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shawa · CNO Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 2004

Gotta love Kenneth Blackwell!
He refuses to participate in the Hi-jinx of Rev. Jesse Hijack-son.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-ohio-vote-challenge,0,2328759.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

Ohio Official Refuses Interview Over Vote

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
AP Statehouse Correspondent

December 27, 2004, 9:38 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The secretary of state, who declared President Bush the official winner in Ohio, is seeking a court order to keep himself from being interviewed as part of a court challenge of the Nov. 2 vote.

Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell claims his deposition is not required, and accused 37 voters challenging the election of "frivolous conduct."

The court challenge cites irregularities including long lines, a shortage of voting machines in minority precincts and problems with computer equipment.

Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry by 119,000 votes, according to Blackwell's official count; Ohio's 20 electoral votes gave Bush the 270 he needed for victory.

Attorney General Jim Petro, representing Blackwell, said the voters "are not trying to actually contest the presidential election but are merely using this litigation to cast public doubt on the voting system of the State of Ohio without a shred of evidence."

On Dec. 21, officials learned lawyers for the voters planned to issue subpoenas to several high-ranking officials, including Blackwell, Bush and the president's political adviser, Karl Rove, according to Petro.

The state Supreme Court "should halt their ability to subpoena any person until such time as they make a good faith showing for the reason to take any deposition," Petro said in the court filing.

srmorton · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:38 am Post subject:

Along that same line, what do you all think about the Washington state
fiasco? I honestly don't know how the Dems keep getting away with
stuff like that. Of course, liberal Democrat judges were major players
in what took place there, just as they were in Florida 2000. It just
"gets" me when Democrats are allowed to bend the law at will. If
a Republican were to try anything like this (which I'm glad to say
is unlikely), they would be crucified in the press.

The silver lining may be that Rossi will be in a very strong position to
challenge Maria Cantwell in 2006. She has been a fairly ineffective
senator who content to march in stride with the obstructionist minority
in the Senate.
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GM Strong · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:24 pm Post subject:

Fphamm · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject:

GM Strong · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 1:45 am Post subject:

Fast Eddy Rendell, the Mayor of PA, tried that with the Pa military Absetee ballots, but met with a huge response. Sen Santorum got after is butt and Eddy had to back down, sKerry still won the state barely with Phila in his pocket (the dead went primarily for sKerry. Unfortunately WA has Patty bin Murray in the Senate and that is no help. Vote early and often.
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wwIIvetsdaughter · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 3:52 am Post subject:

I heard on Hannity that his theory is the Ohio mess is a calculated move by Skerry to throw some doubt into the election of W. and thereby whip Dems up into a frenzy for 2008. I say lettem try. Rabid, wild eyed radical Dems are part of the reason W. won (fly over country Americans are sensible folk) and more virulent, over the top hatred and venom will never win with the majority of Americans.

minnie presley · Commander Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 307

I just sent an e-mail to gibson on fox, he had this whacky women on her name is sheila, and she is contesting the november elections saying they were rigged, I was so angry I told him, that he and msn are encouraging these people by putting them on talk shows, to spout their hate, these talk show need to refuse to have them on then maybe when they don,t get any attention they will just go away