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Judge Refuses to Delay New Orleans Vote
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| 3/27/6
| CAIN BURDEAU
Posted on 03/27/2006 10:21:00 AM PST by SmithL
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:21:03 AM PST
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
...I guess the city isn't rechocolated enough yet eh?
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:22:48 AM PST
by
Tzimisce
(How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President! www.dndorks.com)
To: SmithL
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:22:52 AM PST
by
Petronski
(I love Cyborg!)
To: SmithL
It's going to be fun to see 250% more people voting in the upcoming election than currently live in NOLA.
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:23:22 AM PST
by
D-Chivas
To: SmithL
Would being permanently resident in another state hinder a "displaced residents" ability to vote?
To: SmithL
A federal judge Monday refused to delay New Orleans' April 22 mayoral election
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:24:44 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
To: SmithL
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:33:48 AM PST
by
mosquitobite
(The penalty for refusing to participate in politics is you end up being governed by your inferiors)
To: SmithL
U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle - a Clinton apointed judge.
hmmmmmmmm
Mitch Landrieu, a bit vanilla but old school democrat, thanks you.
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:34:01 AM PST
by
Republican Red
("How good is it? Al-Jazeera gave it 4 1/2 pipe bombs")
To: SmithL
SOLVE THEM????? You mean, make the local politicans do their jobs???? Impossible!!!!!!!
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:34:59 AM PST
by
joe fonebone
(Vote YES! on Lake Iran......)
To: SmithL
I enjoy seeing common sense rulings...especially because they're so infrequent.
To: SmithL
Hoorah for the Judge (we can say that so seldom these days!). IMHO, it is completely unfair to subject the
current residents of New Orleans to a continued Nagin administration unless, of course, that is what they desire. Let them vote! If you can organize and hold Mardi Gras -- you can have an election.
Many articles have been printed about former residents of New Orleans that have absolutely no intention of returning. Additionally, Louisiana has gone to extraordinary lengths to provide satellite voting sites and encourage absentee voting.
This just isn't rocket science. If you care enough about New Orleans and have intents on returning, you can make the effort to cast your vote. Quit whining and get on with your life. Current residents (I don't care where they came from) have a right to direct the future of their city by having an election.
To: SmithL
Bye Bye Ray - Don't let the bus door hit you in the butt on your way out of town.
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:38:06 AM PST
by
joebuck
To: JustaDumbBlonde
If you can organize and hold Mardi Gras -- you can have an election.Lather. Rinse. Repeat. :)
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:38:48 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
To: JustaDumbBlonde
If it were up to Nagin, his power would continue until every resident was back living in NO (which will probably be never). In other words, he would be mayor for life. Works for him.
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posted on
03/27/2006 10:41:13 AM PST
by
sandbar
To: agere_contra
That's what i was thinking. If they live elsewhere, they are not resident voters.
hellOOOO
To: Shimmer128
Anyone see the folly in setting up polling places in Chicago for displaced NOLA voters?
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posted on
03/27/2006 11:01:25 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(To Serve Man......It's a cookbook!)
To: sandbar
This past Wednesday night I was watching an open microphone time with NOLA council members who were on a committee to rebuild the city. Nagin was present. Residents were irate at how recovery was proceeding (or not proceeding in some cases). These residents were of every age and color. One lady urged her fellow citizens to vote with their conscience and not because of skin color (she happened to be black). Nagin was taking a pounding and, if those 90 minutes were any indication, his re-election is not a given -- even amongst his (hopefully former) base.
To: agere_contra
Would being permanently resident in another state hinder a "displaced residents" ability to vote?
Absentee voting in an election should come with a guarantee:
If a voter for a candidate has not returned to that city or county one year after the election, the candidate who received that vote from the absentee "resident", will have that vote subtracted from the original vote count.
After one year and all the votes have been recounted, if a candidate ends up losing the original election, then that candidate must relinquish the position that was gained in the 'fraudulent' election.
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posted on
03/27/2006 11:41:13 AM PST
by
adorno
To: D-Chivas
Don't count out Mitch Landrieu...his family knows how to get dead people to the ballots as well as Nagin's...this election is going to be so dirty, so fun to watch...the democrats will be eating each other...
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posted on
03/27/2006 12:10:08 PM PST
by
Tulane
To: Tulane
...this election is going to be so dirty, so fun to watch...I hope the conservative media are there in force, documenting every irregularity for our entertainment.
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