Astute observations there D.B.!! It just keeps getting "interestinger and interestinger".....
On Nov 15, 11:41 am, "d.b.baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A similar suit filed by American Independent Party of California > Chairman Markham Robinson--against McCain failed in California's > District Court for lack of "standing." I believe the court's argument > was that Robinson could not demonstrate "injury in fact" (a basic > requirement to establish "standing"), arguing that Keyes' chances (who > not a party to the suit) of winning the election were essentially non- > extistent - with or without McCain. This latest case, however, is in > state court, not district court (federal) - although the states tend > to be guided by federal standards regarding standing. Still, it seems > unlikely Keyes could prevail on the same grounds in state court on the > heels of the District Court's McCain decision. > > Nonetheless, the fact that this case was brought at all would tend to > add greater urgency to the matter, and that it be addressed/settled by > SCOTUS in Berg v. Obama. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
