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Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 11:59 AM Dec 2016

FYI - This FB message from Jill Stein just came in regarding Michigan.

Jill Stein
2 mins ·
Yesterday, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal District Judge's order and made clear that the presidential recount in Michigan should continue as planned. The ruling dealt a blow to Trump and Republicans in Michigan, who appealed to the court to try to stop Michigan's historic recount.

Yesterday, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal District Judge's order and made clear that the presidential recount in Michigan should continue as planned. The ruling dealt a blow to Trump and Republicans in Michigan, who appealed to the court to try to stop Michigan's historic recount.
Matthew Brinckerhoff, a lawyer for the Stein campaign, said the following in response to the ruling:
"Today, Trump and his GOP allies in Michigan tried everything in the book to stop the recount, and they failed. This recount is continuing in spite of their efforts to suppress the vote.

"We applaud this decision by the Sixth Circuit, and look forward to continuing to fight for the rights of Michiganders to ensure their votes are recounted in a timely and thorough manner."

While the Michigan Court of Appeals also ruled this afternoon and directed the Board of State Canvassers to reject Dr. Stein's recount petition, they did not order the recount to be stopped because, as numerous experts have pointed out, their hands are tied by a U.S. District Court ruling ordering it to commence. Instead, the issue of the recount's constitutionality will likely return to Judge Goldsmith tomorrow, as the statewide recount in Michigan proceeds as planned.

http://www.jill2016.com/huge_mi_victory

JILL2016.COM

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FYI - This FB message from Jill Stein just came in regarding Michigan. (Original Post) Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 OP
This whole process needs to be covered extensively by the media flamingdem Dec 2016 #1
media's too busy, lots of Trump ass to kiss 0rganism Dec 2016 #8
That's right flamingdem Dec 2016 #13
Count the Vote. DK504 Dec 2016 #2
Something yuuuuuuggge and Ugly (R) will be revealed Achilleaze Dec 2016 #3
The media IGNORES this MFM008 Dec 2016 #4
the only thing the media seems to care about anymore, is Potato head's tweets putitinD Dec 2016 #6
Suck on that, RW election stealers. lark Dec 2016 #5
KnR Hekate Dec 2016 #7
so the rethugs have passed an increase to the recount KewlKat Dec 2016 #9
The largest flip in recent history was about 1,200 votes. SlimJimmy Dec 2016 #10
how about the 88,000 undervotes for president KewlKat Dec 2016 #11
I heard about that, but it's not clear why they weren't counted, and why some were SlimJimmy Dec 2016 #12
Thanks for all these updates! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #14

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
1. This whole process needs to be covered extensively by the media
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 12:08 PM
Dec 2016

What is more important than election theft?

0rganism

(23,937 posts)
8. media's too busy, lots of Trump ass to kiss
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:12 PM
Dec 2016

the Trump campaign sent a clear message to the newsmedia: give us favorable coverage and LOTS of it, or lose your access
going forward, i would assume that message has been received and understood very clearly by those whose jobs depend on it

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
3. Something yuuuuuuggge and Ugly (R) will be revealed
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 12:09 PM
Dec 2016

Of this we can be certain, for Comrade Casino (R) and his Republican cronies are at the bottom of it all.

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
9. so the rethugs have passed an increase to the recount
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:18 PM
Dec 2016

And made it retroactive. Now the greens will owe money yet we can't count the very ballots that would probably flip the state to blue. What a bunch of thieves!

What would drumpf do?

SlimJimmy

(3,180 posts)
10. The largest flip in recent history was about 1,200 votes.
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:39 PM
Dec 2016

What links can you give that will help me understand how Michigan can be flipped with a 10,000 vote discrepancy? I'm not against a recount, but it feels like Lucy putting the football down yet again for us Democrats.

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
11. how about the 88,000 undervotes for president
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:56 PM
Dec 2016

In Detroit? Broken machines, misread or not read ballots. Links in DU abound. Can't search from phone. At work.

SlimJimmy

(3,180 posts)
12. I heard about that, but it's not clear why they weren't counted, and why some were
Wed Dec 7, 2016, 03:14 PM
Dec 2016

counted multiple times. Can't we get anything right?

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