FOX News..GOP Ready Tomorrow With New Jersey Election Lawsuit

FOX News ^ | September 30, 2002 | Linda Vester

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FOX just reported that the paperwork will be ready to go on the New Jersey funny business and rigging elections.

Depending of course if the Torch goes throught with the resignation from the campaign or U.S. Senate.

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Thank heavens we are on top of this..

[Jeff Gordon Fan]

Sean Hannity just said that he is stepping down and his conference will appoint a person to run.

[Southack]

This will soon become a national public relations disaster for the greedy Democrats who simply don't want to let the public have their fair vote.

[swheats]

I guess this is the fog of elections, with all the info flying about.

[mrs9x]

Hell yes we will be in court. These types of shenanigans are clearly New Jersey law. In addition, any plan that postpones the election is patently illegal under federal and constitutional law.

What should be clear here is that there is one party out there that is hysterical about KEEPING POWER. And their symbol, fittingly, is an ass.

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Johnathan Alter from Newsweek at MSNBC says that he is resigning the U.S. Senate seat.

[jdontom]

Here's the appropriate code. It looks as if the Demorat governor can appoint someone to fill Toricelli's seat after the 30 day marker, and no election would be held for that seat until NEXT term.

NJ State Law.19:3-26. Vacancies in United States senate; election to fill; temporary appointment by governor If a vacancy shall happen in the representation of this state in the United States senate, it shall be filled at the general election next succeeding the happening thereof, unless such vacancy shall happen within thirty days next preceding such election, in which case it shall be filled by election at the second succeeding general election, unless the governor of this state shall deem it advisable to call a special election therefor, which he is authorized hereby to do. The governor of this state may make a temporary appointment of a senator of the United States from this state whenever a vacancy shall occur by reason of any cause other than the expiration of the term; and such appointee shall serve as such senator until a special election or general election shall have been held pursuant to law and the board of state canvassers can deliver to his successor a certificate of election.

FR must be swamped with FReepers on this subject...Had a hard time getting online.

[cake_crumb]

Voter disenfranchizement.

[Diddle E. Squat]

I mentioned this on another thread, but its a point to ponder:

Good thing those corrupt slimeball bastards of the NJ GOP did their best to undercut Brett Schundler's campaign. Oh my, how the dynamics would change if Schundler were governor now, instead of McGreevey.

[Jeff Gordon Fan]

yea thanks I thought I typed that but oh well....

[boomop1]

This is neat our guy (the Rats say) can't win so we will just pick somebody, talk about rigging elections these people are blatant crooks.

[Yankee]

Per Associated Press, as reported by Sean Hannity:

"Unlikely that Bill Bradley will run in Torrecelli's place".

[mrs9x]

New Jersey citizens have a federal and constitutional right to vote on November 5th. Any game to postpone the election should will be shot down by the courts. Hopefully, Scalia has his injunction pen ready to go.

[ER_in_OC,CA]

First of all...it is still OUTSIDE the 30-day mark. From the WNBC article earlier, if he resigns the Senate today, then they can run another candidate.

If he stays in the Senate, but withdraws from race, they cannot run another candidate.

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And Liz is reporting on her MSNBC thread that the Rats are going to the New Jersey Supreme Court to stop the ballots from being printed.

[aristeides]

A lot of the reason Dubya won in Florida was that Jim Baker hired all the leading election lawyers in the state right after Election Day 2000. Kept them all from working for Gore -- including the Dem lawyers, like Barry Richard. With their money advantage, the Republicans now need to do the same in NJ.

[Constitutional Patriot]

They should stay all over this issue. I would not put is past the dems to have realized that "Mr. T is not going to win, so how are we going to retain his seat?"

It's pretty obvious that the dems are going to try to throw someone in at the last minute who they think wil have a good chance against Forrester. OR, they might try to pull some B.S. utilizing some obscure law that allows the Governor of the state to get involved. Anyone who thinks that this is a last minute development has a lot to learn.

[Shooter 2.5]

What about a lawsuit in Hawaii? I don't consider a corpse as "residing" in the state they are elected.

[swheats]

Can you say the mother of all disenfranchisement. We should be seeing Jessie, sharpton and jackson-lee any moment now. Yea right!

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I heard the nom is Lautenberg, sheesh this is a replay the Gorons from last time!