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2016 Postmortem

Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:04 AM Dec 2016

It's an "Outrage" That Judge Halted Michigan Presidential Election Recount [View all]

Constitutional Lawyer: It's an "Outrage" That Judge Halted Michigan Presidential Election Recount

On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered Michigan’s Board of Elections to stop the state’s electoral recount. U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith said he would abide by a court ruling that found that former Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein could not seek a recount. Goldsmith concluded, "A recount as an audit of the election has never been endorsed by any court." Stein has pledged to continue to push for a recount. Michigan is one of three battleground states where Stein had demanded a recount. The other two states are Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. President-elect Donald Trump narrowly defeated Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton in all three states. For more, we’re joined by John Bonifaz, attorney and political activist specializing in constitutional law and voting rights. He was one of a group of leading election lawyers and computer scientists calling for a recount in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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It's an "Outrage" That Judge Halted Michigan Presidential Election Recount [View all] Coyotl Dec 2016 OP

Every blue constitutional lawyer out there should be lending their expertise to Steins team Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #1

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #4

+2 iluvtennis Dec 2016 #8

The fact that they aren't is telling about the validity of Stein's claims mythology Dec 2016 #9

I would hope there has been at least some attempt Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #10

By that logic, I assume you must be fine with the Benghazi investigation, with mythology Dec 2016 #15

Yes. Trying to ensure the integrity of an election is exactly the same Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #17

Something got lost here Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #18

There is a new crop of donate buttons online from this election, same old people as always Coyotl Dec 2016 #19

the top 1% class of this country heaven05 Dec 2016 #2

Can "Constitutional Lawyer" get a refund on his education? He deserves one. FBaggins Dec 2016 #3

I wonder why Clinton didn't request the recounts. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2016 #16

The recount was starting to overturn stones and people could see the ugly truth UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #5

And the state would end up going to Hillary with those 70,000 uncounted votes in Detroit... iluvtennis Dec 2016 #6

Those breakdowns helped Hillary, not Trump ChetSinger Dec 2016 #11

That depends on who resets the counters when, doesn't it? ucrdem Dec 2016 #13

That is wrong. It didn't count and actual vote for a person. It counted how many time it was boston bean Dec 2016 #14

Judge: "vulnerability of our system of voting poses the threat of a potentially devastating attack" Coyotl Dec 2016 #7

it's treason, that's what it is. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #12