Discussion for article #227741
McDaniel vs Cochran, pt 2
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“…with some of the justices openly wondering whether the Republican official was arbitrarily applying the law.”
Isn’t there a law against that?
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How much is all this costing us?
Are Kansas taxpayers paying for this farce?
Kobach’s a costly SOS.
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Kobach’s strategy here is to fill the tub with murky water, causing delay, delay, delay. If the decision is not forthcoming in time, the ballots are scheduled to be finalized and printed later this week. This is the kind of “dirty tricks” partisan politics George Washington warned about during his presidency.
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Excellent …These sound like real Jurists…Unlinke the roberts court conservatives on the Supreme Court!
Kobach is a slime that needs to be removed from office …Let him continue to write the boilerplate for the ALEC kocked up Bros anti-American crusade!
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One down, three to go.
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maybe, but it’s arbitrarily applied
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Go Carol! My favorite cousin!
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Kobach will get what he wants, but the Kanzass Teabaggers have to make it look good.
In addition to removing Taylor’s name from the ballot, they should also remove Kobach’s name.
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Wouldn’t it be something if all the Democratic incumbents held their seats, we picked up GA, KY, and KS, but lost WV, MT, and SD. That would mean a net loss of zero seats and a very real opportunity to pick up a supermajority in 2016.
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This guy annoys me and I’m not even a resident of kansas. Why? Because he huddled with then state Senator Russell Pearce (R-Mesa) and together they wrote SB 1070 the famous, or infamous “show me your papers” law. What right does the SoS of Kansas have to write laws for Arizona? Inquiring minds would like to know. And it isn’t the only time Kobach has decided he should write laws for states other than his own.
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Ah, good old republicans, cheat to win, and whine like an infantile five year old when you still lose.
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BAM, WHAT! [/Liv and Maddie]
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Reminds me of Gore v Dub in 2000 when Team Dub was counting the days and Team Gore was counting the votes.
Then the Supremes fixed it for us. Except they cautioned never to cite the ruling again, because it was good for Team Dub only and should never be used against a Republican in the future. In their Supreme wisdom that’s how they fixed it for us. Home sweet home.
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This kind of subjective “we’ll decide if you comply” processing is what they hope for with Voter ID at the polls. I expect a lot of selectively applied judgement: “This photo ID isn’t valid–I don’t think this is you in the picture, so get lost. Next!”
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It’s known as the Dodge City – Tombstone axis of law enforcement.
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I’m sure it’s costing us something. But consider that Kobach had wanted a district court to hear this case first, and whatever ruling it handed down would be appealed, till the calendar worked against the process and Taylor’s name would have to remain on the ballot. We should be grateful, for monetary as well as other reasons, that the state supreme court decided it could hear the case instead.
FYI, the state supreme court is no rubber-stamp body for this administration. I suspect that’s another reason why Kobach wanted a lower court to hear the case first.
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Just more of the GOP way. When things don’t turn out like THEY want, they start to try to find ways to skirt the law. That party hasn’t got one iota of integrity left, anywhere. Disgusting.
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