CA: Davis weighs legal challenges - Two legal challenges weighed by governor

Mercury News ^ | 8/2/03 | Laura Kurtzman and Mary Anne Ostrom

[NormsRevenge]

Gov. Gray Davis' recall campaign and state Democratic Party leaders are considering two new legal options for defeating the recall.

According to sources close to the anti-recall campaign, pro-Davis lawyers are examining legal arguments that the election is unconstitutional if the governor is denied a place on the list of replacement candidates. Under state law, Davis cannot be a candidate to replace himself if he loses the recall.

[NormsRevenge]

More futile attempts to delay the inevitable.. ;-)

[NormsRevenge]

Ping

[NormsRevenge]

[goldstategop]

Like last minute legal maneuvers will save his political hide. We shouldn't discount a friendly liberal judge finding some far our theory to thwart the recall election but the truth is when all is said and done the Democrats don't want to look like they defeated the right of the people to decide the Governor's future. As it is is just political desperation. Gray Davis and the people around him are in a state of deep denial and will do almost anything to retain power.

[onyx]

Maxine Waters! YES!

Is there anyone quite as ignorant as Maxine? "...fluke of a recall." Yikes!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I think 300 would be a nice number!

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[daviddennis]

It's impossible to overstate the ignorance of Maxine Waters:

``We have to be careful not to get divided and allow them to take California through this fluke recall election,'' Waters said of Republicans. ``If Dianne Feinstein is talked into getting onto the ballot, I hope Gray Davis would step down.''

As you may recall, Gray Davis cannot step down. The first question is whether he is to remain governor, and the second is who will replace him. So he cannot simply give his place to Dianne F or anyone else.

I thought that was clear to anyone with half a brain ... well, I guess that rules out Maxine.

D

[goldstategop]

Its too bad Maxine Waters isn't filing to run for Governor. She's as colorful as Al Sharpton.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, believes that having one candidate is crucial, but when asked if that should be Davis, she responded in an interview, ``We don't know.''

Who is WE?

Is Wee Willie Brown working on a plan perhaps?

[TheDon]

It would make sense. The Demorats always resort to the least democratic means for achieving their political objectives.

Meanwhile, CA voters are receiving their summertime electric bills and increased vehicle registration fees just before the recall election on Oct. 7th. It's going to be a bloodbath for Gov. Davis.

[old school]

Typical demo-crap! They obfuscate and deceive, and make hysterical appeals to emotion. Specious arguments are their hallmark, (i.e. the elderly and disabled may be dis-enfranchised). B.S.! Whatever happened to absentee balloting? And, I'm annoyed to no end, that some functionary, (somehow related to Laura Bush), is reportedly assisting so-called potential republican(not)candidate Richard Riordan. If that guy wasn't so sleazy, he'd forthrightly declare his candidacy (in opposition of Joseph Graham Davis) as a democrat! What filth!

[onyx]

Anytime prior to October 7, 2003, I *think* doofus can resign, and that would make Cruz the governor.

[onyx]

It's impossible to overstate the ignorance of Maxine Waters:

LOL! And she's sooooo obnoxiously ignorant!

[daviddennis]

That would not prevent the election. Cruz would be governor between the time of the resignation and the election.

D

[mvpel]

According to sources close to the anti-recall campaign, pro-Davis lawyers are examining legal arguments that the election is unconstitutional if the governor is denied a place on the list of replacement candidates. Under state law, Davis cannot be a candidate to replace himself if he loses the recall.

Must be desparation-time - he already has a place on the ballot, it's called "No on Recall."

[FairOpinion]

Another exaple, when the Democrats don't like a law, so they try to have the judges remake it for them.