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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFederal Judge Rejects Efforts to Invalidate Houston Votes
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-02/judge-expresses-skepticism-on-bid-to-invalidate-texas-votes?srnd=premium&utm_source=url_linkA federal judge rejected a bid by Republican activists to invalidate 127,000 votes in the most populous county in Texas.
For lack of a nicer way of saying it, I aint buying it, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said at a hearing Monday in Houston, rejecting the request by Republican activists because of lack of standing.
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Federal Judge Rejects Efforts to Invalidate Houston Votes (Original Post)
Fahrenthold451
Nov 2020
OP
Curious about the reason: Lack of Standing. Can any law type DUer's explain?
OAITW r.2.0
Nov 2020
#3
The judge remarked that the plantiffs would have had to prove that the secretary of state
drray23
Nov 2020
#8
Yeah, there's a scary moment when you think that maybe another plaintiff could
Fahrenthold451
Nov 2020
#13
Yeah, there's a scary moment when you think that maybe another plaintiff could
Fahrenthold451
Nov 2020
#14
JMHO since the TX supreme ct already weighed in, the decision would be on his shoulders alone
Thekaspervote
Nov 2020
#9
SKKY
(11,794 posts)1. Great news indeed!!!
KewlKat
(5,624 posts)2. Yeah
OAITW r.2.0
(24,296 posts)3. Curious about the reason: Lack of Standing. Can any law type DUer's explain?
babylonsister
(171,035 posts)6. Lawyer speak for 'not a leg to stand on'?
drray23
(7,616 posts)8. The judge remarked that the plantiffs would have had to prove that the secretary of state
had "evil intentions" setting up a drive thru voting. That was not proven to him.
Fahrenthold451
(436 posts)13. Yeah, there's a scary moment when you think that maybe another plaintiff could
Prevail with the same argument, but that it's not the case here. Lack of standing can also mean that your case is such a huge piece of sh*t that you need to go away.
Fahrenthold451
(436 posts)14. Yeah, there's a scary moment when you think that maybe another plaintiff could
Prevail with the same argument, but that it's not the case here. Lack of standing can also mean that your case is such a huge piece of sh*t that you need to go away.
Blue Owl
(50,271 posts)4. K&R
The Magistrate
(95,243 posts)5. Damn, Sir
That is a pleasant surprise.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)7. Bush-appointed conservative judge no less. N/T
kwolf68
(7,365 posts)10. I know it
Gives me faith that not all Conservatives are vile POS.
Cha
(296,855 posts)16. Thanks for that.. wonder if bush
is secretly happy?
Thekaspervote
(32,709 posts)9. JMHO since the TX supreme ct already weighed in, the decision would be on his shoulders alone
Didnt want to take that responsibility
TeamPooka
(24,209 posts)11. Trump has bad lawyers everywhere. The worst
Girard442
(6,066 posts)12. BRAVO!
Ive gotten cynical in my old age and think that one of the reasons the judge ruled in our favor is that he realized that Dirtbag Donny wont be around to reward him for shivving justice.
Still, a win is a win is a win.
Cha
(296,855 posts)15. TY, Fahenthold! This is Grand NEws!