Reply #25: I am really disappointed to see this

[pilgrimsoul]

So what if pursuing the suit wouldn't prevent the inauguration?! Talk about missing the forest for the trees! The whole point is to get the allegations and evidence out there and into the public record. The court of public opinion is just as important as the Ohio Supreme Court.

The only thing dropping this lawsuit will accomplish is to validate and reinforce the "move along, nothing to see here" viewpoint of those who continue to deny the truth. I would rather have seen the case dismissed by Judge Moyers outright than to have Arnebeck non-suit the case voluntarily. Now people will say that the lawsuit was frivolous and none of the legitimate allegations raised in it will receive the attention they deserve.

If Arnebeck had pursued the suit for a while longer, at least some discovery could have been conducted and possibly even some sworn testimony taken and placed into the record before the judge dismissed the case. And Arnebeck would still have grounds for appeal because of Judge Moyer's conflict of interest.

As long as the lawsuit stayed alive, election fraud would remain on the media's radar screen and they would be obligated to release at least an occasional, albeit brief, update until its resolution, one way or the other. Now, the issue of election irregularities and fraud will just dissolve from America's collective consciousness and the public will assume that the lawsuit had zero credibility to begin with. I shudder to think how the rightwing punditocracy will characterize this retreat on their cable talk shows. Folks, this is the final nail in the coffin for clean, transparent elections in this country.

This development is devastating to the cause of election reform no matter how you look at it. No one, save the few of us who staunchly support the cause, will take the issue seriously now. I am utterly bewildered at Arnebeck's actions here. It is difficult for me to believe that this outcome could possibly be better than not filing the lawsuit at all.

EDITED to add that I posted the above before reading Andy's post regarding the upcoming press announcement. I will wait to read that before drawing any other conclusions. But I still maintain hope based upon what Andy said. Damn, what a roller coaster ride!