Can you say, Governor of Washington Rossi?

[Walt Starr]

Judge Allows Challenge to Washington State Governor's Race to Go Forward

By Rebecca Cook Associated Press Writer
Published: Feb 4, 2005

WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A judge allowed a court challenge to Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire's excruciatingly close election to go forward Friday, rejecting arguments that the dispute can only be resolved by the Legislature.
The ruling by Superior Court John E. Bridges came at a hearing on a Republican attempt to overturn Gregoire's election.

Gregoire was sworn in last month after being declared the winner by a mere 129 votes out of 2.9 million cast.

But Republican candidate Dino Rossi and the state GOP say the contest was tainted by so many errors and illegal votes - including ballots cast by hundreds of felons - that the courts should throw out the results and order a new election.


http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBWD51TS4E.html

The Republicans refused to give up EVEN THOUGH GREGOIRE WAS SWORN IN!!!

Skinner in ATA wondered why people were down on Lieberman. He gave up before the court cases even went through and urged Gore to concede! Without spines, Dems will ALWAYS LOSE!

[Liberal Veteran]

1. A bit premature Walt. This was NOT unexpected.

Chelan county is heavily republican.

That's why the pukes chose it. Likely this will go all the way to the state supreme court and they will probably throw it out.

[Walt Starr]

2. The point is, the Republicans continue to fight even though they lost and

the winner took office.

They refused to let it rest, unlike the Democrats. That capitulation by the Dems lead to a legitimizing of an illigetimate presidency, thus allowing for a "re-election".

[Liberal Veteran]

3. That's not the point I was objecting to...it was your fatalism.

In thinking that just because a repuke judge in Chelan county is letting the case go forward that the repukes will win.

Negativity doesn't help us anymore than capitulation.

[cestpaspossible]

4. Hear, hear.

Preach it, brother.

[Walt Starr]

6. Sorry if I get down about this shit

but come on, how much do the Democrats have to roll over before they recognize that rolling over leads to defeat after defeat?

[Liberal Veteran]

7. But we AREN'T rolling over in this one...if we had rolled over...

...there never would have been a hand count to begin with.

Give credit where credit is due here. We haven't stopped fighting anymore than the pukes have in Washington State. The simple fact is that we don't have the RIGHT to stop them from a court challenge in this.

We stopped them in the recount. We stopped them in the legislature. And likely we win this as well.

Don't make things worse by thinking negatively.

[Walt Starr]

8. Oh I agreee, on this one we aren't rolling over

but neiother are the Republicans and they are in a worse position that we were in 2000!!!!

[Mist]

14. The Repubs, unlike the Dems., couldn't care less

what they "look like," or what anyone might say. The Dems. were totally rolled by that nonsense.

[iwantmycountryback]

16. There's no use being civil and reasonable with Walt

He's completely reactionary and is a pessimist.

[Capn Sunshine]

23. No that IS the point- we should have sued in Fla. 2000 and 2004.

Not to mention Ohio. The lonely voice of Barbara Boxer is not exactly comparable to fighting tooth and nail, like the repuiblicans do.

In the eye of the public, you FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL if you are RIGHT.

[MediumRr]

10. you're right

they've got better party unity.

[AntiCoup2K4]

11. Walt, take it from this Washingtonian, we ain't about to give in

Our state chair supported Dean both last year and now, if that helps you get a better picture of the party out here.

Rossi ain't our goddamn governor, and he ain't gonna be, that I can promise you.

[Just Me]

5. Geez. What is that?

A fatalistic prediction based upon,...total fatalism?

What's up?

:scared:

Why not post a "FIGHT THE ASSHOLES" thread?


hmmmmm,...I'm working through this "game",...doing my best.

[coloradodem2005]

9. Start calling them sore losers.

Use the criteria that they have applied to Al Gore and other Dems who lost extremely close races on them. Call them a bunch of fucking whiny ass babies.

[AntiCoup2K4]

12. Sore LossiRossiman

If I was any good with graphics, I'd get some signs together similar to the ones the pukes had in florida.

[demwing]

13. Walt, am I right?

your post is not complaining about how Dems are reacting in Washington today, but pointing out that if we Gore had responded in 2004 the way that Rossi is responding today, he might have changed the outcome of that race?

[Gothmog]

15. I have read the briefs in the case

The briefs on this case are on the Sec. of State website. I think that the Democrats should eventually prevail on this case. The judge is a republican and was not going to throw the case out. The real issue will be if the Democrats can do an interlocutary appeal on this issue or do they have to wait until the case is tried.

The fact that the judge did not throw the case out at this stage is not surprising. This case is going to be ultimately decided by the Washingon Supreme court. This way the judge can build a record and have all of the issues before the court when it is appealed.

This case is not going to be resolved anytime soon. Christine's first term may be mostly up before this case gets through the courts.

[FreedomAngel82]

18. I hate how judges

keep to their party. Whatever happened to up holding the law?! :crazy: :grr:

[Goldeneye]

17. Is it possible if there is a revote that it could be on paper ballots?

If I were Gregoire and it looked like they were going to get a revote, I'd say fine we can revote but it has to be on paper ballots hand counted. She'd win by an even bigger margin, and put an end to this crap.

[FreedomAngel82]

19. I'd go for that

sounds like a good idea. Of course they probably won't. :shrug:

[since72]

20. You lost, get over it!!!

I've been waiting since 2000 to tell the Repubs that.

[AmandaRuth]

22. not so sure about that

the repubs want a re-vote that doe not include third parties (libertarians), which could seriously slant the election toward soreloserman.

[robbedvoter]

21. IOKIYAR. Kerry meanwhile explains "why he lost"