Michigan Halts Recount

Michigan Republicans celebrated a victory Wednesday after US District Judge Mark Goldsmith ruled that a statewide recount was unwarranted, effectively cementing a victory in the state for President-elect Donald Trump. Republicans argued that Stein had no authority to seek a recount due to her earning only 1 percent of the vote.

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While Goldsmith ruled against Stein, he did consider that, "the vulnerability of our system of voting poses the threat of a potentially devastating attack on the integrity of our election system," although he stressed that it did not justify a recount.

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Opponents [of the recount] were quick to explain that Michigan’s recount law does not exist in order to prove the legitimacy of the election but rather to contend the results.

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Stein’s attorneys argued that her involvement in the election entitled her to call for a recount. In addition, they also pointed to problems uncovered with their recount, such as in Detroit, where over 50 percent of the district’s votes were not counted for undisclosed reasons.

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Stein's attorneys have already appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court to have the earlier Court of Appeals decision overturned. Stein is also still able to pursue an appeal in the state Supreme Court over the district court judge’s ruling.

  RT

To be continued.