Judge Dismisses Penultimate Ohio Lawsuit

[DemReadingDU]

Edit to add: This appears to be a dupe of a thread posted in LBN and this forum, just a different article.

By JOHN McCARTHY
The Associated Press
Thursday, February 9, 2006; 10:42 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit over Ohio's recount of the 2004 presidential election, leaving only one court challenge remaining from the state's role in the re-election of President Bush.

U.S. District Judge James Carr in Toledo threw out the suit filed by a voting rights group on behalf of the Green Party and Libertarian candidates. Tuesday's dismissal, barring an appeal, leaves active only a suit filed by the League of Women Voters of Ohio.

The judge's ruling came in a challenge by the National Voting Rights Institute to the recount that showed Bush beat Democratic challenger John Kerry by about 118,000 votes out of 5.5 million cast.
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The state has said the suit, which does not challenge the 2004 results, is frivolous and should be dismissed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/09/AR2006020902413.html

[DeadManInc]

1. He probably donated to the Bush campaign.

[saltpoint]

2. Judge Carr is mistaken. Bush cheated. Kerry-Edwards won Ohio. /nt

[acmejack]

3. Another nail hammered home in the coffin of democracy

Jefferson weeps.

[rodeodance]

4. "frivolous" --i am beginning to hate that word.

[Benhurst]

5. Justice at last,

BushAmerican stlye.



Sieg Heil!

[mod mom]

6. Coverage in the Toledo Blade is better:

"While U.S. District Court Judge James G. Carr in Toledo said Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell's actions "arguably" conflicted with federal law, the judge dismissed the suit on the grounds that the U.S. Constitution, with rare exception, prohibits suits against states in federal court."

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060208/NEWS02/602080464

[Wilms]

7. Thanks for the notice.

Is a memorial planned.

(But don't forget, perhaps NM will provide a consolation prize.)