Ping.
Looks like the Democrats can't run a fair election.
A re-vote is the only answer.
**The King County Elections staff are starting to break "omerta" and talk about some of the monkey business**
Wondering if there will be a recall for the invalid governor.......or will she even be sworn in?
Where is the lamestream media when you need them?
People can go to prison for deleting information if it is proven to be Obstruction of Justice.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It will all be chalked up to 'myopic zeal'.
"We have rules being enforced about erasing email fast to make sure that it doesn't get backed up and nobody from the outside can request email and the county can't get in trouble for not providing it. I think this is because of the lawsuit from that guy that got the county fined, but they claim it is for better "information management". I think this is illegal, it seems like complaints that come into the election office belong to the people and better information management doesn't consist of erasing documents and voter complaints, but who am I to say? I just work here."
Under Sarbannes-Oxley Act, if a publicly traded company were to do this, the CEO could be sued in a way that now pierces the corporate veil - his/her assets could be recovered in either damages or restitution.
But let's not hold the government to such standards . . .
BTTT...following closely
Holy Moly! I certainly hope the super of the King Co. election board never finds out who send that that very informative e-mail; also that the sender owns a bomb sniffing canine and wears a substantial bullet proof vest!
Sounds like an Fast Eddie Rendell ploy.
As a Washingtonian who has followed this very closely, I have to say that unsourced emails and memos don't buy us much.
Proof is what is needed. People hemming and hawing, dancing around the "fraud" word like the word "foursome" at a couples night drunken poker game.
Every time "incompetence" is used in place of "fraud," which is what we know the Washington State Republican Party really (and with good reason) thinks, it lessons their credibility and looks wishy-washy.
I'm not suggesting outright libelling anyone, but start tossing the word around in ways like, "To rule out voter fraud," or "Presents the appearance of trickery being afoot."
Kudos to Rossi supporters for not giving up on this...For keeping the heat on. Most people are smart enough not to require spoon-feeding. Credibility goes up when you say what you think and don't hide behind words like "Inconsistencies."
Stick to the facts: Military voters disenfranchised, no physical security on recently-added ballots, 1800 more votes than registered voters in King County, and focus less on the inauguration of Chrissy-poo and more on the election challenge.
Either way, Republicans win. Discrediting Gregoire regardless of "victory," and exposing the King Countly Elections Board as corrupt buys the Republicans far more in the long run than a contentious governership in a state where the Supreme Court and Legislature are all Democrat-controlled. :)
I want to believe this, but anonymous emails are an unacceptable source for me. This needs better corroboration.
BUMP
Are the democrats going to get away with this?