Jonathan Simon will appear for oral arguments being heard on Thursday, December 20th at 9 AM, at the US District Court, 445 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207.
He explains, “It is a lot less likely that I will be called upon to give an oral presentation per se; more likely that, if the court sees merit in or takes an interest in our brief, I may be asked questions about areas we have covered.”He’s confident in the merits of the HCPB position, “which I hope will prick the interest of the court.
"I think the sheer number of groups and individuals who have signed on will help in that regard… But a lot of it will be determined by the interests of the court and the parties.”
The brief (p.14) points out the most important interest - that the public be able to “see” the vote count:
Electronic voting machines have caused citizens to lose their ability to observe and oversee the voting process. For this reason the use of computers destroys the basis for legitimacy of elections and the elected government.
The loss of these integral aspects of the right to vote is in direct violation of the repeated pronouncements of the highest court in New York that the constitutional right to vote includes the right to "see" that one's vote was "given full force and effect." Deister v Wintermute, supra at 108.
Given the millions of voters whose interests are represented by the HCPB amicus team, a democratic election run by the people will again have its day in court.
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nice job, rady! you stitched together the various amici in a very clear manner. it's a very compelling case. everyone's eyes should be on this case. so much will come out of it, affecting 2008, NY, and beyond.
thank you!
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Joan Brunwasser (139 articles, 3425 quicklinks, 3 diaries, 598 comments)
on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 11:50:12 PM
that someone this talented and competent is working on what might be the single most important issue in restoring our democratic/republic to the hands of the people. Another gem of an article Rady Ananda.
We get back the vote, we cure a majority of our problems.
Now if we can only do something about the M$M...
If voting could cahnge things they'd make it illegal.
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Mr M (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 1436 comments)
on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 11:27:04 AM
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