By Michael Stokes Paulsen in the Wall Street Journal:
You would think people would learn. The recount in the contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken for a seat in the U.S. Senate isn’t just embarrassing. It is unconstitutional.
This is Florida 2000 all over again, but with colder weather. Like that fiasco, Minnesota’s muck of a process violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Indeed, the controlling Supreme Court decision is none other than Bush v. Gore.
Remember Florida? Local officials conducting recounts could not decide what counted as a legal vote. Hanging chads? Dimpled chads? Should “undervotes” count (where a machine failed to read an incompletely-punched card)? What about “overvotes” (where voters punched more than one hole)? Different counties used different standards; different precincts within counties were inconsistent. [Read More]
And this, Bethany Dorobiala,Chairwoman of Minnesota College Republicans is on the front line of the recount battle:
Bethany Dorobiala of Woodbury, a Minnesota College Republicans leader, said it is important voters know about the double-counted vote issue. Republicans started a Web site and want Minnesotans to sign on to their suit.
“Being a part of this lawsuit … is an incredible thing to be a part of to really help to solidify and preserve the (voting) process,” she said.
(h/t CR Nation)
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