Ohio Recount Will Have to Wait
Yesterday, a federal judge denied a request by third-party presidential candidates who wanted to force a recount of Ohio ballots even before the official count was finished.
Judge James G. Carr in Toledo ruled that the candidates have a right under Ohio law to a recount, but he said it can wait. The judge wrote that he saw no reason to interfere with the final stages of Ohio's electoral process. Officials have said the results will be certified by Dec. 6.
The lawsuit by Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb and Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik had asked Carr to issue an order requiring Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell to immediately begin statewide recount of Nov. 2 voting results.
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And no doubt after the results are certified, the recount will be denied again on the grounds that the issue is moot.
I actually believe a majority of Ohio ballots were cast for George Bush, but when decisions like this come down, it calls into question the legitimacy of the entire process, displays contempt for the law, and gives ammunition to tin-foil hat wearing activists. "Activist judges" indeed.