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Bubzer

(4,211 posts)
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 03:36 PM Mar 2016

Sanders Voters in MA to Sue Bill Clinton for Trampling on Voting Rights

They are seeking delegates be awarded to Bernie.

The complaint draft: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/101031312/billclintoncomplaint.pdf

Invoking voting rights laws and precedents commonly cited in such cases, a group of Bernie Sanders supporters who voted for Sanders in the Massachusetts Primary on March 1st are confronting what they say was illegal campaigning by Bill Clinton on behalf of Hillary Clinton. On that Tuesday, known as "Super Tuesday," reports emerged, to the consternation of Sanders supporters, that Bill Clinton was illegally campaigning within 150 feet of polling stations during voting hours, in some cases walking inside the stations, all of which Massachusetts law expressly prohibits. Laws governing how close to a polling station one can campaign on voting days are similar in all 50 states.

A draft copy of a civil action posted in a Drop Box account states:
"On March 1st, “Super Tuesday” in the Massachusetts Democratic primary...Bill Clinton, did disenfranchise a large group of voters by diluting their votes through illegal campaign activity in and near polling stations. This disenfranchisement was deliberate, carefully crafted, and effective."
The voters contend that far more than being a nuisance and exhibiting thoughtless disregard for the law, Clinton's actions were:
"carefully and deliberately calibrated to impact the electoral battlefield in such a way that the entire course of future primaries was affected."

The lawsuit takes note that throughout the day of the Massachusetts primary, Clinton and Sanders were "neck and neck," according to NBC News, with Sanders at one point pulling ahead. Boston Patch reporter Alison Bauter wrote afterwards that Massachusetts was considered by some to be a "must-win" for Sanders, as any momentum he had might have had would be stopped by a loss there. In the end Clinton won seven out of 11 races in states which were voting on that day, with Sanders taking four.

The complaint states:
"Given the large number of “undecided” voters and the extremely narrow margin of victory for Hillary Clinton, there was sufficient fluidity in the race for Bill Clinton’s illegal electioneering to have made a significant impact, and to have reversed the verdict of the voters by handing victory to Clinton rather than to Sanders. With 100,00 undecided voters and a margin of victory of only 16,800 votes, it is eminently plausible that Bill Clinton impacted the final result.

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Sanders Voters in MA to Sue Bill Clinton for Trampling on Voting Rights (Original Post) Bubzer Mar 2016 OP
Well good - an ex-prez should know better. polichick Mar 2016 #1
He does know better, but he knows nothing will ever be done about it. in_cog_ni_to Mar 2016 #4
Cool Politicalboi Mar 2016 #2
k&r tk2kewl Mar 2016 #3
kinda irritated reading Politico crap on Huffpo PatrynXX Mar 2016 #5

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
4. He does know better, but he knows nothing will ever be done about it.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 04:03 PM
Mar 2016

Even with the lawsuit, nothing will come of it. TPTB never pay for their crimes.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
2. Cool
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 03:42 PM
Mar 2016

This IS what they deserve. Cheaters, the both of them. And if the law can't help, remember this come Nov. They cheated US not the GOP.

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
5. kinda irritated reading Politico crap on Huffpo
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 04:09 PM
Mar 2016

Politico is a Conservative site. not fictional news like Faux but a general Conservative site. So seeing a headline about Democrats call on Sanders to step aside I have to read it.. First name that pops up oh no not you. claire mccaskill a known conservative democrat hey okay all the names that pop up in that article are all known Conservadems. Yes we get it. Conservatives don't want Democrats to vote , just shut it until we are 70 % in. We aren't even 1/2 . Like anyone calling for him to step aside before even half of the states have voted yet should be impeached. It's that annoying. I know why they hate Bernie this much but they are shooting off their own legs. The only reason Bernie has made it this far is because how poorly Hillary has run her own Campaign. Bernie knows full well it never should have gotten this far. Like how bad is she that she's gotta use Bill to block people from voting And they think the hair piece is dangerous. Hey anyone is dangerous that blocks people from voting. So they voted for someone they don't want. Hey fine, but don't dump them. Same here. It's not on Bernie supporters to come back to Hillary, it's Hillary supporters to get us back when and if that time comes. Since most haven't voted yet. Right now his chances of winning remain rather high.

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