Posted on 12/07/2016 3:52:21 PM PST by bobsunshine
The historic Michigan recount has been underway since Monday in a few counties, but it could end December 7 because of a state court of appeals ruling.
The next step: A hearing on the recount started at 10:30 a.m. in front of U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith. However, complicating matters, a federal appeals court issued a separate ruling refusing to block Goldsmith’s earlier ruling that the recount should start immediately. The judge now says he will make a ruling in the afternoon....
Will the recount continue? That’s unclear until the latest hearing, but Republicans trying to stop the recount won a big victory December 6 when a state Court of Appeals panel ruled that Stein didn’t have standing to seek the recount in the first place under Michigan law because she is not an “aggrieved party.” That’s because she only received 1 percent of the vote in Michigan, and a recount would still give her no chance of winning.
According to the Secretary of State, Stein received 51,000 votes out of 4.9 million ballots cast in Michigan and is alleging “fraud or mistake.”
The Detroit News said the state court ruling did not “explicitly” order the recount to stop, though, causing even some clerks to be confused about what’s going to happen next.
Confusing matters more, the federal court, on December 7, opted not to overturn the ruling that had previously allowed the recount to start. The Michigan Attorney General had sought to block the recount in federal court.
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No Yooper beer?
I don't know for sure, can't cite a statute, but I think so, yes.
No prosecutor is going to bring a case though. Not low hanging fruit.
Plus, going after Stein is like going after the drug user. Yeah, you can, but you only get one. Better to get the supplier.
Actually, it said keep counting until I say stop. He gave her more than she asked for at the time. Sometime late she filed new motions before the judge, or new arguments, asking for a federally ordered recount in contravention of Mi State court. That's what took the judge so long to deal with, and is why the hearing appeared to go off the rails. He is obliged to address her arguments, and she made a mess of new ones in the last 24 hours.
WI on schedule to finish their votes and Trump will gain a few there.
Don’t know what the situation in PA is-—I think we’re still waiting on one judge, who will of course say, “no recount, no evidence of fraud, GTFO!”
You may have one douchenozzle TX elector go rogue, so Trump wins with 305 electoral votes. I hope the people of Texas pay him a visit.
Thanks very much for your analyses!
So I guess it’s over now.
(Unless Ms moonbat files in another MI court; they’ll probably run out the clock by not taking it)
Thank you for all of your replies to the recount rulings.
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