Posted on 11/08/2014 3:14:12 AM PST by don-o
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Opponents of Amendment 1 are asking a federal judge to void the vote that amended the Tennessee Constitution to make it easier for lawmakers to restrict abortions.
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Well, they raised over $4 mil. They gotta spend that money on something.
Notice how the same process the libtards created to curtail or 2A freedoms is now being used AGAINST THEM in this abortion case. File under: be careful what you create for it may come back to get you!
What process are you referring to?
ping.
The lovers of death are relentless. The sad thing is that they might find a judge who will agree with this nonsense.
I guess the idea of a secret ballot is of no importance to some.
What I meant is that the process of using the power of the state to restrict, regulate and invalidate is a two way street. As a New Yorker who has to deal with Cuomo and the SAFE Act every day, it is good to see that we can bring the fight to the liberal baby killers. It is good to see that law can also be used for good. It is GREAT to see there are still Americans left with the stones to do the right thing!
“There is nothing democratic about the democrat party.”
R. Limbaugh
We have to admit we have come a long way from Lincoln’s, Of the people, by the people and for the people.
This is just another piece of evidence that we are now a nation,
Of the Lawyer
By the Lawyer
For the Lawyer.
So, what were the final numbers? That would tell the story.
Tennessee Amendment #1 numbers:
Yes winner 725,858 (53%)
No 654,186 (47%)
A judge cannot void a vote that just voided him. Libs hate the constitution!
Here is the deal. Yes votes for Amendment must be a majority of all votes cast in the governor race. We had seven candidates and total vote is 1,352,608. A majority of that is 676,305.
On the Amendment:
Yes: 728,751
NO: 658,427
So the amendment passed with 52,446 votes above the required majority.
32,570 did not vote for governor.
That is how the numbers look to me.
Nashville---Claiming that voter rights were violated and that ballots were not accurately counted in Tuesday's election, pro-abortion opponents of Amendment 1 have filed suit in federal court asking for the results to be nullified.
Yes on 1 responded and called the lawsuit one more example of pro-abortion activists refusing to trust the "common sense and compassion" of Tennesseans who voted to approve Amendment 1 on November 4.
"Amendment 1 was passed with a decisive majority of Tennesseans casting a vote to approve the language," said Brian Harris, president of Tennessee Right to Life and a coordinator for Yes on 1. "Even if you wrongly discount those who may have voted for Amendment 1 but not in the Governor's race, there is still a margin of almost 20,000 votes in favor of the amendment."
"Rather than accept defeat, Planned Parenthood and the nation's pro-abortion movement are willing to disenfranchise Tennessee voters in order to ensure that Tennessee remains an abortion destination with uninspected, unlicensed abortion facilities," said Harris. "That was unacceptable on election day and it remains so days after the passage of Amendment 1."
Yes on 1 remains confident that the pro-abortion lawsuit is a waste of resources and that courts will recognize the clear majority of voters who supported passage of Amendment 1.
"We are moving forward to prepare legislation that will restore common sense protections in our state and which reflect the will of the voters as clearly demonstrated in Tuesday's election," said Harris. "To do otherwise would be an abdication of the trust placed in us by Tennessee's electorate."
Review of Vote Counts:
1,352,608 combined votes were cast for all candidates running in Governor's race.
1,385,178 combined votes were cast for and against Amendment 1.
32,570 more votes were cast for Amendment 1 than the number cast in the Governor's race.
Amendment 1 required 676,305 YES votes to pass.
Amendment 1 received 728,751 YES votes or 52.61%.
Amendment 1 received 52,446 Yes votes in excess of those needed for passage.
Even if you disqualify the number of Amendment 1 votes not voting in the Governor's race but who cast a vote for or against the amendment, YES on 1 still enjoyed a margin of 19,876 votes above the number needed for approval.
What the hell can Planned Barrenhood do about THAT? Declare pro-lifers non-persons?
Radical Pro-Abortion Lobby Continues Effort to Silence TN Voters
Featured in 'NO' ads, Planned Parenthood Board Chair Tracey George is Plaintiff
Nashville---Claiming that voter rights were violated and that ballots were not accurately counted in Tuesday's election, pro-abortion opponents of Amendment 1 have filed suit in federal court asking for the results to be nullified.
Yes on 1 responded and called the lawsuit one more example of pro-abortion activists refusing to trust the "common sense and compassion" of Tennesseans who voted to approve Amendment 1 on November 4.
"Amendment 1 was passed with a decisive majority of Tennesseans casting a vote to approve the language," said Brian Harris, president of Tennessee Right to Life and a coordinator for Yes on 1. "Even if you wrongly discount those who may have voted for Amendment 1 but not in the Governor's race, there is still a margin of almost 20,000 votes in favor of the amendment."
"Rather than accept defeat, Planned Parenthood and the nation's pro-abortion movement are willing to disenfranchise Tennessee voters in order to ensure that Tennessee remains an abortion destination with uninspected, unlicensed abortion facilities," said Harris. "That was unacceptable on election day and it remains so days after the passage of Amendment 1."
Yes on 1 remains confident that the pro-abortion lawsuit is a waste of resources and that courts will recognize the clear majority of voters who supported passage of Amendment 1.
"We are moving forward to prepare legislation that will restore common sense protections in our state and which reflect the will of the voters as clearly demonstrated in Tuesday's election," said Harris. "To do otherwise would be an abdication of the trust placed in us by Tennessee's electorate."
Review of Vote Counts:
1,352,608 combined votes were cast for all candidates running in Governor's race.
1,385,178 combined votes were cast for and against Amendment 1.
32,570 more votes were cast for Amendment 1 than the number cast in the Governor's race.
Amendment 1 required 676,305 YES votes to pass.
Amendment 1 received 728,751 YES votes or 52.61%.
Amendment 1 received 52,446 Yes votes in excess of those needed for passage.
Even if you disqualify the number of Amendment 1 votes not voting in the Governor's race but who cast a vote for or against the amendment, YES on 1 still enjoyed a margin of 19,876 votes above the number needed for approval.
And still, the murdering of unborn babies, any unborn babies, remains in gross violation of the explicit wording of both the TN and the US Constitutions, with or without this amendment.
There is not, and can never be, a right to allow or to regulate murder. There is only an absolute constitutionally-sworn duty to use every power of government to either stop or punish it.
Doesn’t matter. amendment passes regardless of how you count them.
Nor is the sacredness of innocent life. Hopefully they don't go judge shopping. Some judges in this state live for the thrill of an appeal.
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