[Cicero]

I'd like to see some lawyers respond to this. In a number of instances where sitting governors have been accused of crimes, I can't think of any instance where the governor has been suspended or removed from office until after being found guilty by a judge or jury.

This is a somewhat different situation, certainly. If Arnold wins, he will not be a sitting governor but someone who has just been elected governor. Still, I seriously doubt that the Democrats could put off his assuming office for more than a few days. If the California Supreme Court refused to act expeditiously, I'm pretty sure SCOTUS would be virtually forced to intervene quickly in the case, whether they liked it or not.

But I doubt if even California judges would venture to act in such a manner. Even though the 9th Circuit judges are among the worst in the nation, they did NOT support the effort to delay the recall vote, which would have been easier to pull off than something like this.

[backtothestreets]

The US Supreme Court, and the Federal 9th Curcuit Court would have no juristiction. This would be left entirely in the hands of the State Supreme Court. On the upside, 6 of the 7 Supreme Court Justices are Republican.