It was the entire LIBERAL Court Gaar!!! Note the opinion is unsigned. The Court didn't rule on the merits of the case BUT merely granted Brunner's request because they found a procedural issue - the Ohio GOP does not have standing to sue the Secretary of State.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gaar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:38 PM Subject: Re: High court rejects GOP bid in Ohio voting dispute Voter fraud legitimized by a Liberal Judge... Anyone surprised? On Oct 17, 10:38 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "In a brief unsigned opinion, the justices said they were not commenting > on whether Ohio is complying with a provision of the Help America Vote Act > of 2002 that lays out requirements for verifying voter eligibility. > > Instead, they said they were granting Brunner's request because it appears > that the law does not allow private entities, like the Ohio GOP, to file > suit to enforce the provision of the law at issue." > > High court rejects GOP bid in Ohio voting dispute > The Supreme Court sided Friday with Ohio's top elections official in a > dispute with the state Republican Party over voter registrations. > > The justices overruled a federal appeals court that had ordered Ohio's top > elections official to do more to help counties verify voter eligibility. > > Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat, faced a deadline of > Friday to set up a system to provide local officials with names of newly > registered voters whose driver's license numbers or Social Security > numbers on voter registration forms don't match records in other > government databases. > > Ohio Republicans contended the information for counties would help prevent > fraud. Brunner said the GOP is trying to disenfranchise voters. > > In a brief unsigned opinion, the justices said they were not commenting on > whether Ohio is complying with a provision of the Help America Vote Act of > 2002 that lays out requirements for verifying voter eligibility. > > Instead, they said they were granting Brunner's request because it appears > that the law does not allow private entities, like the Ohio GOP, to file > suit to enforce the provision of the law at issue. > > "They didn't deal with the merits of the case," said Ohio GOP Chairman Bob > Bennett. "What they dealt with was a technicality on whether we had > standing or not to bring the action." > > About 200,000 of 666,000 voters who have registered in Ohio since Jan. 1 > have records that don't match. Brunner has said the discrepancies most > likely stem from innocent clerical errors rather than fraud but has set up > a verification plan. > > Bennett said Brunner could have set up a system months ago to check the > discrepancies and that her actions have left the potential for voter > fraud. > > "If we have a close election in Ohio and there's any doubts, the failures > will be laid right at her doorstep," Bennett said. > > Brunner said the court's decision would help ease confusion in the run-up > to Election Day. > > She said the act was clear that the mismatch lists were to be used to > maintain the voter database, not to determine voter eligibility. > > "We are very pleased that the court recognized that this was an illegal > challenge on the part of the Republicans," she said. > > She said the office would have found a way to comply, but there were risks > that qualified voters would have been disqualified. > > "I think it's an unfair tactic to subject voters to this kind of > uncertainty and anxiety this close to such an important election," she > said. > > In court filings, the GOP has not produced any specific evidence of voting > fraud, only unsubstantiated reports that voters from other states had cast > fraudulent ballots during the early voting period. > > McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said lower court rulings have clearly > said regulations issued under the act require the secretary of state to > match against the list, find where there's been fraud and inconsistencies > and report them to counties. > > "Why in the world would that not happen? We have the technology, the > budget, the means and the manpower to make that happen," Davis told > reporters on a conference call. > > http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=MTcyNzExMQ%3D%3D --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
