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Noteworthy Shenanigans With The [Certification Of The Alabama Special Election]
AngelHedgie
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So, at the the conclusion of the prior AL election thread, the management said:
And what do you know, we have a noteworthy shenanigan:
Now, you'll point out that the AL SoS is intending to allow the certification to go through this afternoon, but allow me to point out that Mitch McConnell is a craven son of a shellback. I would not put it past him to argue that he cannot "in good conscience" seat Jones as long as Moore's lawsuit was in the courts. Or that the court orders an emergency stay on the certification. Any way you look at it, Roy Moore has thrown yet another wrench in the gears of democracy.
If there are noteworthy shenanigans with the certification of the election a thread specific to that topic could be made.
And what do you know, we have a noteworthy shenanigan:
Roy S. Moore, the first Republican to lose a United States Senate race in Alabama in 25 years, moved late Wednesday to block state officials from certifying the victory of his Democratic rival on Thursday afternoon because of “systematic voter fraud.”
In a complaint filed in the circuit court here in Alabama’s capital, Mr. Moore’s campaign argued that such fraud had tainted the Dec. 12 special election, which Mr. Moore lost to Doug Jones by fewer than 22,000 votes, and that the Alabama authorities had inadequately investigated claims of misconduct.
If the election is prematurely certified, Mr. Moore’s lawyers wrote, he will “suffer irreparable harm” and be “denied his full right as a candidate to a fair election.”
Now, you'll point out that the AL SoS is intending to allow the certification to go through this afternoon, but allow me to point out that Mitch McConnell is a craven son of a shellback. I would not put it past him to argue that he cannot "in good conscience" seat Jones as long as Moore's lawsuit was in the courts. Or that the court orders an emergency stay on the certification. Any way you look at it, Roy Moore has thrown yet another wrench in the gears of democracy.
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It seems like every time a GOP member loses an election it's "systematic voter fraud" and they'll even call for it before the vote happens. Then if they win it's "whoops guess I was wrong! I sure do enjoy eating and having my cake at the same time!"
Well, he is and it really shouldn't.
Moore's argument pretty much boils down to "black people in Alabama aren't supposed to vote in those numbers."
*speaking of, how would a fraud investigation even work given this?
And so the first few posts have proved. Your management will confer about the existence of this thread and it’s necessity, but don’t be surprised if it’s locked shortly.
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...one of the comments there is obliquly threatening to murder Jones supporters. He seriously included *that* as evidence in his favor?
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I mean, the Alabama GOP certainly did their damnedest to prevent black people from voting through implementation of a number of laws over the past decade. Voter ID laws followed by closing all the DMVs in counties with majority black populations, marking people who voted in the previous election as "lapsed," etc.
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Deplorable, but totally unsurprising.
Also, I always like how these bullshit claims always have people busing in a bunch of illegal voters, implying some magical way to get them on the voter rolls so they can illegally vote: but for some reason those methods won't work on the disenfranchised people who already exist in those areas.
Like, made-up illegal vote conspiracies, save some money! Source your illegal votes locally!
Not necessarily. It may be simply that he couldn't file any later then that and they were still trying to put their case together.
Basically, he might just be a stupid man who was rushed into filing when he did rather then a conniving one.
Every single one of those comments is a murder threat.
The AP is like, the major wire service in the US.
You really think this is the last we'll hear of him? Really? Breitbart always needs more editors. Alabama talk radio always needs more loonies. He was elected to judgeship multiple times after all, even after being thrown out literally for not following the law.
Geth, lock the thread.
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