Reply #52: Will the Supreme Court of the US have the nerve to do this for a non [View All]

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presidential election? I agree with your point, that the results of this will be huge. There is no reasonable way to look at the procedural elements of the "no recount" position without supporting the obviously flawed and unreasonable process of swearing in Mr. Bilbray. The process is not one that was the subject of speculation on our part, it's all there in the public record. The latest public record, the congressional Digest is very disconcerting. I suspect that we will find out that there is more of this going on than we'd like to hear. However, in this case, there is a stark dividing line between rational and civil behavior (to wait until "certification" by the County) and behavior reflecting a total disregard of reality and the rights of the public (a rush to induction). Had they waited on certification, I don't think we'd be here discussing this particular case.

The heavy handed rush job was exposed only because there was a law suit. How much more is there that would put us in a state of "shock and awe?" A great deal I'm sure. This is the Congress that has rubber stamped everything * asked for, including the Patriot Act and a war based on deliberate lies. Why would procedural matters merit any attention to rights and logic. "Might is the only right" recognized here.