Lawyer in Karamo lawsuit targeting Detroit yells at judge, cites debunked film

[Nevilledog]

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During a court hearing that lasted nearly nine hours, the attorney representing GOP secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo in a legal bid seeking to halt the count of tens of thousands of absentee ballots in Detroit yelled at the judge, cited a widely debunked film that has furthered conspiracies about ballot drop boxes and pressed for specific details about election security plans in Michigan's largest city ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm.

Attorney Daniel Hartman grew angry when Wayne County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Kenny noted that the lawsuit would prevent military voters deployed overseas from having their ballots counted in the election because the complaint asks the court declare only absentee ballots requested in person can count.

"You are asking for... somebody who wants an absentee ballot has to come in to the Detroit clerk's office. That excludes the military," Kenny said, raising his voice and noting that his own son served in the military.

"To characterize me as trying to disenfranchise the military voter is offensive," Hartman yelled in response.

"I'm tired of being called a racist by Mr. Fink," he said, referring to David Fink, the lawyer representing Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey in the case, who called the lawsuit "blatant racism" reminiscent of Jim Crow era voter disenfranchisement during a hearing Monday.

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State Bar associations need to start handing out discipline.

[gratuitous]

1. It's offensive, Mr. Hartman? Gee, I'm sorry

What is the practical difference between what your client is trying to do to disenfranchise thousands of Michigan voters (who just happen to live in Detroit) and the spillover of that effort is to disenfranchise military voters? Didn't you think about that before you started your little racist crusade? You don't mind being racist, but you draw the line at the other consequences of your voter redlining?

Too fuckin' bad.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Republican racist tired of being called a racist.

Seems like the Republican racist needs to stage an intervention on his Republican racist self

[crickets]

3. The facepalm count today has been headache-inducing. Ugh. 🤦‍♀️

[RainCaster]

4. Discipline- do you mean a spanking?

This clown needs to spend a week or more in stocks so all of us can insult him and gift him with our leftover garden vegetable matter.

[canuckledragger]

5. Racists always get pouty when you correctly and loudly...

Call them exactly what they are.

[live love laugh]

6. SMH

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. This is never a good move in a hearing

[Hassler]

8. When your source is ex-con Dinesh D'Felon, it's not going well.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Phony righteous indignation about disenfranchising our military members.

Phony righteous indignation about disenfranchising our military members.

Repub's claims of supporting our military are belied by their actions.