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SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 –
There have been several attempted suits to stop, stall, or delay the
California recall. Now, just a mere three weeks before Arnold the
Ass-Grabber, as people at his gym used to call him, was to go up
before the people, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has
put a hold on the election, citing possible voter inequities.
The problem: those darned
punch card ballots again. You remember, the ones that make chads
and great story lines about how people vote for anti-Semites like
Buchanan when they meant to vote for Gore?
Well, only a handful of
counties in California was to use them during the upcoming recall
election. The judges of the 9th circuit court heard
arguments that everyone should have equally useful voting equipment,
not just rich suburban people, but everyone.
So, the ballots have gone
out in the mail, the voting instructions, the election volunteers
and locations rounded up, they final stretch underway for the
candidates and Davis trying to beat the recall, and, suddenly,
blammo! “Sorry folks, but we are putting this all on hold for a
week, or maybe much longer.”
“The Secretary of State is
enjoined from holding and election on any issue on October 7th.”
But fear not, this one
will be appealed, likely to the Supreme Court. And rest assured, we
all know they have no problem with hanging chads taking people’s
votes away. If they let it go for a Presidential election, you can
bet they will overturn this appeal and the vote will continue – on
which schedule now who knows.
Sandra Day O’Connor is the
Supreme Court Justice who handles California, and she is on
vacation. She won’t mind putting down her martini to overturn this
ruling.
So basically, what you
have here is 3 people in San Francisco casting a vote against the
recall. The Supreme Court will cast many for it. Then, as was the
case to begin with, the people of California will vote for or
against the recall and choose a possible replacement.
The only thing that is
different now is that Arnold has done the Oprah Winfrey show. The
bravery of the Terminator to do the tough, hardball interview shows
is just shining. I think next he will do Sesame Street (Big Bird,
keep an eye on your tail feathers.) |
