Former ethics czar Richard Painter and 15 other current and former Republicans signed onto a “Friend of the Court” letter to the U.S. Supreme Court asking them to butt out of state election rules. According to the lawyers, the Supreme Court would be side-stepping theTenth Amendment if it makes decisions about state laws. “By seeking to draw this Court into a conflict over state courts interpreting state laws, Applicants are threatening our federalist system, confidence in the rule of law, and impartial justice,” they wrote. “Amici’s public service to their country included advancing the sacred…