Parties Gird for Battle If Election Ends up in Court

[Carolab]

As also reported in the most recent New Yorker's Annals of Laws by Jeffrey Toobin, there is a CONCERTED effort led by John Ashcroft, sending TEAMS of FEDERAL PROSECUTORS, ON CALL, into selected districts on election day to sort out "alleged fraud". So, on top of all efforts to deny ACCESS, they are trying to assert FRAUD in order to prevent voters from getting to the polls. Also, new "rules"--proofs that were never required before, as demanding people produce Social Security cards, will surface in targeted districts.

The Republicans KNOW they haven't got the majority it takes to win. They didn't win in 2000, because of denying access. Now, they know we are all so angry they will have to not only deny access but also allege fraud to try to beat back the TRUE VOTER INTENT OF THIS COUNTRY. (It's also why they are DOCTORING the polls to make it look like Bush has majority support.)

Read on:

Parties Gird for Battle
If Election Ends Up in Court

Both Sides Recruit Lawyers,
Keep Watch on Procedures;
Nader Fights as Rehearsal
By JEANNE CUMMINGS
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
September 17, 2004

Six weeks before Election Day, the two major political parties are skirmishing over election laws, practices and vote counts while building up war chests and hiring platoons of lawyers for a possible replay of the 2000 recount battle.

Already, a judge in New Mexico has rejected Republican efforts to require some voters to bring identification to the polls, while Democrats in Missouri are trying to quash a law they claim would keep some votes from being counted. Democratic Sen. John Kerry's campaign has asked the Federal Election Commission for guidance on funding a recount operation under the 2002 law overhauling campaign-finance rules. And both parties have lined up special teams of lawyers in at least five pivotal states to be ready to conduct recount fights.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB109539200666220643,00.html?mod=todays%5Ffree%5Ffeature

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. DU'ers take something for the nerves

this is gonna get intereseeting.... and remember VOTE

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. There WILL be litigation.

I expect it to be even crazier and nastier than 2000.

"Send lawyers, guns and money.
The shit has hit the fan."

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. It may be more than just litigation

Damn connies

[AndyTiedye]

4. If it Comes to That We Lose

It goes to the Supreme Court, and we all know what happens then.