texas | Link |
| Daniel Crenshaw | Member of Congress, TX-02 | Texas | Link |
| Lance Gooden | Member of Congress, TX-05 | Texas | Link |
| Ron Wright | Member of Congress, TX-06 | Texas | Link |
| Kevin Brady | Member of Congress, TX-08 | Texas | Link |
| Mike Conaway | Member of Congress, TX-11 | Texas | Link |
| Randy Weber | Member of Congress, TX-14 | Texas | Link |
| Bill Flores | Member of Congress, TX-17 | Texas | Link |
| Jodey Arrington | Member of Congress, TX-19 | Texas | Link |
| Kenny Marchant | Member of Congress, TX-24 | Texas | Link |
| Roger Williams | Member of Congress, TX-25 | Texas | Link |
| Michael C Burgess | Member of Congress, TX-26 | Texas | Link |
| Michael Cloud | Member of Congress, TX-27 | Texas | Link |
| Brian Babin | Member of Congress, TX-36 | Texas | Link |
| Sean D Reyes | Attorney General | Utah | Link |
| Rob Wittman | Member of Congress, VA-01 | Virginia | Link |
| Ben Cline | Member of Congress, VA-06 | Virginia | Link |
| H Morgan Griffith | Member of Congress, VA-09 | Virginia | Link |
| Dan Newhouse | Member of Congress, WA-04 | Washington | Link |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Member of Congress, WA-05 | Washington | Link |
| Patrick Morrisey | Attorney General | West Virginia | Link |
| Alex X Mooney | Member of Congress, WV-02 | West Virginia | Link |
| Carol D Miller | Member of Congress, WV-03 | West Virginia | Link |
| Tom Tiffany | Member of Congress, WI-07 | Wisconsin | Link |
