Posted on 12/05/2016 7:03:53 AM PST by bobsunshine
An Obama appointed federal judge ordered a massive hand recount of 4.8 million ballots in Michigan....
The Detroit News reported: U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith issued a ruling just after midnight Monday in favor of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who sought to let election officials bypass a two-business-day waiting period that would have delayed start of the recount until Wednesday morning.
Goldsmiths order said the recount shall commence and must continue until further order of this court.
Defendants shall instruct all governmental units participating in the recount to assemble necessary staff to work sufficient hours to assure that the recount is completed in time to comply with the safe harbor provision, of federal election law, Goldsmith wrote.
The deadline to finalize the vote total for the Electoral College is Dec. 13 and federal election law requires a period of safe harbor for presidential electors before the presidency is finalized on Dec. 19.
The manual recount process was scheduled to begin Wednesday as specified by state law, and in a rare Sunday hearing in federal court, Goldsmith had questioned the harm posed by waiting.
Steins lawyer Mark Brewer argued the case was aimed at ensuring the integrity of Michigans voting system and that the required waiting period violated Steins rights to due process and equal protection. He pushed for the recount of 4.8 million ballots to start immediately, which he said would be Monday morning.
There are questions raised throughout the country about the integrity of the election system, Brewer told the judge in front of a courtroom filled with about two dozen people, including state Republican Party Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel. Its not just rhetoric.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
Another criminal in a Blackrobe. Time to drain this swamp too.
Why is a Federal judge getting involved with this exactly?
4th or 5th thread on this story so far.
Just as I said, a federal tyrant would insert himself. And he’ll do much more than just demand a “recount.”
Okay. Hire ONE disabled Amvet with one hand to do the recount for 40 hours per week and pay him/her out of the judge’s budget.
That’s where Stein took it along with her ambulance chasing, DNC head, lawyer from Michigan: Brewer.
Yes, and they had their judge “shopped” before they threw in the towel the first time.
“Why is a Federal judge getting involved with this exactly?”
You don’t believe, even for a minute, that Barry would appoint a straight-up honest person of character to the federal bench, do you? Stein has no standing. The judge is a hack.
99% of the evil forced on decent Americans has been at the orders of federal judges.The socialists bypass the people and legislatures and just go to black-robed tyrants.
There needs to be large numbers of impeachments.
Correct, but they put it in Bloggers - not seen by most - needs to be Front and Center.
Jill Stein keeps claiming 70,000 blank ballots in Detroit. Everyone knows where that is going.
Anyone hear if lawyers for Trump and the MI AG are seeking an immediate stay and appeal of this ruling with the conservative leaning 6th circuit today? It would only take one conservative 6th circuit appellate justice to issue a temporary stay until a 3 judge will panel can be assembled to hear the appeal!
It would amount to legal malpractice if they didn’t!!
There has been no response from what I can find from any Michigan GOP official or Trump campaign lawyer.
I’m surprised that in the 10 hours since this ruling came out we have nothing.
They are getting a Federal Judge involved because they know they would lose in State Court. Something needs to be done about this practice of “Judge Shopping”. I would hope this will be appealed with a request for Stay of the Order.
Good - and Maybe Someone will WAKE UP and Hire Good Lawyers who have better Arguments for the Judge. Already seen incompetent Trump hired lawyer in PA to lose to Stein lead petition to recount in Allegheny County - NOT GOOD.
Yeah, I do not want the recount to be stopped based on solid interpretation of law, I want it stopped because I want Hillary voters disenfranchised. I don’t care about the integrity of the vote. If you’re too stupid to fill out a ballot, you’re vote shouldn’t count.
75K no votes is a lot. It wouldn’t surprise me if 10K idiot voters intended to vote for her, but filled out ballots wrong. A hand count could validate those votes.
I am bitter today. Sorry.
Trumps legal team has been lackluster at best. Like you said there is no excuse for them to not already filed briefs with the 6th circuit and let folks know they are seeking immediate relief. If Trump gets somehow denied Presidency or this goes to the House, his incompetent legal team will be to blame.
“Already seen incompetent Trump hired lawyer in PA to lose to Stein lead petition to recount in Allegheny County - NOT GOOD.”
Sure you have, lol! Cuz’ Trump hires lawyers to lose for him. That’s hilarious.
Try posting something coherent so it’s in readable form, k?
Please post a link that hopefully shows how a Trump lawyer was actually “incompetent”.
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