McClintock shut out of voter's guide: Republican candidate loses last-minute Supreme Court appeal

Worldnetdaily ^ | August 30, 2003 | Art Moore

[carbon14]

After releasing commercials proclaiming profound competence and unsurpassed knowledge of government, candidate MadClintock managed to shut himself out of appearing in the recall election voter guide. In the fine tradition of lifetimer statesman Al Gore, lifetimer pol MadClintock quickly filed a lawsuit and managed to hit a wall in that process as well.

[Rome2000]

Unbelievable.

Oh well, nobody reads those things anyway.

[risk]

Rreading the article is quite instructive. Some quotes:

McClintock's lawyer, Richard Ackerman, believes Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, a Democrat who opposes the recall of Gov. Gray Davis, is taking advantage of the opportunity to put a wrench in the senator's campaign.

And:

McClintock's chief strategist John Stoos declined to pin the blame on the secretary of state's office. He told WND the problem is California's Fair Political Practices Commission – an independent panel that regulates campaign financing and spending – sticking by its guns on a technicality "because they are bureaucrats first and public servants second."

It's just like a Democrat to refuse to allow unformalized bureaucratic solutions to problems. This is exactly the kind of red tape that McClintock (or Schwarzenegger for that matter) should be able to help sweep aside.

[Neanderthal]

A day late and a dollar short . . .

[Russell Scott]

Like President Bush, if the Good Lord wants Tom in the Governor's office, nothing can stop him, including voter fraud, hanging chads, the Terminator, liberal judges, and Democratic dirty tricks.

[BushCountry]

Or his own stupidity.

[Fresh Wind]

It's just like a Democrat to refuse to allow unformalized bureaucratic solutions to problems.

Yeah, but only if the solution helps an opposition candidate. If a Democrat were adversely affected, the situation would be different. Sort of like if a Democratic candidate were polling badly, and the party decided to replace him long after the deadline for doing this had passed. It becomes a "voting rights" issue if a Democrat is affected, and "too bad, that's the law" if it's a Republican.

[AppyPappy]

I don't think a Schwartanazi supporter should invoke stupidity on anyone.

[Jeff Gordon]

Tom McClintock <=== ROTFLMAO

[ButrosButrosButrosGolly]

If Arnold wins, he should write a check to Isa.

[MEG33]

LOL..I agree!

[Rome2000]

Har Har!

Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali (centre) briefs the press following a Security Council meeting on Burundi on January 22, 1996.

[Brandon]

It's just like a Democrat to refuse to allow unformalized bureaucratic solutions to problems. This is exactly the kind of red tape that McClintock (or Schwarzenegger for that matter) should be able to help sweep aside.

Hmm. Seems to me that we are usually the ones insisting that a deadline is a deadline and the rules are the rules. McClintock has run for office many times in California; it's impossible for me to believe he didn't know the right way to do the paperwork.

[Ronin]

This is a goof and a no-brainer, but I seriously doubt anyone is going to make up their mind about who to vote for based on what they read in an "offical recall election voter guide."

If McClintok is petty enough to sue about this, I am disappointed. Hell, it's not like they are trying to keep his name off the ballot, is it?

Conservative contempt should be reserved for cases like New Jersey where in total violation of the established rules, the Torch bugged out and another name was substituted well PAST the deadline.

Nobody should be complaining because the rules are being FOLLOWED. Lord knows that happens seldom enough as it is.

[George W. Bush]

McClintock will have to get his voters out on his own anyway.

I don't think this hurts him. If he'd won the little court dispute, it wouldn't have helped him either.

I think it's meaningless news, of interest only to news and political junkies.

[DB]

The article says he met the dead line.

So your point is?

[BushCountry]

The clown not only filled out the paperwork incorrectly, he did not file the amended form on time. It is the only reason he lost the appeal. I know about the date, but I would bet that the date on the form and the time he turned in the form are not the same or the judge would not told him to take a flying hike.

But it is the box he checked that has me concerned. He checked a box indicating he would not abide by a voluntary fundraising cap of $6 million. Why?

It is a 2 month election and in the first three weeks he raised a whopping total of $300,000. Why on earth would he think that he could raise over 6 million dollars?

Next, McClintock's lawyer, Richard Ackerman, believes Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, a Democrat who opposes the recall of Gov. Gray Davis, is taking advantage of the opportunity to put a wrench in the senator's campaign.

Is everyone in the state against him? But, to be truthful the Secretary of State would want McClintock's in the voter guide, to steal votes from Arnold. This action helps Arnold not Davis.

[Brandon]

The article also says there is no provision in the law allowing for amended filings, and that when he went to court challenging that, he failed to provide the court with documentation that he had made an amended, timely filing.

McClintock knew the rules. Heck, he's running specifically as the experienced, polished pol who can get things done. Now he has a bit of egg on his face. Best he let the matter drop before the mess gets any bigger.

[Brandon]

Is everyone in the state against him? But, to be truthful the Secretary of State would want McClintock's in the voter guide, to steal votes from Arnold. This action helps Arnold not Davis.

I agree completely. The only way to maximize Bustamante's chances is for the Dems to play divide and conquer. They want people to be able to find both Schwarzenegger and McClintock, and Ueberoth, too, so as to divide up the GOP vote.

[Drango]

But , with a straight face, McClintock claims he can run the State of California.