Lawyer Asks N.M. Court to Order Recount! Yeah!!!!!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

This is being scrolled on CNN!!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050829/ap_on_re_us/new_mexico_recount_3

Lawyer Asks N.M. Court to Order Recount By BARRY MASSEY, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 58 minutes ago

SANTA FE, N.M. - The state's highest court was asked Monday to order a recount in the razor-close 2004 presidential election in New Mexico even though it's too late for a new vote tabulation to change the outcome.


A lawyer for Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb and Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik made the request to the New Mexico Supreme Court during a hearing on a challenge to the state's handling of the candidates' request for a recount.

Cobb and Badnarik contend they were wrongly required to pay $1.4 million as a security deposit for a recount, which never happened because of the legal dispute over the cost.

Continued at above link!

[fooj]

1. No shit?

OMG!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. Yep. It's been argued before the NM Supreme Court and now

we have to wait the decision. It can't change the election results but if it is shown that the shrub lost, it can send a powerful message. :)

:hi: and Peace!

[babsbunny]

28. It's a start!

Ohio next please???

[stepnw1f]

2. That's Great! (nt)

[Joe Chi Minh]

17. Wonderful signature line, step!

[stepnw1f]

27. Thanks

I only wishes others felt the same way.

[napi21]

4. So how many electoral votes does NM have?

I realize it legally doesn't matter anymore, but it sure would be great to ahve proof of Shrub being an imposter! I sure wouldn't let anyone forget it!

[phusion]

6. we only have 5...

But this is great news!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

7. It's only 5, but it would send a powerful message. :)

[ultraist]

5. Excellent. Keeping my fingers crossed the recount will change the EV

Even though, it wont overturn the election results, if Kerry really won NM and we have proof of this, it will help to de-legitimize and disempower *'s presidency a little more.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

8. Exactly ultarist! eom

[Gloria]

9. Yeah, but only if the Dems pounce on the info and use it to

undermine all of Bushco's initiatives instead of letting an awful lot go by....

[Ken Burch]

14. If NM IS overturned, time to go Ukrainian on the Shrub

Mass civil disobedience. Maybe a general strike.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

19. Get those paperclips ready!

[IndyOp]

32. Paperclips?

:shrug:

...and YEAH! YIPPEE! THE TRUTH WILL OUT!

:bounce: :patriot: :kick: :yourock:

[ultraist]

20. "Go Ukrainian"----love it! I'm down for it.

:patriot:

[iconoclastNYC]

39. MMMMMmmmmmmm

Yum. I'd like to see democracy vigils in every major city. That'd be hot.

[MelissaB]

40. Heck yeah!

:bounce:

[leftchick]

37. and perhaps send a message to OHIO!

and a take new look at that debacle.

[MelissaB]

10. Nominating, kicking, and jumping up and down.

:kick:

:bounce:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

11. Going to join you!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[MelissaB]

12. It's more fun to jump with two!

:hi:


:kick:

[north houston dem]

13. Can I jump too?

This is great news!:bounce:

[MelissaB]

15. YieeeeHaaawwwww!

Now we're partying!

:bounce:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

18. lol!

:bounce: :bounce: and :hi:

[Dinger]

26. Me Too, And Something Else (I Can't Say)

:evilgrin:

[jsamuel]

16. WOOT!

great to see :bounce:

[freeplessinseattle]

21. Hallelujah!!! I love these men, they are true heroes!!! n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

22. Shamelessly kicking and still bouncing!

:kick::bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[intheflow]

23. Done, nominated, happy!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[BlueJac]

24. Awesome!

[New Earth]

25. kick

this needs to be posted in Election 2004 forum!

[shance]

29. Are they recounting the ballot data from the electronic voting machines?

As much as I would like to be excited about that, this is no remedy.

The data has been in the hands for the past EIGHT months private parties who could have quite easily been manipulated and "tailored" by now.

If Im correct, this recount, I hate to break it, is proof why recounts are essentially a waste of our time and energy when the ballot data is now electronic data primarily and in addition has been in the hands of private companies who could have easily manipulated all the results to whatever result they need, within the past eight months.

It's not recounts that are important as much as eliminating the private companies from our ENTIRE voting process and removing the electronic machines like Montana has, and using PREVENTATIVE measures and having community folks counting the votes, not the private companies.

[IdaBriggs]

36. Back when the request was made, (we) asked for a specific

type of recount that included a close look at the programming.

Albuquerque was having a two year ongoing problem with 'ghost votes' but they were quick to assure everyone that they knew exactly which votes to delete -- about 6,000 per election.

Kerry lost by about 6,000 and that didn't include the funny business outside of New Mexico.

About this time I had to withdraw from working stuff due to my father's pancreatic cancer, so I can't tell you what happened next....

[Alizaryn]

30. Lets see what side Richardson takes THIS round.

[Nothing Without Hope]

31. YES!!!! Thank goodness for Cobb and Badnarik - if they were Dems

they would be forced to shut up and play nice with the Bushies.

Edited to add: Recommended with thanks.

[bleever]

33. Also making with the jumping!

:woohoo:

[LeahD]

34. Thank you, Cobb and Badnarik!

[nicknameless]

35. Kick

:kick:

[MelissaB]

38. Me, too!

:kick: