Edwards should follow W around with a pledge for him to sign (not to sue)

[Bossy Monkey]

"Since you hate trial lawyers and lawsuits so much, why don't you sign this pledge not to file any suit after we win?" Of course, it would be even more fun for Gore to do this, but it would be harder for Bush or the media to ignore if it were Edwards. In a stroke, this would rebut their attacks on Edwards and 'lawsuit-happy Democrats', remind voters of the stolen election of 2000, and force Dubya to defend himself for his part in stealing it. Seems pretty can't-miss to me.

[skylarmae]

1. this is a great idea. If only....n/t

[flpoljunkie]

2. Remember who filed Bush v. Gore in 2000...

Bush, of course!

[tritsofme]

3. Then they say they would sign

under the contigent that we sign a similar agreement.

And if push came to shove after the election neither side would honor it and in the end it would be worthless.

[Bossy Monkey]

12. See #6 n/t

[Eye and Monkey]

4. yeah, but - would Dems have to sign a pledge as well?

[Bossy Monkey]

6. The point is not to make anyone actually sign a pledge;

the point is to make them squirm for stealing the '00 election, and blunt the "lawsuits drive up medical costs" accusation as a bonus.

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. Excellent idea!

The chimp was the first to run to the courts in '00. Then turned around and said Gore was. A liar for all time!

[TaleWgnDg]

7. priceless, absolutely PRICELESS !!

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"Soon after becoming governor, (GW)Bush declared tort reform
an 'emergency issue' and appointed judges who made it all
but impossible for Texans to bring class action lawsuits against
polluters." - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., environmental activist and
environmental attorney, quoting from his book entitled, "Crimes
Against Nature," excerpted at
http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060746874

"Liberal court decisions had resulted in an unfair
legal system, tilted in favor of personal injury trial
lawyers, unfortunately making Texas a great place
for people to sue one another. I wanted Texas to
be a great place to do business, an entrepreneurial
heaven, where dreamers and doers felt comfortable
risking capital and creating jobs, not a haven for
frivolous lawsuits." — GWBush defining "Texas Justice"
as it cuts off plaintiffs rights.

"Everybody needs to have a good abrogado."
- GWBush adds an unnecessary "r" to the Spanish
word for "lawyer," turning it into the word for "abolished,"
White House, Oct. 2, 2003
http://www.mp3.dubyaspeak.com/abrogado.mp3
http://69.56.179.3/dubya_mp3/abrogado.mp3
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[Bossy Monkey]

8. Well you'll have to nominate it for the homepage then

:D (ie, I'm mostly kidding)

[Tweed]

9. Gore can get more media attention then Edwards

I don't know how this happened, but it's true. I love the idea though.

[demokatgurrl]

10. I like it. Edwards is the guy to do it- he's the evil trial lawyer! n/t

[Bossy Monkey]

11. That's what I was thinking n/t

[Bossy Monkey]

13. Raining on my own bright idea...

The lawsuits have already started:

Oct 21, 2:43 AM EDT

Parties File Suits Over Election Issues

By DEBORAH HASTINGS
AP National Writer

A new political strategy has emerged in this photo-finish presidential race: File a flurry of lawsuits before the first votes are even tallied.

From Oregon to Florida, Democrats and Republicans are firing away at such issues as touch-screen voting machines and provisional ballots. The lawsuits represent a hard-learned lesson from 2000: do not wait until all the votes are counted to go to court.

"I have never seen this level of concern about an election," said Laughlin McDonald, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Voting Rights Project.

Others believe the legal wrangling may serve only to damage the voting process.

(more)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VOTING_LAWSUITS?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Mostly us, apparently.