There are 2 separate issues before the courts. MI for right now has jurisdiction over whether or not the recount can be held. Because the Canvassing Board was dealocked 2-2 it proceeds, but state law said you must wait 2 Business Days to start it. Stein went to Federal Court to have the 2 day period waived which the Federal judge granted.
So the Michigan Courts can stop the recounts at which point it will probably go to the SC of MI on appeal. It’s rather confusing but all the Feds did was to waive the 2 day waiting period.
The only thing that confuses me, is why would she go to a federal judge and not a state judge to get the 2 day bit waived?
I’m unable to make sense of this...
All along, the consensus has been that Stein wants to run the clock down. Given that, why would she go to court to start the MI recount sooner?
“It’s rather confusing but all the Feds did was to waive the 2 day waiting period.”
I thought the federal judge said the recount couldn’t be stopped until he agreed to stop it?
Maybe he would do that depending on how the Michigan courts rule; but maybe he wouldn’t. (He’s an Obama appointee.)
Umm, no. Read Judge Goldsmith’s ruling. In his conclusion, he said the recount would start and continue under his order, the state would assemble sufficient staff and work enough hours to get it done. Sounds to me like he removed the state courts from the process. He also ordered that any defendants associated with this would cease all opposition.