MyDD :: The company you keep.

The company you keep.

by nextgen, Thu May 22, 2008 at 08:54:08 PM EST

As many of you may know state Senate Democratic Leader Steve Geller filed suit today to seat the Full Florida delegation. Mr. Geller filing his suit under Voting Rights Act.

Rather than commenting further or sharing my opinion of this person, I will let the title of my diary and the video below speak for themselves.

Credit to Sardaukar at KOS for posting the information and links used to write this diary.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/22/ 185448/652/935/520788

This should put to rest the argument that the Democratic party in FL didn't want the vote moved. I hope you will look at those claiming otherwise in the proper light going forward.

Thanks to politicsmatters who provides further food for thought from Jedreport.

Tags: florida, election, court (all tags)

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Re: The company you keep. (none / 0)

Does this really surprise anyone. That blowhard is the kind of sarcasm. Freakin' egos everywhere in politics and no one really giving a shit about this country, the fact that it's headed rather quickly down the toilet. These are the people charged with protecting democracy. Jefferson, Adams and Washington are rolling in their respective graves.

I'm riding the Low Road Express. Join me at www.lowroadexpress.com

by LtWorf on Thu May 22, 2008 at 08:59:55 PM EST

Re: The company you keep. (none / 0)

Don't be mean to the Pringles Man.

by rfahey22 on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:00:22 PM EST

Too Funny! (none / 0)

thanks for the clip.

"McSame: He's Constipated and Ready to GO!

by Al Rodgers on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:07:43 PM EST

FL must count the votes (none / 0)

The will of Florida voters shall be heard - where's Kathleen Harris to certify a vote when you need her?

by wasanyonehurt on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:10:47 PM EST

Re: The company you keep. (none / 0)

Sad.

Obama/Clark (still dreaming)

by spacemanspiff on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:25:14 PM EST

What's up with your sig line? (none / 0)

I hope you aren't implying that us Clinton supporters are trolls...No, you wounldn't be doing that would you?

Unity Ticket: The best damn way to kick John McCain's Ass in November!

by aurelius on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:38:53 PM EST
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Re: What's up with your sig line? (none / 0)

I'm sorry if you take offense.

It is not an attack on fellow Democrats.

As an Obama supporter I'm not looking at you ....

I'm looking past you.

Obama/Clark (still dreaming)

by spacemanspiff on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:47:30 PM EST
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That's Geller! (none / 0)

I'd seen the clip before, but I didn't make the connection. So the same guy who is now filing this lawsuit is the ass who is one of the main reasons we have this debacle in the first place. Lovely.

John McCain supports privatizing Social Security.

by Travis Stark on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:26:44 PM EST

SOP (none / 0)

remember the law suit before the Nevada caucus.

it's just a rerun.

"McSame: He's Constipated and Ready to GO!

by Al Rodgers on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:57:43 PM EST
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I think someone should file a reverse lawsuit (2.00 / 1)

If they count FL and MI, after telling the voters the vote didn't count, that's like going through a neighborhood before the election and telling the voters they needn't bother voting because the vote won't count and then counting the votes of those who showed up anyway. I think that's election fraud. I think that's biasing an election toward a certain group of voters. I think THAT's a civil rights issue.

John McCain supports privatizing Social Security.

by Travis Stark on Thu May 22, 2008 at 10:31:09 PM EST
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Re: I think someone should file a reverse lawsuit (none / 0)

People never believe specious claims that their votes don't matter. Look at the West Virginia and Kentucky primary results for instance.

2004 swing state margins: PA-2%, OH-2%, IA-1%, WI-0.5%, MI-3%, FL-5%, NM-1%; Alienating 50% of the party is a luxury we can't afford.

by BPK80 on Fri May 23, 2008 at 03:53:33 AM EST
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This is different and you know it. (none / 0)

The Democratic Party told them their votes wouldn't matter. It's biased against smart people. It's like going into a neighborhood and telling all the informed people to not vote because it won't count, but then going to all the less informed people and saying, "Never mind what I told them. You go vote. We'll get it counted." Voter fraud. Pure and simple.

John McCain supports privatizing Social Security.

by Travis Stark on Fri May 23, 2008 at 07:41:11 AM EST
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Exactly. (2.00 / 1)

They voted for it wholeheartedly without any mind of the consequences. I hope Floridians throw them out on their collective asses 'cause them is some piss poor legislators.

accepting McLettuce is like being 9 years old and forced to eat your own cooking

by Sychotic1 on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:26:52 PM EST

Re: Exactly. (none / 0)

I read somewhere (I'll look for the source) that the GOP had attached a voting reform bill to the bill to change the primary date and basically told Democrats that if they wanted election reform, they had to support changing the date.

Linfar's co-blogger opposing John McCain

by psychodrew on Thu May 22, 2008 at 10:12:47 PM EST
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Re: The company you keep. (none / 0)

More on FL from the Jed Report: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OVuqHW7h Zo

And, no, I don't know how to embed it. Go here to find the video and the embed code.

We care about politics because we know politics matters for people's lives and opportunities.

by politicsmatters on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:55:36 PM EST

Re: The company you keep. (none / 0)

http://www.jedreport.com/

We care about politics because we know politics matters for people's lives and opportunities.

by politicsmatters on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:55:50 PM EST
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Here is the embed code (none / 0)