Posted on 11/13/2020 11:26:24 AM PST by Red Badger
Wayne County Judge Timothy Kenny rejected a lawsuit seeking to halt Detroit election results from being certified.
MICHIGAN — A Wayne County judge has rejected a lawsuit aiming to stop the certification of Detroit-area election results.
Wayne County Judge Timothy Kenny on Friday rejected the lawsuit, which in part took issue with the city's handling of absentee ballots.
"Plaintiff's interpretation of events is incorrect and not credible," Kenny wrote in his ruling.
Kenny said that numerous affidavits from election challengers "paint a picture of sinister fraudulent activities occurring both openly in the TCF Center and under the cloak of darkness." But those claims are contradicted by highly-respected former state elections director Christopher Thomas, who spent hours at the center and presented different accounts.
"Perhaps if Plaintiff's election challenger affiants had attended the October 29, 2020, walk-through of the TCF Center ballot counting location, questions and concerns could have been answered in advance of Election Day," the judge said in his ruling.
Democratic President-Elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump by 146,000 votes in Michigan during the general election, according to unofficial election results. Michigan counties and the state Board of Canvassers have yet to certify the election results, however.
Friday's ruling marks the third time that a judge has declined intervening in the process to confirm election results in Michigan. Other lawsuits filed by Trump's campaign sought to stop the counting of ballots and asked for challengers to have additional access to ballot processing.
The lawsuit rejected on Friday claimed Republican challengers were removed from the TCF Center in Detroit while absentee ballots were being processed. It also claimed ballots were backdated and that signatures on ballot envelopes were not verified.
Election officials have said they allowed the maximum number of poll watchers for both political parties, with the only restrictions being put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In interviews with workers at the TCF Center in Detroit, where ballots were counted, election officials told Patch off few irregularities, instead noting only "aggressive" and uninformed challengers.
The Judge wants to be re-elected, so how else would he rule? The former State Elections director worked on one campaign in his life- John Lindsay for President.
I believe that Detroit falls under Amy Coney Barrett’s area, so only she can reject it from coming to the SCOTUS.
Wrong troll the dam is about to break but u keep on trolling !
You are so effing annoying. Seriously, GTFO!
“But those claims (by Trump campaign) are contradicted by highly-respected former state elections director Christopher Thomas, who spent hours at the center and presented different accounts.”
This is by definition, an invalid basis to reject a claim. When there are disputed facts presented by different witnesses, unless one or the other version has been proven false, the lawsuit goes on to determine who is right. It may be that he rejected the request for emergent, injunctive relief because that requires the higher standard that the Plaintiff shows “likelihood of success on the merits”. Then, if there is competing testimony, the plaintiff does not have a preponderance of evidence and cannot show likelihood of success on the merits.
If anyone thought a Detroit judge in a massively-Democratic county was going to give a GOP candidate any relief you’re crazy. This was anticipated. And this lawsuit dealt with more of these “stop the count” issues, which I cannot believe would EVER work unless it’s a Bush-Gore thing
Need to take this to the Supreme Court.
This is just to get the ball rolling...................
And what do you propose? Rolling over and putting our legs in the air?
The future of our country is at stake here, and that is not hyperbole. We should be pursuing every single option.
Defeatism and surrender won’t help us.
I’ve been far more right than wrong so far. Deal with it.
Looks like the trolls are all over this lawsuit but this lawsuit was NOT brought by the Trump campaign. I wonder if the trolls understand this or even care.
Corrupt.
More than half the country? 70-ish million is not half the country. Who knows what people think who do not vote?
Come on Man!
This is FR. Its what they do.
Light Hair on Fire, Scream at Clouds, while running abounds in circle, and falls down. LOL!
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Here’s a link for you that, in my opinion, refutes your assertion that the left is winning. Quite the contrary, assuming Gary Gindler is correct, there is ZERO chance that Biden will make it to the Oval Office. The problem is that only .0000001% of the 70 million Trump voters UNDERSTAND.
I imagine minus zero Biden voters understand so an hour or two on the rifle range is recommended.
I get the impression from your comment is that even if the Republicans were perfectly fine and coordinated with the walk-thrus, the fraudsters would likely find other ways to cheat.
But those claims are contradicted by highly-respected former state elections director Christopher Thomas, who spent hours at the center and presented different accounts.
So, one guy’s “word” trumps many people signing sworn affidavits contradicting him. This is gonna get slapped down so hard you’ll hear it in California.
A principle of law is that an affidavit made under penalty of perjury should be given weight and considered as true.
Despite a defendant’s arguments in rebuttal to an affiant’s claim of injury, in this case, an audit would do no harm to the election process and to the contrary, an audit would actually test and ultimately strengthen the voting process.
WTH does a pre Election Day walk have to do with what happened election night???
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Because... Shut UP!!
All these people complaining about how elections will never be fair.
I do have to ask a question. Did they take the time to vote in their State and Local elections and pay attention to who was running on the Republican side? You’re lucky if you get even get 20% to turn out for those primaries. And that’s how these elections get stolen.
Imagine if, now all 70 million Trump voters actually got more involved in these elections and paid attention. Then that’s where we truly can stop the steal in the future. We may not be able to save Trump this time around.
But, do you think Trump hasn’t lost before? He’s lost more times than any of us, but he always came back. It will be no different this time.
I’m not throwing in the towel, but I do know the odds. But no matter what, we cannot give up the fight, because that is precisely what the Democrats are counting on from our side.
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