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[Ragirl]

California Appeals Court - Recall should be blocked!!!

[EUPHORIC]

Just great. The 9'th Circle Jerk of Shlemeels does it again... If I were a "minority" I think I'd be offended as hell that some goateed left wing kook got a court to agree I was too stupid to work a punch card machine. Guess touch screens and computers are more illegal alien friendly then punch cards eh?

[ought-six]

"This is just unbelievable."

It's entirely believeable, and not unexpected. We have become a nation ruled and governed by judicial fiat. We have ceased to be a republic. We are an Oligarchy of the Robe. We are witnessing the death knell of America.

[RonDog]

See also from another thread:

To: FairOpinion

You may recall that I was predicting that the 9th circuit court would take the case and throw a monkey wrench in the works.

You will notice what the 9th circuit court has done. It has declared the recall election unconstitutional as planned based on the Supreme court Decision made in the Bush-Gore case in 2000.

Note also that the 9th has not imposed a remedy. Thus the supreme court must over rule its basis for ruling for Bush in 2000 in order to rule against the 9th in this case. If the 9th had imposed a remedy the Supremes could overturn the remedy with out overturing the other issues.

This ploy puts the supremes in a strange place. They know that if they overrule the 9th they will be charged with rulling one way for Bush and the opposite way for Davis on the very same issue. The national media would have a fun time with that.

It will be interesting to see what happens. Perhaps the supremes will not take the case, but rule it will get in the game if the remedy does not suit them.

I think it is working out much like I predicted 2 months ago. That the 9th would fix it so Davis keeps his job.

Everybody and his lawyer told me there was no way and no issue that could be used to get the 9th in the game. Lots of people told me I was a fool when I said the recall would not work.... I may still look foolish, but not quite as foolish as I did two months ago.

It is exactly like what I always say. The law is whatever the judges say it is..

26 posted on 09/15/2003 1:32 PM PDT by Common Tator (I support Billybob. www.ArmorforCongress.com)

[TRY ONE]

"...the analysis indicated that when pre-scored punchcard systems were used, minority voters had significantly higher residual vote rates than non-minorities."

Ut, oh, every time I go into a 7-11 I see those same minorities punching LOTTO tickets left and right. States better put a hold on those LOTTO games until they clear things up!

[pogo101]

Perhaps Nino will, but as Billybob pointed out, he steps in (assuming HE is reachable, of course) if and ONLY if Sandy is unavailable. And that just doesn't happen -- unavailability, I mean -- in this era. She could be found but ill, or somehow be mountain climbing in the back of a yak, but otherwise, I don't see Nino getting the call.

[steveegg]

Time for some more analysis (including some items not explored just yet):

The successful recall of Davis in October was all-but-assured. Indeed, Bustamonte's "no/but vote for me anyway" strategy was in deep trouble, even with the fraud (punch-card) machines ready to manufacture votes at full-tilt. Both Arnold and Tom were making headway on the alleged front-runner. The Dems were unsuccessful in stopping this impending disaster in every venue short of the 9th Circus. They even were set to lose on Prop 54 (the ruling also mentioned Prop 53, but I have no idea of what that is about).

Knowing that their fraud machines were about to be legislated out of existence (they'll be illegal in March just in time for the Presidential primary), they decided to use them one last time in an unconventional method before the one court they could count on; have the ACLU sue in federal court claiming "unequal treatment" of votes from these fraud machines, knowing the case would eventually get to the 9th Circus. The clowns didn't disappoint them, giving them everything they could ever hope for (no recall election or election on Prop 54 this year).

This, if not overturned, puts the recall election and campaign right into heart of an election where DemonRATs and only DemonRATs have a stake in things (there's no Pubbie Presidential primary, you've got the 9-or-so Mental Midgets on the 'RAT side, and there's no state primaries that I know of). Combined with the expected 2 or so months of renewed motor-voter fraud (the illegals can start getting drivers' licenses on January 1), there's no way that the recall or Prop 54 "Yes" gets more than 40% (which would make Bustamonte's plurality of 47% in the second half of the recall election null and void).

[autoresponder]

PICK ONE:

[ ] I am too stupid to use a punch card to vote

[ ] I am too stupid to use a voting machine to vote

[ ] I am too stupid to use a computer to vote

[ ] I am too stupid to vote using any other method

[ ] I am so stupid I need dems to vote for me

[ ] I am so stupid I need courts to vote for me

[ ] I am too stupid to vote period

[ ] I am stupid and should not be allowed to vote

[ ] I am just really too darned stupid to live

[IslandJeff]

I wonder if this has Erwin Chemerinsky's fingerprints on it...

[pogo101]

all appointed by CLINTON

Well, two Clintons and a Carter. :)

[steveegg]

Could I get a better number for the above :-)

[MEGoody]

"How embarassing for "minorities."

Indeed. It is really sad that the court thinks they are so stupid the cannot operate a punchcard voting machine - with instructions clearly printed on the machines AND elections officials immediately available to answer questions.

[demlosers]

3 peas in a pod ;)

[MEGoody]

"How embarassing for "minorities."

Indeed. It is really sad that the court thinks they are so stupid the cannot operate a punchcard voting machine - with instructions clearly printed on the machines AND elections officials immediately available to answer questions.

But then, it seems some of their own people think they are too stupid to do so. Why would I be surprised if a bunch of white guys agrees?

[Political Junkie Too]

If minorities can't operate a punchcard voting machine, then why are the Democrats arguing that giving the illegal ones California Drivers Licenses is going to make the roads safer? You'd think that a punchcard voting machine is easier to operate than an automobile...

-PJ

[steveegg]

Is that the same Chris Lehane who dug out the Maine DWI right before the 2000 election?

Thanks for reminding me to "thank" him for the bushwhack job the reporters did on us in Wisconsin that night (I managed to sense something was up with the herd and stayed just far enough away from the microphones to avoid getting caught in that snare).

[steveegg]

Is this guy blowing smoke or what?

Chemical-laced smoke, perhaps.

[maggief]

Freep this poll:

SURVEY
A federal appeals court is postponing the California recall election, saying it's unacceptable that six counties would be using outdated voting machines. Do you agree with the court's decision?

http://www.thekcrachannel.com/politics/2485225/detail.html

Choice Votes Percentage of 2730 Votes
Yes 1174 43%
No 1556 57%

[MeekOneGOP]

Unbelievable is right.

I cannot stand LIBERALS ... especially stupid LIBERAL judges ...

[So Cal Rocket]

Yes, Chemerinsky was co-counsel for the plaintiffs.

[aristeides]

Why would I be surprised if a bunch of white guys agrees?

Paez was one of the judges on the panel that issued this opinion. I suspect that he regards himself as, in the words of the opinion, "of color."