What does the Sidney Powell Georgia lawsuit allege?

Georgia lawsuit long on allegations and short of proof

Sidney Powell has suggested that the massive nature of her lawsuits were going to be akin to "releasing the Kraken". There is no question that the allegations raised are quite serious, but there are certainly obvious issues with whether or not Powell can actually "prove" any of what she alleges. Or more to the point, whether or not the basic facts stipulated by all even provide for the possibility of a court ordered relief or what that relief might be. 

But regardless of the legal uphill battle this lawsuit carries, I can offer my own opinion at what issues should be taken seriously (even if there is nothing a court can do about them).

The Dominion and Smartmatic voting machines that have been under fire and all of the voting information within them were actually connected to the internet so that information could be accessed and updates could be made remotely. I am not sure exactly how common this is or why you would want or need these machines on line. But I seem to recall that in 2016 when Democrats argued that machines were hacked in Wisconsin, that the main problem with that argument was that those machines were never actually connected to the internet to have been hacked by an outside source. Any hacking would have had to have been done on-site.

Obviously the fact that connecting your individual voting machines to the internet allows for the possibility that they could be hacked by outside players, does not actually prove that it happened. I also have no idea what real security is provided by Dominion to guarantee nobody can get it. It could be as safe as your banking information. But one might think that whatever convenience is gained by having these machines on-line is far outweighed by the potential risk, both real and imagined. 

This is an issue that probably needs to be addressed in the future, but I find it hard to imagine that Powell can provide any evidence that the machines were actually hacked. 

Approximately 100,000 more mail in ballots were allegedly counted than there is record of being received. Now I am not sure where exactly this allegation comes from, but it would appear to be something that could be flushed out one way or the other pretty quickly. If these allegations are true, proving them would not be that difficult. If they are not true, then providing proof that the number of mail in ballots counted was equal to the number that they show received would also be a relatively simple task. 

If true, this would lend credence to the many affidavits signed suggesting that pristine unfolded mail in ballots were counted in Fulton county and other places. Obviously every mail-in ballot would have creases from being folded and placed in an envelope, and no mail in ballot could be returned without being in the envelope. Either way, no mail in ballots should be counted that do not have creases. If any were counted, then that would actually appear to be evidence of tampering or fraud.

Now a judge may decide that the matter is moot, simply because there would be no evidence of the suing part being injured. It seems that half the time these political or election lawsuits are tossed due to lack of standing or other legal technicalities. But I would hope that any Judge looking for any semblance of truth would ask for this allegation to be verified one way or the other. 

What "could" happen in this situation would be if the amount of fraudulent votes exceeded the margin of victory, the election could legally be set aside. Or if they could be technically sorted out based on a lack of fold or crease, they could be invalided.  But a judge would have to have balls the size of beach balls to pull either of those moves. 

There was no water pipe break in Fulton county is another allegation raised by Powell. According to more witness affidavits, there was never a water pipe break, but rather there was a situation with a toilet that overflowed. The affidavits state that the mysterious imaginary water pipe break was just an excuse to evacuate the building, but that a group of poll workers did not leave the building and instead spent several hours unsupervised counting ballots and working on the computers. 

Again, even if it can be proven that poll workers worked unsupervised, and possibly even lied to get everyone else out, that evidence does not "prove" fraud.  But if this allegation was true, then it's possible that the poll workers who remained behind and worked may have broken an election law, even without proving any fraud. 

Bottom line: I would not expect this lawsuit to go anywhere. The only glimmer of hope for Powell fans would probably be tied to the whether or not there is real evidence that more mail in ballots were counted than were legally shown as received. There seems to be an actual legal standing here where a judge could conclude that if it can be proven that more illegal ballots were counted than the margin of victory... then the results of the election could technically be tossed aside. But to suggest that is a long shot would be an understatement.