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In the discussion thread: Federal judge rips Jon Husted for unconstitutional change to Ohio election rules [View all]

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 07:56 AM

Kolesar (29,322 posts)

5. Andrew Cohen at The Atlantic transcribes what Husted's attorney Epstein claimed in court Wednesday

summary by Cohen:
What Epstein really is saying is that he has no legitimate legal argument to make because there isn't a legitimate argument to make. And the argument Ohio now is making instead to justify Husted's actions is atrocious. We shouldn't change the directive now, Epstein told Judge Marbley, because there is no way now to tell which ballots should be counted under the consent decree and which shouldn't be. Got all that? Having created two classes of provisional ballots by an unlawful directive, the secretary of state now wants none of them to be counted. Husted is lucky Judge Marbley didn't order him personally to appear in court.

See the article for the quotes from Arnold Epstein, representing the state/Husted's office:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/federal-judge-on-ohios-ballot-order-democracy-dies-in-the-dark/264983/#

"Democracy dies in the dark"

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23 replies	Author	Time	Post
Federal judge rips Jon Husted for unconstitutional change to Ohio election rules [View all]	Kolesar	Nov 2012	OP
I find it interesting how hard GOP elected officials in Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania...	LynneSin	Nov 2012	#1
I have no doubt that President Obama and other Dems' #s were larger then those ....	Botany	Nov 2012	#2
I completely agree. Note these are the EXACT SAME mechanisms that saw	Raster	Nov 2012	#6
They have been stealing elections for years.	Botany	Nov 2012	#7
They let Florida and Cruella de Harris be their mold.	Raster	Nov 2012	#17
Our Secretary of State in Iowa...	CoffeeCat	Nov 2012	#8
Head over to Arizona, they've filed suit to toss latino votes.	santamargarita	Nov 2012	#18
Chandra elaborates--November 3 at TheGrio.com	Kolesar	Nov 2012	#3
Glad to see prosecution proceeding from his "flouting." May he be forced out.	ancianita	Nov 2012	#4
Andrew Cohen at The Atlantic transcribes what Husted's attorney Epstein claimed in court Wednesday	Kolesar	Nov 2012	#5
So	John2	Nov 2012	#9
Lincoln's arrest of Chief Justice Taney as a constitutional check????	happyslug	Nov 2012	#20
A Clinton appointee, with the best name for a judge ever!	DemoTex	Nov 2012	#10
ought to be in a novel, as the hero :)	Hamlette	Nov 2012	#14
We need to follow this ass clown's political career and make sure it is short and over!	Dustlawyer	Nov 2012	#11
Oh, those strongly worded letters will certainly change things in Ohio.	valerief	Nov 2012	#12
Thats my ohio the swing bag state...	kamron	Nov 2012	#13
one slight bit of good news is voter suppression backfired this year	Hamlette	Nov 2012	#15
well do something about it id you can otherwise you're wasting your time	leftyohiolib	Nov 2012	#16
Read the article...eom	Kolesar	Nov 2012	#23
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Nov 2012	#19
"a flagrant violation of a state elections law" so where's the prosecution?	FreeBC	Nov 2012	#21
jail time? anything?	robinlynne	Nov 2012	#22

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