Recall? not for now.

the 9th Circuit does it again! I love this court.

The merc comments upon Justice O'Connor's role:

the problem I see coming up here is if O'Connor refers the matter to the other eight justices, we have another florida.

the 9th circuit ruling should stand, and O'Connor should do right and abide by the injunction. the facts are clearly outlined, and she would do well to ensure that the election doesn't go forward with the butterfly punch-card ballot system in some counties, and touch screen e-voting in others.

the last thing the Supreme Court needs is to decide another election. They've already lost too much respect in the society to repeat the same mistake twice.

Justice O'Connor...you have the power...you know that delaying the recall vote will serve the greater interest of preserving justice, will ensure that all Californians are given an equal opportunity to vote AND to have that vote counted (not thrown out because of hanging chad).

At least in LA by November, but other districts at least by March should be switched over to the new ballot system (doing away with the punch card/hanging chad ballots), so even just delaying a month will increase the chances of obtaining an accurate vote.

Has anyone noticed that the districts that still have butterfly ballots are poor?

Is the rich vote worth more than the poor vote? yes, if the rich can disenfranchise the poor, proportionate to the percentage of the poor population who are denied the right to have their vote counted.


on the flip side:
Did anyone notice that on the ballot, Schwarzenegger and Schwartzman are right next to each other?

Is this another Gore/Buchanan ballot, intentionally designed to mislead the vision disabled, barely literate, or careless voter?

hmmmm...if the republicans got away with it, so can we?
hanging chad, hanging chad, hanging chad.

delaying the vote till march at least will allow ahnuld to come up with some ideas, and maybe even get around to talking issues or taking part in debates?

people will get tired of the one-liners by christmas.

or maybe not.

never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.