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Ohio Appeals to Supreme Court on Voting (Original Post) TexasCPA Oct 2012 OP
FKING pukes - bunch a sore losers leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #1
Looks like Justice Kagen is going to act like a Justice. abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #2
I expected nothing less from her. Pab Sungenis Oct 2012 #3
I'm guessing you are as uninformed about Justice Kagan as you are about Supreme Court procedure. onenote Oct 2012 #5
That would really set a peculiar precedent BlueStreak Oct 2012 #6
I love Elena Kagen. I bet the court won't take it. graham4anything Oct 2012 #4

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)
2. Looks like Justice Kagen is going to act like a Justice.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 02:27 PM
Oct 2012

Instead of rejecting the application on her own, she will refer it to the whole court.

 

Pab Sungenis

(9,612 posts)
3. I expected nothing less from her.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 02:50 PM
Oct 2012

We knew she was anti-gay-marriage and anti-Fourth-Amendment. Now she's anti-voting rights too?

This challenge doesn't deserve to be laughed at, and she's going to let the five Conservatives hand the election to Romney.

onenote

(42,704 posts)
5. I'm guessing you are as uninformed about Justice Kagan as you are about Supreme Court procedure.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 03:12 PM
Oct 2012

For example, its safe to say that you aren't aware that if Justice Kagan turned down the stay request, Husted could go to any justice he wants to renew his request for a stay. Any. Justice. As in, Justice Scalia or Thomas. For that reason, its quite common for a single justice to refer a stay request to the entire court to cut to the chase and because institutionally, the court doesn't like to grant stays on a 5-4 vote, whereas a grant by a single justice doesn't show the split in the court.

Could the court grant the stay? Yes. Do I think they will? No. Am I certain? No. But Kagan denying the stay wouldn't appreciably change the situation.

 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
6. That would really set a peculiar precedent
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:37 PM
Oct 2012

Early voting is OK if you are of a special class (military and families) but not for others not in that class.

If I were Roberts, I'd punt this thing.

 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
4. I love Elena Kagen. I bet the court won't take it.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 02:51 PM
Oct 2012

If Kagen voted on her own to not take it, she would be hounded by the rightwing assholes.

Kagen is one of the best, EVER. Whatever she does, I back her 100% unconditionally.

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