You take me to a sad place when
you make me think about elections!
Posted on 12/12/2005 11:21:33 AM PST by Neville72
Blanco postpones New Orleans elections 12/12/2005, 12:07 p.m. CT The Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Kathleen Blanco postponed the New Orleans mayoral election indefinitely on Monday, setting up a legal battle with voters who filed a lawsuit seeking to ensure the election is held as scheduled in February.
Blanco's executive order cites the recommendation of Secretary of State Al Ater, the state's top elections officials, who has said the city is incapable of holding elections in February because Hurricane Katrina caused so much damage to polling sites and voting machines.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
You take me to a sad place when
you make me think about elections!
Simple question: Why aren't they and the media demanding that the federal government get voting machines in there so the election process can go forward??
Oh, so the city's in good enough shape to have MARDI GRAS, but not in good enough shape to vote??? D*mn her and her party.
Maybe they could just put the candidates names on a slot machine and pull the lever. They might do better than the goons they've elected.
1 bead... 1 vote...
Is the Mardi Gras still on?
FEMA can have people complete their ballot when they pick up their $2000 debit cards.
/sarc
Or as long as it takes to insure that she can control the distribution of some of the billions that will eventually be spent there.
This probably will be struck down in court. Elections can take place in Feb. logistically. The problem is simply that there won't be enough Democrats.
Its like the emperor on the episode 3
They will never give up power
Note to self, her s/b she.
Get a Box... Put a lock on it... Copy the ballots and distribute pencils...
This is SOOOoooo blatant, and we should be SCREAMING about it!
Hmmmmm. What would Jimmy Carter think of this?
You've got it exactly right. If elections are held on schedule, she loses.
Regarding Mardi Gras 2006:
The schedule is as follows:
Sat. Feb. 18 - Pontchartrain, Pygmalion, Sparta, Pegasus
Sun. Feb. 19 - Carrollton, King Arthur, Bards
Thurs. Feb. 23 - Babylon, Chaos, Muses
Fri. Feb. 24 - Hermes, Krewe D'etat, Morpheus
Sat. Feb. 25 - Iris, Tucks, Endymion
Sun. Feb. 26 - Okeanos, Thoth, Mid-City, Bacchus
Mon. Feb. 27 - Proteus, Orpheus
Tues. Feb. 28 - Zulu, Rex, Elks Trucks Parade, Crescent City Trucks Parade
Jefferson Parish authorities will provide support for Allah and Alladin, which will start in Orleans Parish but roll primarily in Jefferson.
http://www.nola.com/mardigras/
*lol*
New Orleans Election Postponed
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the entire city council and a host of other local elected officials will remain in office beyond the four-year terms scheduled to end May 1, after Gov. Kathleen Blanco agreed Friday to postpone the city’s Feb. 4 municipal elections.
Gov. Blanco said she made the move for two reasons. One of those reasons is to ensure continuity of leadership. “Ray Nagin’s role has been exemplary,” said Blanco. “He was among the first to blame President Bush. New Orleans cannot afford to lose his courageous finger-pointing ability while the issue of blame is still alive.”
Blanco declined to provide much detail on the second reason. Speculation centers around the need to update voter registration lists to add the names of those killed or missing since the flood. Blanco did characterize this step as vital if the election process is to be carried out in the normal manner.
http://www.azconservative.org/Semmens1.htm
LOL, no purple fingers in New Orleans.
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