Fox News says Supreme Court Allows Lautenberg!

[Howlin]

It's done!

[steveegg]

While the Northern POV is that the Civil War was about the right to secede, the Southern POV was about not wishing to accept the results of an election, and expressing that through secession and the Civil War.

[LS]

That is what you say: but both Marc Levin and Judge Nepolitano said differently---that there was no Constitutional issue here.

[steveegg]

I'll stand by what I said.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mafia
CIA

Nice guy......

[colorado tanker]

I have a feeling this one will go to the category of "be careful what you ask for." Why are any Jerseyans other than hard core partisan democrats (35-40% of the voters?) going to vote for an old has-been who retired years ago and who was put on the ballot through party shenanigans? I may be wrong, but I think this looks as desperate as it is.

[LS]

You may, but you are now officially wrong, as the USSC didn't take the case. Look, this is an important statement for states' rights. We need to take all the states' rights cases, not just those that happen to support our candidate.

Now, in terms of the election, if Forrester can't beat this old coot straight up, he shouldn't be senator. Sooner or later, folks, we have to win elections---shenanigans be damned. There were major voting irregularities in almost every election in the late 1800s, so people came to expect it, like bad calls in a football game. This penalty is over. Let's move on and win the game. Forrester needs to give people a reason to vote FOR him, without completely losing the "Torricelli-Lautenberg Machine" phrase.

[copycat]

I wish I could share your optimism. With the USSC decision today, I highly doubt that the lower federal courts will find a problem with the absentee/military ballots.

Call me the eternal optimist...there is a possibility no-one is discussing.

It is possible that the SCOTUS WISHES the Circuit Court to rule on this instead of them. Why?

Takes a lot of the poltiical heat off.

May feel that case for discrimination of military voters is a slam dunk and their action is not required.

Don't want to set a precedent of Election Law cases going directly to SCOTUS without coming up through the system.

Still could review the alternate "disenfranchisement" case on a more extended timeline should it become necessary.

I would not predict this after how hard many of us were just burned, but I am holding out a nugget of hope that this isn't over.

Meanwhile...

LAUTENBERG IS A DODDERING OLD FOOL, GO FORRESTER!!!

[MJY1288]

"They win again!

I disagree, The entire country loses!

[KsSunflower]

Freep CNN poll...cnn.com/moneyline..........Do you agree with the Supremes decision to allow the ballot in NJ to be changed.

Have at it!

[steveegg]

I'll take the ones that are actually supported by the clear text of the Constitution. This is NOT one of those; rather, it's one that was created out of whole cloth by 4 lieberal and 2 "moderate" Justices that flies directly in the face of the clear text of the Constitution (or does "legislative" now also mean "judicial"?).

As for what now needs to be done, I wholeheartedly agree. We need to win, and we need to win with enough Senators that we can affirm Forrester's victory (you can bet your bottom dollar that if Forrester wins and that alone would put D'Asshole Hussein in the minority until another Jumper can be found, the RATs will not honor his election).

[Chad Fairbanks]

Yeah, they may win NOW, but wait until they have to explain themselves to God... THEN we'll see who the winners are ;0)

[MJY1288]

Freeped :-)

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Rush is ranting right now about the McKinney loss - the Rats are saying that Republican crossover votes were illegal!

This is the future of dimo politics -- agitate and litigate.

[MJY1288]

You should start a thread so everyone can freep that poll

[pankot]

Impeach the Court!

[steveegg]

Thread started at 5:20 pm CDT.

[MJY1288]

OOOPS

MJY<-------------- should check first, before inserting foot in mouth :-)

[steveegg]

It helps to have broadband, but I still put my foot in my mouth from time to time :)

[chainsaw]

Quick, Illinois needs to pull Ryan and put omeone on the ballot for governor that can win. Thye precedent has been set.

[MissAmericanPie]

Drag your grandma's out to vote up there.