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In further bad news, it looks like PA is electing a bunch of Republican judges.

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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-03-09 11:09 PM
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In further bad news, it looks like PA is electing a bunch of Republican judges.
Edited on Tue Nov-03-09 11:23 PM by Barack_America
With what looks like abysmal turnout in Philadelphia, thanks to a surprise transit strike this morning.

Awesome.

Gotta wonder whose side the leaders of Transport Workers Union Local 234 are on.

:grr:


Edited to add link:
http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInforma...
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   I agree, they shoudl have striked tomorrow, this screwed us over  ShadowLiberal   Nov-03-09 11:10 PM   #1 
   It looks like Philly might have 15% turnout.  Barack_America   Nov-03-09 11:12 PM   #2 
      :^o 15%?? That's terrible!  GreenPartyVoter   Nov-04-09 12:05 AM   #5 
      Election day should be a paid day off  michreject   Nov-04-09 08:40 AM   #8 
   Way to go Pennsylvania! This after all of the bad press that right wing judges have been receiving:  depakid   Nov-03-09 11:18 PM   #3 
   There are also two official, signed machine tapes just taped to the side of my building.  Barack_America   Nov-03-09 11:50 PM   #4 
   Eh...it's not like the political orientation of judges affects anything important!  bullwinkle428   Nov-04-09 12:14 AM   #6 
   Yeah, but Harrisburg came out a winner!  HopeHoops   Nov-04-09 08:20 AM   #7 
 
ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-03-09 11:10 PM
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1. I agree, they shoudl have striked tomorrow, this screwed us over
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-03-09 11:12 PM
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2. It looks like Philly might have 15% turnout.
Pathetic.

But with people having to scramble to get to work and then scramble to get home again, who the hell has time to vote?
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 12:05 AM
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5. :^o 15%?? That's terrible!
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michreject Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 08:40 AM
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8. Election day should be a paid day off
Nation wide.
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-03-09 11:18 PM
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3. Way to go Pennsylvania! This after all of the bad press that right wing judges have been receiving:
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday overturned thousands of juvenile-offender convictions handed down by a judge now charged in a corruption scandal.

The judge, Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, and Michael T. Conahan, a fellow judge who for a time was the chief of that court, are charged with taking more than $2.6 million in kickbacks from the owner of two privately run youth detention centers in exchange for their sending teenagers there.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/us/30judges.html
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-03-09 11:50 PM
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4. There are also two official, signed machine tapes just taped to the side of my building.
My building is a polling place for two precincts.

I just noticed them as I took my dogs out.

Apparently *somebody* was supposed to pick them up?

Jesus, what a clusterfuck of a day this was.
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 12:14 AM
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6. Eh...it's not like the political orientation of judges affects anything important!
:sarcasm:
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7. Yeah, but Harrisburg came out a winner!
First female AND first black mayor in one person!

She's going to be great.
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