Judge blasts (Montana) GOP voter registration challenges

[Newsjock]

Source: Missoulian

HELENA - U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy issued a scathing order Wednesday lambasting the Montana Republican Party for challenging the registrations of thousands of Montana voters, but stopped short of an actual ruling in the case.

... “The timing of these challenges is so transparent that it defies common sense to believe the purpose is anything but political chicanery,” Molloy wrote.

... Although the state GOP has since withdrawn all of its voter challenges and vigorously denied that they were politically motivated, Art Noonan, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party, told reporters Wednesday he was pressing forward with the lawsuit.

“I'm a Butte boy,” he said. “They taught us a long time ago that if you want to stop bullying on the playground, you stand up to the bully.”

Read more: http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/local/news03.txt

[im1013]

1. I'm not going to touch that

"I'm a Butte boy" comment with a ten foot pole!!

[d_b]

2. For every Butte you don't touch

I'm gonna touch three.

[im1013]

3. HAH!!!!!

I knew my mind wasn't the only one in the gutter!

:rofl:

[d_b]

4. :o)

[DRoseDARs]

6. Consider for a moment how many thousands upon thousands of people are going to read that article...

...thinking the exact same thing.

...

Dude, he's going to hate himself when he sees that in print tomorrow, especially when everyone he knows starts giggling like little school children when someone farts.

[Bake]

8. And for you Lounge denizens: Don't tutch the Butte!

:rofl:

Bake

[damntexdem]

10. Now that's a butte -- I mean a beaut!

But you do realize that a butte is a mountin' -- I mean a mountain?

[David__77]

11. A ten foot pole! Lol!

...

[Dr. Strange]

21. Good for you! Don't tutch the Butte.

[billyoc]

5. Another Butte Boy For Peace

:woohoo:

[Wetzelbill]

7. I'm a Cut Bank boy, but he needed to say that better

:rofl:

[progressoid]

9. HA HA!

[Rocknrule]

12. Good to see a justice that isn't a partisian Bush stooge

[Supersedeas]

20. wait til this reaches the Circuit Court of Appeals

[Hissyspit]

13. Judge Blasts GOP Voter Registration Challenges ("Timing Is So Transparent... Political Chicanery")

Source: The Missoulian (Montana)

Judge blasts GOP voter registration challenges

By JENNIFER McKEE Missoulian State Bureau

HELENA - U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy issued a scathing order Wednesday lambasting the Montana Republican Party for challenging the registrations of thousands of Montana voters, but stopped short of an actual ruling in the case.

In his 19-page order, Molloy denied a temporary restraining order to the Montana Democratic Party, which sought to stop thousands of GOP-led voter challenges from moving forward. Molloy wrote that Secretary of State Brad Johnson “astutely” asked counties not to process the Republicans' voter challenges, which effectively alleviated a crisis that would have required a restraining order. Johnson is a Republican.

Molloy did not rule on the Democrats' other arguments that the GOP effort violated federal election law, but scheduled a hearing on that matter next week.

However, the judge left little doubt about his thoughts on the voter challenges. “The timing of these challenges is so transparent that it defies common sense to believe the purpose is anything but political chicanery,” Molloy wrote.

Read more: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6489

[NMDemDist2]

14. Kicked and freaking Nominated!!!

:kick:

[katty]

15. yeah, we're on to all of you now--go away

[Faygo Kid]

16. Excellent! I predict we take Montana, too.

This move by the Montana Repukes is going to piss off feisty Montanans, and Gov. Schweitzer will let him have it.

[Alexander]

17. It'll certainly be closer, but we're still projected to lose Montana.

I would love for you to be right though.

Bill Clinton once carried Montana in 1992.

[Faygo Kid]

19. Projections are changing daily. I think we will take it.

Only 3 votes, but we'll take 'em. Never visited, but I like Tester and Schweitzer and dinosaur bones, so someday. . .

[yellerpup]

18. Very exciting and heartening news.

A judge should be about the law. This one is doing his job. K&R!