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Court trashes right to vote - 8/16/2008 4:32:50 AM
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SILVERNAME
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'That is a dangerous precedent for the future of the democratic process in America'
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Posted: August 16, 2008
1:00 am Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
An appeals court ruling has trashed the right of Oregon residents to vote on issues in their state by affirming the state's refusal to count referendum signatures even when they were verified in person by the voter.
"In America, every citizen's vote should count. The court has tossed aside one of the most important rights we have as Americans," Austin R. Nimocks, a senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said.
"Oregon voters deserve to be heard on this referendum. More than enough Oregonians signed the petitions for it. The people didn't thwart this effort; government bureaucracy did. That is a dangerous precedent for the future of the democratic process in America," he said.
The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Oregon judge's decision denying state citizens the right to vote on a referendum on a new state law critics contend violates the state's voter-approved definition limiting marriage to one man and one woman.
The appeals court cited the opinion of a handwriting analyst instead of the voters who signed the petition and called the state's "interests" more important than voters' rights.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72461
Statism/fascism/ rears its ugly head once more.
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RE: Court trashes right to vote - 8/16/2008 4:50:21 AM
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TaoPoohBear
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quote:
ORIGINAL: SILVERNAME
Statism/fascism/ rears its ugly head once more.
Nah, just too many queer signatures.
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RE: Court trashes right to vote - 8/19/2008 2:42:57 PM
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davemiller7
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This is exactly what we can expect from the 9th "Circus" Court. They take it upon themselves at every opportunity to be all three branches of government rolled into one.
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RE: Court trashes right to vote - 8/19/2008 3:41:30 PM
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rcjames
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quote:
ORIGINAL: davemiller7
This is exactly what we can expect from the 9th "Circus" Court. They take it upon themselves at every opportunity to be all three branches of government rolled into one.
-Dave
Aaahhhh, California; the land of fruits, nuts, and agenda driven Judges.
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RE: Court trashes right to vote - 8/19/2008 3:44:53 PM
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JimboFletch
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They're just pandering to Obama for Supreme Court slots when/if he takes office.
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