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GoreWon2000

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29. It was a violation of the law to not clean out the punch card voting machines

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #27)

Mon Nov 11, 2024, 01:00 PM

Nov 2024

Miami-Dade county elections supervisor David Leahy was given immunity from prosecution to publicly admit that the Miami Dade punch card voting machines had not been cleaned out since after the 1992 election. The resulting chad build up was enormous. Despite that, the voters did make their intentions clear. Florida law required such votes to be counted.

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Laurence Tribe: It's not over. The resistance is about to ignite [View all] Quixote1818 Nov 2024 OP

Sounds somewhat hopeful but I don't know. StarryNite Nov 2024 #1

Listen to my Constitutional Law "grandfather" demodonkey Nov 2024 #2

If "states rights" had held in 2000 GoreWon2000 Nov 2024 #4

"If "states rights" had held in 2000 BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #12

"States rights" did not hold in Florida 2000 GoreWon2000 Nov 2024 #13

Oh I know BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #17

It still took the Rehnquist 5 to stop the Florida 2000 vote count GoreWon2000 Nov 2024 #18

I actually listened to and recorded the SCOTUS oral arguments on my VCR when they broadcast them BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #19

I spent 15 years in Florida GoreWon2000 Nov 2024 #23

Well I can tell BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #24

The hanging chad a repug media creation GoreWon2000 Nov 2024 #25

"The punch card voting machines... had not been cleaned out" BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #27

It was a violation of the law to not clean out the punch card voting machines GoreWon2000 Nov 2024 #29

How much power does constitutional law have wnylib Nov 2024 #15

See... I like this kind of TALK & Action! TY Cha Nov 2024 #3

Yes, action, direct action, indirect action, passive action, every kind of action. Magoo48 Nov 2024 #6

For 24 hours I was numb... brakester Nov 2024 #5

I totally agree! So many issues about this election have emerged detailing massive malfeasance BComplex Nov 2024 #14

Same here. Nt Quixote1818 Nov 2024 #21

Should have ignited in Nov 5th. nt angrychair Nov 2024 #7

Best response in the thread. Efilroft Sul Nov 2024 #22

That was good to hear KS Toronado Nov 2024 #8

All fine and good johnnyfins Nov 2024 #9

He's not president yet..Joe Biden is now kimbutgar Nov 2024 #10

he has immunity NJCher Nov 2024 #11

+1, Trump is entering government this time with more power than Hitler did when he became chancellor, people don't see uponit7771 Nov 2024 #16

Thanks for posting!!! ailsagirl Nov 2024 #20

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There was a lot of talk like this in 2016. I'll believe it when I see it. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2024 #28