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Politics : Why is Gore Trying to Steal the Presidency? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (2765)	11/28/2000 12:27:52 PM
From: Ellen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3887

gopbi.com Election turmoil storms into Seminole County By Jennifer Peltz, Special to the Post Tuesday, November 28, 2000 SANFORD -- With ballot recounts over -- at least for the moment -- in South Florida, a fight over the 15,000 absentee ballots cast here is becoming a flashpoint in the presidential election. A short court hearing Monday amounted to the political equivalent of a tornado touching down in this normally quiet suburban Orlando town, perhaps best known as the southern end point of Amtrak's Auto Train. The scene that became familiar in South Florida last week -- a cast of lawyers, reporters, and protesters against a backdrop of government buildings and satellite trucks -- was briefly recreated at the Seminole County Court House in Sanford. As protesters gathered to chants of "Bush Won, Gore Done" outside the courthouse, at least a dozen lawyers huddled in a hallway before agreeing to a transfer of the case north to Tallahassee. That's where Secretary of State Katherine Harris, who has certified the returns, can be found. Circuit Judge Debra Nelson, who already had been asked to recuse himself, was only too glad to agree with the lawyers, quickly sweeping the trial -- which could overturn Republican candidate George W. Bush's narrow lead -- right out of town. No hearing date has been set in Tallahassee. The lawsuit claims an estimated 4,700 absentee ballots were tainted when Elections Supervisor Sandra Goard, a Republican, "invited" the GOP to fill in missing information on ballot applications, violating a state law saying that only a guardian or immediate family member may request an absentee ballot on someone else's behalf. Meanwhile, Goard told a Democratic candidate's campaign manager that she would not accept applications that were missing the same information, according to court documents. "A good way to describe it is just plain cheating on the process," Gerald Richman, the West Palm Beach lawyer who filed the suit, said Monday. He wants a judge to throw out the affected ballots -- or, if they can't be picked out, all 15,000 absentee ballots cast in Seminole County. With them would go Bush's 537-vote lead over Democrat Al Gore, as the Seminole County absentees netted him about 5,000 votes more than Gore. GOP lawyers say it would be unfair to dismiss the votes over what they consider a technicality. They argue that the voters properly requested the ballots, and the Republican workers simply helped complete the applications. "To throw these votes out from people who did absolutely nothing wrong is ridiculous," said Republican spokesman Mark Mills.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (2765)	11/28/2000 1:34:39 PM
From: Ellen	Respond to of 3887

> I respect your intentions, < Somehow I'm not convinced. > but recognizing that you made multiple posts of statutes which didn't address the issues you claimed they did < Yes I did. You just happen to not agree. I'm as curious as you may be to see what the court rules on that but, for now, I'm done discussing it here. > which has proved in the past to be not always 100% accurate. < You just didn't agree. That does not constitute inaccuracy. > I think it's reasonable for people here to ask for your sources for statements < That always seemed a reasonable request to me also but it is not reciprocated here. So, my post: Message 14892875 To: lml who wrote (2716) From: Ellen Tuesday, Nov 28, 2000 6:07 AM ET Reply # of 2807 You know, it's a bit tiring to be asked to do others' footwork. You're about at least the third one on this thread to do that. It's especially tiring because it more often than not is not reciprocated. And since you are the one who wants to know... I found it quite easily so you should be able to also. However, what you asked for has already been posted on this thread. With links. So obviously, it wasn't even read the first time. Why bother again? The last time I repeated something - which was also requested - you called it "spew."