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| Total Recall: California recall to go forward |
| 2003-09-23 |
| The California recall election will go on as scheduled, a full panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday in a decision that brings the Oct. 7 election closer to reality. The court concluded that halting the recall election that has already begun, would do more harm than good. In a statement issued by the court, the judges wrote that the district judge who ruled to allow the election on whether to oust Democratic Gov. Gray Davis had correctly adjudicated the case. "The district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that plaintiffs will suffer no hardship that outweighs the stake of the state of California and its citizens in having this election go forward as planned and as required by the California Constitution," the opinion read. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #3 That a state constitution was upheld in a Federal court is something of an upset in this day and age. And that it was the 9th Circus that did the upholding was a complete shocker. That the result was 11-0 leads me to believe that the judges in the panel were trying to repair their reputation as the whackiest circuit in the federal judiciary. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2003-9-23 4:54:47 PM |
| #2 "The court concluded that halting the recall election that has already begun, would do more harm than good." Interesting line of though. Where have I heard that before? Oh yea, Gore vs Bush! |
| Posted by: john 2003-9-23 2:12:07 PM |
| #1 Damn! Another loss for the 9th, the Detroit Tigers of the American Judicial System. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-23 12:56:55 PM |