nailbiter of the week...

so the move now is to ask that the full 9th circuit review the decision of the 3 judge panel...

Arguments on California Recall Submitted to Appeals Court

and then there is the unlikely possibility that o'connor would snatch the case from beneath the 9th circuit.

It seems that justice o'connor will choose to wait, rather than take it on now, because if the full 9th circuit court decides to back the injunction, she could easily dismiss the matter as sufficiently resolved and not involve the Court in this mess.
(this is the preferable and most just route)

of course, things could get really screwy if the 9th circuit doesn't act reasonably swiftly. then o'connor would have to involve the entire Court.

I'm not convinced that the Supreme Court would want to stay away from this fiasco. The conservative party-liners on the Court would probably much rather get away from this campaign finance business and on to the major agenda...making the republican power grab look legal.

or maybe I'm too cynical after the bush-gore decision?