Fed court bars candidate's lawsuit over expletive

Yahoo News ^ | Aug 5 | SCOTT BAUER

[Bad~Rodeo]

July 21, 2010 file photo, Ieshuh Griffin, an independent candidate for the Wisconsin state Assembly, holds up her nomination papers at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., after an election oversight board said the Milwaukee woman cannot describe herself on the ballot as 'NOT the 'whiteman's b----.''

MADISON, Wis. – A federal court has rejected a lawsuit filed by an independent candidate for the state Assembly in Wisconsin who wants to use a racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot.

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa said in the order filed Wednesday that Ieshuh Griffin's lawsuit must be dismissed because it was a habeas corpus action and those require the person bringing it to be in custody.

Randa did not rule the merits of the lawsuit. Griffin is fighting a decision by the state Government Accountability Board barring her from using the phrase "NOT the 'whiteman's bitch'" to describe herself on the ballot.

The judge said Griffin's claims should be brought in a civil rights lawsuit.

Griffin on Thursday instead filed a motion to get Randa replaced due to "judicial disability."

"He doesn't have the authority to tell me what to file or when to file," she said.

Griffin said she may file a civil rights lawsuit after the Nov. 2 election if

[Pavegunner72]

Trash comes in Black too.

[MrEdd]

Truly sad that this woman can only conceive of herself in terms of whose bitch she is.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Looking for trouble?

[PanzerKardinal]

In a weird way, I’m all for her.

If you wants to say she’s “not the whiteman’s bitch” on the ballot, let her. Because if I ran, I’d want to be able to have under my name “freedom loving, prolife, gun owning patriot” or “Had enough yet?”

[Navy Patriot]

Why, another black Marxist playing the race card, so novel.

[Navy Patriot]

[ViLaLuz]

Ieshuh. Haa haa haa

[DCBurgess58]

Not a serious candidate either!!!!

[whence911]

I like it and I can think of some descriptions for many others.

[Tigerized]

Classy.

I’m sure Ieshuh will appeal to a broad cross section of Wisconsin voters with this eloquent description of herself.

And if she runs and loses, I’m sure a suit will be filed charging racism.

Anybody else sick of this crap?

[aruanan]

"NOT the 'whiteman's bitch'" to describe herself on the ballot.

Hey, Whiteman was my English teacher's name in college. I didn't know she kept a Wisconsin bitch.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Normally I’m disgusted by people like her but in this case, I can’t help but chuckle . . .

[OCC]

The judge said Griffin's claims should be brought in a civil rights lawsuit.

I'm sure that was already in the works months ago.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Who in heck advised her to bring this as a habeas corpus petition. Looks like she had ‘a fool as a lawyer’ for sure.

[Figment]

Must be a n-—— b—— then