Dems thumb their nose at the rule of law in Pennsylvania

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Before the Nov. 5 election, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled that provisional ballots must be signed in two required places and that mail-in votes must be dated. Yet elected Democratic officials in Philadelphia and three other counties " Bucks, Centre and Montgomery " voted this week to defy these and other court decisions at the request of lawyers for Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, who trails GOP challenger Dave McCormick by about 24,000 votes, with almost all of the roughly 7 million ballots cast having been counted. These Democrats' decisions will almost certainly be overturned on appeal, but the mere attempt to defy judicial rulings is corrosive to democracy and invites similar behavior in future elections.

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B ucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia, a Democrat, offered this breathtaking rationalization on Thursday: "I think we all know that precedent by a court doesn't matter anymore in this country," she said, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "People violate laws anytime they want. So, for me, if I violate this law, it's because I want a court to pay attention. There's nothing more important than counting votes."

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You claiming to care about the rule of law is cute Jeff. Seriously cute.

#1 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-17 01:24 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Trump gets away with a violent and illegal attempt to overturn an election, but what worries Stinkerbelle is a ... "mere attempt to defy judicial rulings".

Which of these two things is more, 'corrosive to democracy'?

The one you totally ignore and or defend, or the one you are whining about today?

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-17 01:33 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

I hate to break it to you but not everything is about Trump.

#3 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-11-17 01:51 PM | Reply

#3 | Posted by BellRinger

neither of the 2 previous posters deny it.

tacitly approving of the law breakers.

and then the lecture begins....

---what a terrific encapsulation of what goes on here and around the leftist blog-a-shvt.

#4 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-11-17 02:21 PM | Reply

The comparison I made was apt... you just have never had an argument for why Trump's actions on and around J6 weren't illegal and disqualifying.

Your Party over Country stance is an abysmal one.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-17 03:03 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

The comparison I made was apt... you just have never had an argument for why Trump's actions on and around J6 weren't illegal and disqualifying.

Your Party over Country stance is an abysmal one.

Posted by Corky at 2024-11-17 03:03 PM | Reply

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-17 03:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

... voted this week to defy these and other court decisions ...

If they are just denying the court decisions, then I agree, they should not.

However, if they see, I'll call it, an opening in the court decisions that may allow them to count those ballots, then they should avail themselves of the Justice system to present their case that every vote should be counted.

A lot will depend upon the evidence they present to substantiate their decision to go forward.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-17 03:28 PM | Reply

I hate to break it to you but not everything is about Trump.

#3 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Only because Joe Biden is still POTUS. We get two more months of relative peace.

Starting Jan 20th (and possibly even before) it will be all about the Trumpy. All the time.

If Trumpy could have his way there would be only one channel. The Trumpy channel. Where everyone kisses his ample Trump 24/7/365.

Enjoy the upcoming freakin -------- you gleefully voted for.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-11-17 03:31 PM | Reply

neither of the 2 previous posters deny it.

tacitly approving of the law breakers.

and then the lecture begins....

---what a terrific encapsulation of what goes on here and around the leftist blog-a-shvt.

Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-11-17 02:21 PM | Reply

Where did I say that I supported this?? All I said was that I thought it was cute that Jeff is so worried about the rule of law after his support of Trump. Please do try again.

#9 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-17 03:31 PM | Reply

neither of the 2 previous posters deny it.

tacitly approving of the law breakers.

and then the lecture begins....

---what a terrific encapsulation of what goes on here and around the leftist blog-a-shvt.

Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-11-17 02:21 PM | Reply

Where did I say that I supported this?? All I said was that I thought it was cute that Jeff is so worried about the rule of law after his support of Trump. Please do try again.

#10 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-17 03:31 PM | Reply

"and then the lecture begins...."

The lecture? About how no man is above the law? Yeah those days are over my friend.

Don't ever say you were not warned.

If you are a minority (or woman) of any sort then YOU are not the "right kind" of American. And you never will be. Sorry.

Now. Enjoy the rotten fruits of your evil labors.

"I never thought leopards would eat MY face," sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-11-17 03:38 PM | Reply

Shrimpdick can't imagine Dems not supporting wrongdoers no matter which Party they are in.

He still thinks Menendez wasn't kicked down by Dems; that just doesn't compute for Trumpers, who can't think of anything they would kick Trump down for... sexual assault, criminal business practices, paying bribes, er, settlements, to women the week before an election.

Conspiring an Insurrection involving having the DOJ lie to the states for him, hence Gaetz now, so that never happens again. Sending a violent mob to the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power in this country using Fake Electors Ballots rather than the State Certified ones.

He could literally shoot Sdick dead on 5th Ave, or just give him some Jim Jones Quality koolaid... and Shrimpy would be fine with that because if Trump did it, it' OK.

Which is a Cult.

#12 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-17 03:41 PM | Reply

The comparison I made was apt... you just have never had an argument for why Trump's actions on and around J6 weren't illegal and disqualifying.

Posted by Corky at 2024-11-17 03:03 PM | Reply

It was so bad that Brandon and the DOJ couldn't figure out how to put him in prison for it.

#13 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-11-17 03:42 PM | Reply

All I said was that I thought it was cute that Jeff is so worried about the rule of law after his support of Trump. Please do try again.

POSTED BY LAURAMOHR

And you were absolutely right.

Except "cute" is not the word I would use.

Blatant hypocrisy fits much better.

But would you really expect anything less from the likes of DingaLing?

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-11-17 03:45 PM | Reply

#13

Marked... "Worst Retort Attempt FAIL!" Candidate, 2024.

That's like saying the police couldn't solve the murder, so it's the police's fault there was a murder.

You are an idiot who is blithering yet again. And some more. And then some more.

Trump getting elected obviously didn't make you any smarter. But then, we can't expect the impossible, eh?

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-17 03:48 PM | Reply

Ballwasher the stupid, vacuous little ---- remains a stupid, vacuous little ----.

#16 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-11-17 04:00 PM | Reply

And you were absolutely right.

Except "cute" is not the word I would use.

Blatant hypocrisy fits much better.

But would you really expect anything less from the likes of DingaLing?

Posted by donnerboy at 2024-11-17 03:45 PM | Reply

Sadly no I would not. He's an intellecually dishonest partisan hack job. SSDD

#17 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-17 04:06 PM | Reply

like I'm gonna take the word of any of you on anything ?

--and now your "sources" are also shvt.

GO BILLS !!

#18 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-11-17 05:19 PM | Reply

Freaking Alex Jones has more credibility than you cut and past lemming hacks.

and that "aint" much....

chuckle.....s

yeah I said GO BILLS !!!

#19 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-11-17 05:22 PM | Reply

Which is a Cult.

#12 | Posted by Corky

ah there it is.....I thought I had missed it.

do you get points for this stupid shvt?

contact these people....they've got money they can pay you..

but you'd have to post away from your DR "safe space".

come on buster....be a man and do it...

www.mediamatters.org

#20 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-11-17 05:34 PM | Reply

" Where did I say that I supported this??

#10 | POSTED BY LAURAMOHR AT 2024-11-17 03:31 PM | FLAG: "

It's nice to hear that you don't support this.

#21 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-11-17 05:47 PM | Reply

- be a man

Like you?

No, thanks.

I would never support a criminal traitor as Pres, no matter what party they belonged to.

#22 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-17 05:48 PM | Reply

It's nice to hear that you don't support this.

Posted by BellRinger at 2024-11-17 05:47 PM | Reply

I wished I could say the same for you regarding Trump's insurrection. Of course I am asking for too much. Right Jeff??

#23 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-17 05:49 PM | Reply

Considering that's a shared username by a half dozen trolls, you'll have to wait for "JeffJ" to log in as BullBringer in order to get a response from him.

#24 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-17 05:54 PM | Reply

@#24 ... you'll have to wait for "JeffJ" to log in as BullBringer ...

Back in the day when I ran a message forum, it was easy to spot that someone was using multiple aliases.

One of the things I noticed was that the transition to the first alternate alias seemed to be the more difficult leap to make.

Once that leap to the first alternate alias was done, then the third, fourth, fifth and subsequent aliases all seemed to be quick to follow.

Of course, back then, it was easy to spot that behavior. I let it occur from time to time to observe how it occurred.

Nowadays, I'll proffer that it may be more difficult to spot alternate aliases. But there are some ways that still work.

#25 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-17 07:03 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

#25 You should email RCADE (email address on the front page of the Retort) and offer him your superior knowledge and expertise on how to spot posters using multiple aliases.

#26 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2024-11-17 07:13 PM | Reply

@#26 ... You should email RCADE (email address on the front page of the Retort) and offer him your superior knowledge and expertise on how to spot posters using multiple aliases. ...

Superior knowledge? I never claimed that. That just seems to be yet another of the non-factual fantasies you seem to enjoy reveling within.

fwiw, I have often given RCade major kudos for how he runs this site.

I will state explicitly ... I've no problems or objections to how RCade runs this most august site.

So, what else yer got?

#27 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-17 07:31 PM | Reply

So, what else yer got?
#27 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

I wouldn't be too surprised to find out username GracieAmazed is a shared account as well.

#28 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-17 10:25 PM | Reply

@#28 ... I wouldn't be too surprised to find out username GracieAmazed is a shared account as well. ...

I'm not there.

Yet.

#29 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-17 10:42 PM | Reply

Dems being undemocratic; go figure....

#30 | Posted by MSgt at 2024-11-18 03:31 PM | Reply

Another dem motto is apparently: 'rules for thee, but not for me'.

#31 | Posted by MSgt at 2024-11-18 03:31 PM | Reply

I just need you to find 11,780 votes.

~ Putin's DNA receptacle ~

#32 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-11-18 03:37 PM | Reply