Rossi Challenges Washington Governor Vote

AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/7/05 | Elizabeth M. Gillespie - AP

[NormsRevenge]

The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Friday that some people who died before absentee ballots were mailed had been credited with voting in the November election.

The Times found 24 examples of deceased voters in six of the state's largest counties. The Post-Intelligencer found eight such examples in King County alone.

[Carling]

Democrats said picking a county where voters backed Rossi amounted to "judge shopping."

That is their defense? Why not try and answer the obvious incompetence/fraud in King County.

They know they are busted, and now they know the GOP will have a court that will allow them to put all of the gathered evidence on the record.

[NormsRevenge]

fyi

[BikerTrash]

Even if illegal votes were cast, she said, "it would not change the outcome of the election."

Only a democrat would utter such words.

[Salvation]

Go, Rossi, expose the cheating dysfunctional dims for what they are!

[Elkiejg]

The hypocrisy of the RATS knows no bounds!! As I watched the farce in Congress yesterday about the Ohio vote and listened to the RAT lier's lamenting about how every vote must count, blah, blah.....all I could think of was they should apply their rhetoric to the Wash. State election!!! RATS MAKE ME SICK.

[Political Junkie Too]

Democratic lawyers said an election challenge is unfounded and the state constitution will not allow a revote... Durkan said the constitution requires that the governor be chosen in the same election as state legislators and only in a November general election.

Haven't they heard that Constitutions are living documents, subject to interpretation?

-PJ

[Carling]

Even if illegal votes were cast, she said, "it would not change the outcome of the election."

Fraudoire won by 130-odd votes! How the heck could anyone say that illegal votes wouldn't change the outcome of an election that is this close?

[NonValueAdded]

I wonder if Rossi will pull a copy of all those wonderful RAT speeches from the Congressional Record and attach them to his filing. Why, he could call lots of Senators as expert witnesses. Senator Boxer would be overheard to say, "please pass me my petard."

[Political Junkie Too]

With penumbras and emanations?

-PJ

[connectthedots]

Republicans said they chose Chelan County to file the lawsuit because they didn't want to sue in any county where they were alleging serious problems had occurred. Democrats said picking a county where voters backed Rossi amounted to "judge shopping."

The proper phrase for it is 'forum shopping'. It happens all the time. There is nothing illegal or improper about it.

[Teslas Pigeon]

It makes sense to look at the votes again and find problems. A re-vote seems like a strange solution however.

[recalcitrant]

What are your 'las vegas' odds that this could be a revote?

freepmail me if you don't want to respond online.

[Political Junkie Too]

Democrats said picking a county where voters backed Rossi amounted to "judge shopping."

As opposed to cherry-picking counties for special hand recounts, which would be "vote shopping."

-PJ

[NormsRevenge]

I love search engines.

I entered You Dirty Rats, and this was one of the search results..

FRom a FR thread

[hoosiermama]

What is the procedure?
What is the precedence?
What happens now....? Any chance for a re-re-re-recount or a re-vote?

[adam_az]

PAGING BARBARA BOXER, PLEASE PICK UP A RED COURTESY PHONE.

[EagleUSA]

Yes, I would check to see how many of those 129 votes were voters that are actually alive, or voted twice, or just walk-ins from the Oregon lib mob.

[JennysCool]

The Dems realize that their antics have embarassed even many of their own supporters. That's why they don't want a re-vote.