as soon as RFK Jr. gets his fix, he's gonna sue. Oh. OH. The State of Ohio is really shaking. But not as much as Snowman Bobby.

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Two years too late and an empty gesture, but at least RFK Jr should be able to ripoff enough credit from
the people who did the real work to get his next book on the best seller list.

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The lawsuit was discussed in some detail (considering it's under seal) on Ring of Fire last weekend on Air America. Go to their site and listen in in MP3 or get it as a podcast via iTunes. It's worth a listen.

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A lawsuit is a good idea, given the fact that it is the very same political officials who stand to benefit from any investigation into voting improprieties. People from the left and right should welcome this opportunity to make our system more credible. How can anyone stand up and say, "I'm against credibility in elections"? Aside from the ad hominem attacks in this thread, nobody has provided a logical reason as to why this lawsuit it bad.

All the trolls have done is muck up the discussion. Alternet should get moderators to delete junk that doesn't pertain to the topic at hand.

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To file a suit in federal or state courts, you need a "cause of action". Otherwise it will be tossed out on motion to dismiss. A law must exist that was broken, a remedy must exist that the court can extend (not always the case), the persons bringing the action must have standing to bring the suit(just running around saying you act in the public interest does not give you standing which usually the legislature must define) and the court involved must have jurisdicition to hear the case. The matter also must be brought within the statute of limitations,i.e., not too late past a date set by law. Also, in the case of elections, dislike of how the setup is established(i.e., kind of machines) is usually not enough as the state officials appointed under law to administer elections have great discretion to determine how votes are counted and stored, in the absence of specific instructions from the legislature. Courts are properly reluctant to intervene in elections. Courts are not the legislature, a fact liberals constantly forget in their drive to nullify popular rule that is better expressed by the legislature and quasi-legislative bodies to which legislatures delegate authority. (election boards are acting as agents of the legislature, not the courts). The remedy in our judicial system for political questions is political action: pass a bill, elect a candidate. That is black letter law that the US Supreme Court and every state supreme court have stated for years.

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The trolls really came out in force for this one didn't they?

I'd like to hear some comments about the chances of this actually making it to court, and if so what we could expect as a result. Will it be anything more than a bunch of noise, or could real consquences result if solid proof of vote manipulation is provided?

I'm also curious about the motivations of RFK. I admit I'm still skeptical that this is anything more than a publicity stunt. This is all idle conjecture on my part of coarse, I'd love to be proven wrong.

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A well-known tactic of the right, and unfortunately, at times, some of the left who allow themselves to get sucked in, as we should all know by now, is to ignore the message and attack the messenger, ignore what is debated and attack the debater, reject respectful debate in favor of name-calling and gratuitous comments. I have no interest in participating in such an unproductive farce, beyond making this comment, unless I see that the tone changes.

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RFK Jr. is right on in this effort. We need to prosecute NOW and reform elections NOW or be destroyed as a free people by neofascist government.

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Don’t be surprised if RFK Jr. is murdered like his father and uncle. Media coverup to follow.

American fascists have used political assassination several times to achieve their ends. John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King come to mind.

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I think you have it bassackwards good buddy, it's the Repugnicans who are taxing the middle class AND the poor

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It would be nice to see an actual lawsuit about this issue, because there's been information around for ages yet nothing's been achieved. If Kennedy brings a suit, perhaps it might make the news, and might make people aware of how their supposed democracy is being eaten away. Might make them worried about something other than the horrifying threat that gay people might get married.

Nahhh, they'll never understand it anyway...

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I cringed when i saw RFK jr on tv. He was flinching and twitching like a junky. When you bring up a issue like this your spokesman shouldnt come across like a jonesed out junky. We need powerful public speakers!

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