Court Sharply Challenges Recall Delay

[Freddie Stubbs]

Legal experts say the federal appeals judges appear headed toward restoring the Oct. 7 election date. A ruling is expected today.

SAN FRANCISCO — Federal appeals court judges sharply challenged attorneys seeking to postpone the Oct. 7 recall election, posing questions that were notably unsympathetic in number and tone during an hourlong, nationally televised hearing Monday.

Legal scholars and lawyers close to both sides of the case said after the hearing that the judges appeared to lean toward the argument, made by lawyers for Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, that postponing the election would be unfair to voters.

"I didn't see a lot of really difficult questions posed to the state," said professor Vikram Amar of UC Hastings College of Law.

He was one of many observers who said they expect the 11-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to order the election to go ahead as scheduled.

more: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/recall/la-me-court23sep23,1,7858816.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Jennellist]

1. It's going to happen Oct 7

If this court doesn't make it that way then the "Fascist 9" in Washington will do it for them.

[quispquake]

2. So...

...does that meant he SCOTUS judgment that put Bush in there is wrong too??? Does that mean Gore can take over later today???

I'd be okay with that...