It’s Not Over Till It’s Over. Federal Judge Appointed by Obama Orders Immediate Start to Presidential Recount
Posted at 9:00 am on December 5, 2016 by Dan Spencer
Here is what the Appeals Court said with regard to the federal court TRO:
“4 We recognize that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered
a temporary restraining order which affirmatively required that the Secretary of State commence
the recount before the expiration of the 2-day waiting period required by MCL 168.882(3). Stein
v Thomas, No. 16-cv-14233 (ED Mich, 2016). That decision did not address the threshold issue
presented in this case, whether Stein is an aggrieved candidate, so there is no conflict between
our decisions. Additionally, the second footnote in the Eastern District’s opinion recognized the
possibility that this Court would halt the recount. “
I’m not a lawyer but this seems like a case of first things first, and if the COA is correct in that she doesn’t have the ability to demand a recount, then a TRO forcing such a recount to start is moot. But, we’ll soon see...