CAN YOU F*CKING BELIEVE THIS? OH MY GOD! HOLY CRAP!

[BigBearJohn]

Ohio AG Seeks To Sanction Attorneys Over Vote Challenge

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to sanction four lawyers who handled a legal challenge, later withdrawn, to last year's presidential election in Ohio.

The motion targeting Clifford Arnebeck, Robert Fitrakis, Susan Truitt and Peter Peckarsky was filed Tuesday on behalf of Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio's top elections official, said Kim Norris, spokeswoman for Petro.

The motion said the 37 protesters filed a "meritless claim" for "partisan political purposes" and said "a contest proceeding is not a toy for idle hands."

"Instead of evidence, (the lawyers) offered only theory, conjecture, hypothesis, and invective," Petro's office wrote. It said the challenge was filed "only for partisan political purposes."

Arnebeck called the motion frivolous. He said his clients "put in a great deal of evidence in the form of affidavits and sworn testimony."

He accused Blackwell of "stonewalling" and refusing to answer questions as requested in his December court filings.

http://www.nbc4i.com/politics/4107410/detail.html

[liam97]

1. My gut feeling is that this will be

Blackwell's own undoing

[cyberpj]

10. Oh I hope you're right. I've been waiting for the EGO of one or

the other of these assholes to just take over their bodies and puff themselves right into exposure.

Mostly, if you give it enough time and the human lacks restraint of the ego, well.... it happens.

Let it be.

[super simian]

31. "puff themselves into exposure" LOL!!! n/t

[OKJackson]

48. I agree

In order to prosecute the lawyers, they have to allow them to speak, present their evidence and how can Blackwell avoid his own trial?

[merh]

2. To Borrow from the weed

"Bring it on!"

:evilgrin: Are repukes just this f*ckin stupid? They now gave us a forum.

[mdb]

3. Maybe the court can determine if it's evidence? n/t

[New Earth]

4. oh MY god

:puke:

hmm. i wonder wtf Blackwell's hiding? :think:

[meganmonkey]

5. NO FUCKING WAY!!!

Why am I laughing?!?!?!

This is soooo absurd. They have gone tooooo far!

Can they possibly discredit us this way? Not when 20-30% of Americans question whether their vote counted or whatever that poll said.

There is no way. Oh, please tell me there is no way!?!?!?

[Pam-Moby]

6. OMG

what kind of a man is Blackwell? Shame on him!

[O.M.B.inOhio]

7. Someboy sew Ken BLACKMAIL an orange jumper. n/t

[emcguffie]

28. And mail it to him. That would scare him. n/t

[BigBearJohn]

8. THIS IS FUCKING OUTRAGEOUS! ARE WE GOING TO TAKE THIS?

[Karenca]

9. How low will he go??!!!

So, soooo obvious,
this fucking piece of shit, Blackwell.
Fuck you Blackwell
Fuck you
Fuck you!!!!!!!

Sorry, but I'm seething right now...:evilfrown: :spank: :evilfrown:

[NationalEnquirer]

11. This is insane!

So is the GOP going to be sued in Washington state?

[Darknyte7]

12. This might sound crazy, but...

This could end up being a good thing. The AG's motion IS frivolous. Talk about partisan. I can hardly see how the court could find merit in this claim.

What they will do however is give us the opprotunity once again to bring to publics attention the evidence produced for the challenge.

[Donailin]

59. Hey, I'll pray for that.

Discovery is found in the least likely places.

[BigBearJohn]

13. CAN SOMEBODY SEND THIS STRAIGHT TO CONYERS???

[meganmonkey]

15. I imagine he already knows...

[cyberpj]

14. Does it seem like there's a full court press on today or what?

Man!

Coronation Eve is just chock full of good news for the Idiots.

[Peace Patriot]

16. "Meritless"? There was so much crap going on in Ohio, it can hardly...

...be called meritless! 57,000 complaints to Congress, the bulk of them from Ohio! An entire Congressional proceeding on the matter! Two, in fact!

"Only for partisan political purposes"? They're now going to reach inside Arnebeck's brain and determine what his MOTIVES are?

Besides, Arnebeck is a REPUBLICAN!

I hope they get sanctioned for asking for sanctions!

Bear in mind, though, that what we're looking at here is raw power of the ugliest kind--the kind that rips the throat out of the little guy in our so-called justice system. So don't be shocked if the jackals strike.

We should start a fund for this extremely brave and patriotic legal team NOW.

Anybody have their address handy? (I'll go find it--but if somebody's got it right there...)

[Peace Patriot]

27. ADDRESS TO DONATE TO HEROIC LAWYERS!

Alliance for Democracy, to: Ohio Election Litigation Fund, Cliff Arnebeck, Esq., 1351 King Ave., 1st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43212

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See this for info on Republican votes for Kerry that were switched to Bush:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x121455

[skids]

37. What, do they need help raising legal fees?

I'm just being facetious :-)

I hope Cliff kicks the AG's ass so hard he can't sit down.

[PaganPreacher]

52. I can see it now...

Arnebeck will file his response late, in the wrong court, and then claim that The Wizard of Rove made a cyclone that killed the Internet and prevented him from filing on time. He'll call the judge a "booger", and demand recusal because "I just called the judge a 'booger,' and he hates me now" (to quote the pleading).

He'll also request a dismissal because the dog ate his homework.



Then, Arnebeck will have lunch at a cafe' across from his law office, and William Pitt will report on every munch and crunch, as terribly important developments in the case!

Better than a soap opera, it is......stay tuned!

The Pagan Preacher
I don't turn the other cheek.

[Glenda]

66. That pic is soooo CUTE! n/t

[PaganPreacher]

67. Thanks! It's my new wallpaper.

Sometimes I get lucky and find a good one.


no caption necessary

The Pagan Preacher
I don't turn the other cheek.

[DearAbby]

70. Kick

Alliance for Democracy, to: Ohio Election Litigation Fund, Cliff Arnebeck, Esq., 1351 King Ave., 1st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43212

Alliance for Democracy : http://www.thealliancefordemocracy.org

[understandinglife]

17. We should all send Fraudwell a thank you note for this one....

....he's now expanded the scale of his abuse of power and brought increased media coverage to his scams.


BE THE BUSH OPPOSITION; 24/7

[passy]

18. This is only Ohio wait until they use the same methods nationally

That will shut of few mouths up.

[demodonkey]

19. Do we have their back?

If we don't fight this now folks, there will BE NO MORE RECOUNTS, OR ELECTION FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS, EVER.

"They" are trying to close up every loophole and take every loose link out of the already-short chain they have us on now! We're going to be locked-up, locked-down puppets of Diebold.

OK, DU what can we do?

This is why the whole Election Reform / Fraud issue is SCREAMING for a national, unified movement.

[demodonkey]

39. Answering my own post... yes, WE DO!

On reflection, I agree, this could be a great thing...

Perhaps we should all put the pressure on and help Mr. Petro by indeed calling out to have this "meritless claim" investigated. FULLY INVESTIGATED.

Depositions by all the "wronged parties" as to how it was so "meritless" and damaging.
(Blackwell, Rove, **)

Heh heh heh :evilgrin:

However, all that said, there is plenty of precedent and momentum these days to bury these four patriot attorneys (and even their clients), as well as to cut off any future challenge to our "fair" election process.

So we must be VIGILANT, it's the price of Liberty.

[McCamy Taylor]

20. Oooo. Karl Rove is ready to feed another african-american to the dogs

in order to deflect attention from WMDgate. This motion to sanction, if not nipped in the bud by the the Ohio Supreme Court, guarantees that the attorneys will be able to question Blackwell and uncover all the evidence that Blackwell and his underlings were able to hide from them. When he goes to jail, * will be there to offer him a presidential pardon, which he will, because everyone knows that * protects his own. Never mind that Blackwell's career will be ruined.


First Armstrong Williams, now Blackwell. Any african-american male who does dirty work for Bush-Cheney is a fool. They will never be considered part of the club.

[anamandujano]

33. I was thinking the same thing in regard to Rice

who I loathe but, it's amazing that she was first responsible for letting 9/ll slip under the radar (to be kind) and now will be further f*cking up international relations for the Bush cabal. Of course, she is also profiting but, which group is getting the bad rap?

Edit to add--of course Blackwell was there to do the dirty and Rove and the other criminals would be able to say "why would he disenfranchise his own people?"

[Alizaryn]

21. Would this motion not backfire for Petro's cause and force

the court to then hear the original Arnebeck case before it could come to a conclusion that it was frivolous? I would call this motion of Petro's "frivolous" since it is asking the court to judge something that does not even exist.

[merh]

26. Bing, bing, bing, bing!!!! Good Answer, Bob!

We have a winner ladies & gentlemen!



Yes, this provides a forum where the issues can be heard and parties can be SUBPOENAED and DEPOSED.

[Al-CIAda]

30. exxxxxxxelent....hahaha....eom

[anamandujano]

36. Now praying that Arnebeck and others will have to defend with

all that goes with it--depositions all around.

[righteous1]

44. I wouldn't write this off too quickly. You have a 5R 2D Supreme Court

with a really pi$$ed off Chief Justice.

[meganmonkey]

22. Wait - upon reflection it occurs to me that this means

they are scared SHITLESS. They are desperate to discredit the attorneys and the movement as a whole BECAUSE OUR MOMENTUM IS SO STRONG and the doubt has been planted in the minds of Americans and maybe, just maybe, the EVIDENCE WE NEED TO PROVE FRAUD BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT EXISTS.

Hmmm.....

That's what I think. Because what the hell else would they be doing this for?!

edit for spelling

[Andy_Stephenson]

24. Hmmm perhaps now...

Blackwell could be deposed. :evilgrin:

[meganmonkey]

32. And DISposed...

of...

I like your evil grin. Do you know something we should know?

[Andy_Stephenson]

49. My lips...

are sealed.

[merh]

71. Has anyone told you today that they love you Andy?

I do love ya! :loveya: The sealed lips that won't sink ships can bring smiles to the faces of those who think about the ramifications of just such a lawsuit! heeeheeee :evilgrin:

[clovis29]

72. Too funny hehehehe ;) n/t

[Darknyte7]

35. You're right...

This is a flailing attempt to chop this thing off at the knees.

[Kota]

23. Blackwell is scared, he's lost all credibility and is desperate.

[BigBearJohn]

25. God I am boiling. Constitution? What constitution? Heil Blackwell!

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO ABOUT THIS?
WE NEED TO SOMETHING BIG.
GOD, I'M SICK. I FEEL LIKE THROWING UP, I'M SO MAD.

[liam97]

29. Hello BigbJ

I know, it is sickening, but if this goes anywhere they have to see what the basis of the case was... how can that all be bad?

[BigBearJohn]

34. It's just his unmitigated gall. Pouring salt on a wound.

Akin to splashing gasoline in the face of anyone
who would dare to insist on honest voting procedures.
I just can't believe someone could stoop so low.

[Der Blaue Engel]

43. Kinda like threatening to punish a rape victim for speaking out, eh?

eom

[BigBearJohn]

47. Wow! Did you ever capture it. EXACTLY.

[GreenPartyVoter]

38. *grrrr*

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Save this nation one town, county, and state at a time!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/electionreform.htm#why

[Imagevision]

40. At least we finally know what happened with Arenbeck's attempt

[BigBearJohn]

41. kick!

[righteous1]

42. Won't reflect on Blackwell because the Ohio Attorney General

is the one bringing the suit

[Carolab]

51. The AG has to defend Blackwell. That's his job. n/t

[meganmonkey]

45. See this for freepress.org version

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x292845

"Their cage has been rattled and they popped their cork," Arnebeck said. "The chairman of the Ohio Republican Party is going berserk because he can't stand the fact we are not going away. We are still pursuing the legal investigation and the legal interrogations. They are just besides themselves because they cannot withstand cross examination."

[Quakerfriend]

46. Great quote!

We love you Mr. Arnebeck! Everyone send $$$ and thank you letters to Arnebeck and his team!!

[bunny planet]

50. Mr. Blackwell, I see a federal proscecutor in your future!

[Number_6]

53. Disproportional reaction by Ohio Court

Why don't they just send Arnebeck to the electric chair?
Atty. Gen. Jim Petro, to you I can just say: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha....
We know Arnebeck is sincere, we know a lot of the evidence, some circumstantial and some not. First the attempted restraining order to protect Blackwell from the zanies, now this. Ohio regime showing its fear. Be careful or we'll tell some Ukrainians where Ohio is.

[SammyWinstonJack]

57. ROFL

"Be careful or we'll tell some Ukrainians where Ohio is."

[tommcintyre]

54. A "slap down" and counter-offensive. GOOD SIGN! expect more.

At least it's a partial good sign.

The bad part first. This is obviously an attempted "slap down" to send a "message" to those who would challenge them. <Similar to what was done to the "obstructionist" Daschelle.>

The good news: THEY ARE TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY! After 1/6, I was uncertain whether they would "lay low", and try to let this all "go away"; or go on the offensive. <The danger for them of going on the offensive is that they continue to draw attention to the issue - and risk more public awareness of what actually happened. Taking this into consideration, they apparently think they have no choice, and that they better try to preempt the opposition.>

So expect more of this counter-offensive type activity. The Ney hearings will take a similar approach. Even in this forum, I have noticed a sudden increase in apparent "psy-ops" types of activity (attempting to divide/distract us, etc). The attempts are clumsy and amateurish, but they are evident nonetheless. <I've always thought the "deep trolls" are overpaid no matter how little it may be. ;) Often their clumsy actions actually wind up advancing he cause - just as the Ohio AG's actions may eventually do also.

[IndyPriest]

68. My thoughts exactly -- and better said!

These guys have been trying to ignore this. Seems like they feel they can't.

[BigBearJohn]

55. Then what do we do when Arnebeck et al LOSES in court?

The court is rigged. What IF the attorney general WINS
his case? Then what? This needs publicity NOW -- not
after the Supreme Court rules! Opinions anyone?
What chance does the attorney general have of winning
with a Republican Supreme Court in Ohio???

[4democracy]

56. they have already asked for big fines, if it is worst case scenario

and they lose, I think everyone will step up and help them pay them. I don't think they WOULD lose, based on the case but they may lose based on the fact it is a Republican controlled court.

[Yellow Horse]

64. Problem is, if they lose, the vote reform issue is discredited. And...

The Supremes in Ohio are HIGHLY stacked in favor of the GOP.

[DemonFighterLives]

65. I'm not a lawyer

But I don't think the cover-up can last forever. This is just the guilty over-reaching. They think they can win, win, win. I believe Arnebeck and others have plenty of ammo already.
This is getting good now.

[Donailin]

58. Oh that sonof a bitch.

May he rot in hell, that's all I got to say.

[jsascj]

60. You're surprised?

Isn't that their MO?

If you don't like it...sue. And yet they want to put caps on Med-Mal lawsuits.

HYPOCRITES!

[pilgrimsoul]

63. This Ohio AG suit was filed

to put Arnebeck and the other attorneys on the defensive and prevent them from proceeding with their federal lawsuit. Pure and simple. If they're wasting all their time and energy dealing with the AG's suit, they can't press their federal case.

[CoffeeCat]

61. Either Blackwell...

...is missing a functioning cerebral cortex OR he's emboldened because he knows for certain that evidence of fraud will never come to light.

Total dumbf*ck or crafty con artist---which is it?

[ottozen]

62. Where is the FBI?

Not a Fed in the service that has the guts to investigate the hijacking of the vote, the linchpin of democracy. No guts - no glory.

No glory. Sorry. Despotism at its finest. All Hail, the leader!

Cowards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sepia_steel]

69. Does anyone smell that?

Frying bacon.

[madison2000]

73. "a contest proceeding is not a toy for idle hands."

That really is shameful- that those who care about getting the Ohio vote counted fairly and accurately are actually accused of being so unserious and frivolous as to file a suit for their own entertainment.

They really don't get it, do they?