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babsbunny

(8,441 posts) Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:40 PM Oct 2012

Ohio appeals to Supreme Court on early voting

http://www.kswo.com/story/19774830/ohio-appealing-to-supreme-court-on-early-voting

Posted: Oct 09, 2012 12:53 PM EDT Updated: Oct 09, 2012 4:23 PM EDT

By ANN SANNER and JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's election chief has appealed a ruling by a federal court that reinstates the final three early voting days in the battleground state.

Secretary of State Jon Husted (HYOO'-sted) on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to make the final decision on whether the state Legislature or federal courts should set Ohio election laws.

Husted, a Republican, also asked the court to delay the lower court's decision while it decides whether to take the case.

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Ohio appeals to Supreme Court on early voting (Original Post) babsbunny Oct 2012 OP

The Supreme Court should not even hear the case. /nt still_one Oct 2012 #1

I bleieve they are referring to the Ohio supreme court and not THE Supreme Court Bandit Oct 2012 #4

No it's the SCOTUS abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #5

I personally do not believe the us Supreme Court should hear it still_one Oct 2012 #7

My question always has been and always will be Drale Oct 2012 #2

There is no such thing as a Federal election Bandit Oct 2012 #3

Elena Kagan is the circuit justice for the 6th Circuit meow2u3 Oct 2012 #6

The real bad news is.....this is the same SCOTUS that selected GW Bush in 2000 LongTomH Oct 2012 #8

still_one

(92,204 posts)

1. The Supreme Court should not even hear the case. /nt

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:42 PM

Oct 2012

Bandit

(21,475 posts)

4. I bleieve they are referring to the Ohio supreme court and not THE Supreme Court

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 05:13 PM

Oct 2012

It is a State issue and probably should go before their highest court..

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)

5. No it's the SCOTUS

Reply to Bandit (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 05:15 PM

Oct 2012

The earlier decision was by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

still_one

(92,204 posts)

7. I personally do not believe the us Supreme Court should hear it

Reply to abumbyanyothername (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 05:57 PM

Oct 2012

Drale

(7,932 posts)

2. My question always has been and always will be

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:54 PM

Oct 2012

Why do we leave it up to the States to run Federal Elections?

Bandit

(21,475 posts)

3. There is no such thing as a Federal election

Reply to Drale (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 05:10 PM

Oct 2012

All elections are either State or municiple (county, city). some do indeed elect people for Federal positions but those positions are to represent that State except for the Presidential and Presidents are actually elected by electoral college and not popular vote..

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)

6. Elena Kagan is the circuit justice for the 6th Circuit

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 05:39 PM

Oct 2012

That's where Ohio's jurisdiction is located.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit

I'm confident she'll deny the appeal because Husted's motivation is designed to cheat for Rmoney. Good luck trying to get this frivolous appeal past Justice Kagan, asshole.

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)

8. The real bad news is.....this is the same SCOTUS that selected GW Bush in 2000