Wexler is a saint -- lawsuit revived on paperless ballots

[CatWoman]

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/9772857.htm

ATLANTA - A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit seeking a paper trail for that state's new touchscreen voting machines with only five weeks left before the presidential election.

The court told the lower court judge to reopen the case affecting the 15 Florida counties that use voting machines that don't create paper copies.

Three judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that the federal judge improperly decided not get involved in the lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, a South Florida congressman.

[dogtag]

1. Wexler has been an incredibly tireless soldier in the

wars against repuke slime attacks and in holding their feet to the fire. He should get a medal, IMO.

[spooky3]

2. Pres. Carter offered indirect support in today's WaPo.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x905571

[SW FL Dem]

3. Anyone have an email for Wexler?

I live in one of those 15 counties and want to send him a thank you!

[CatWoman]

6. ....

http://www.wexler.house.gov/contact.htm

[SW FL Dem]

7. Thanks! That site won't accept emails from me

since I am not in the district, so I borrowed an addy from a friend who is!!

[BlueNomad]

4. is there time...

I hope to get this taken care of?

[AmerDem]

5. Great News!

Thanks for the post!:toast:

[rullery]

8. I fear it is too late to get a paper trail now.

By the time the courts get through mucking this up, there will not be time to change things. You can be sure the Glenda Hood will not do a thing about this until directly ordered to do so.

I recall bitterly how the courts wasted time in 2000, until the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in, and said it was too late for a full state recount. So they voted Bush in by a 5 to 4 vote. Deja vu?

[CatWoman]

9. I guess there's just no hope then

fuck it.

give up. go home. turn out the lights.