Reply #85: This is how Kerry is undermining the recount efforts. [View All]

[witchhazl]

The courts keep ruling against the Glibs because they cannot suffer "irreparable harm"; only Kerry could make the courts act, since the only change of outcome could occur would affect Kerry.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x172558

From thread "2004-12-17: Ohio Recount Update from Cobb campaign"

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On December 7, 2004, our attorneys sent a letter via facsimile and via overnight mail, on our behalf, to Secretary Blackwell outlining a series of issues relating to his Outline of Recount Procedures as posted on his official website. We stated in the letter that "resolution of these issues is necessary in order to ensure that the recount is conducted uniformly in the various county boards of election and in accordance with state and federal law."

As reports from conversations with the different Boards of Elections and our County Coordinators began to come in last week, we grew concerned about the varying standards throughout the State of Ohio as to how the recount in each of the counties would be conducted. Those varying standards raised serious equal protection and due process concerns. We attempted to go back to Federal Court again on Friday, December 10th before the recount began. The judge denied our Motion for Injunctive Relief citing, as before, the lack of 'irreparable harm' that we would encounter — the third time our efforts to seek a timely and meaningful recount was denied because David Cobb and Michael Badnarik, the Green and Libertarian presidential candidates, respectively, were unlikely to get any electoral college votes.

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