I pit Kris Kobach

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Justice hearing the case:

"Seems like the process of acknowledgment is “loosey-goosey”

It’s certainly relevant to the estoppel issue.

From the live tweets:

“Justice says Rickel letter says candidate was incapable of campaigning, not duties of the office.”

Apparently there were additional previous letters provided later that were not quite as favorable to Kobach’s case, and they had to concede that “substantial” compliance with the law was sufficient.

I said “not sure.”

I meant “not sure.”

As I explained in some detail above, I was trying to read the tea leaves. It’s very relevant to the estoppel issue. But my concern was that based on the court’s declaration of not needing the affidavits of what was said, it seemed possible to me that they weren’t going to permit argument of the estoppel issue.

Additional letters:

http://www.kscourts.org/Chad_Taylor_v_Kris_Kobach/Respondentssupplementalaffidavit.pdf

I’m confused by all that legal mumbo jumbo.

Me too, but the analysis that I’ve read today is all pretty much in agreement that Kobach is going to lose and his lawyer was roughed up today in court. Largely because the additional letters that they all of a sudden discovered and brought to court today, by some coincidence, had no semblance of the incapable statement that they were demanding from Taylor, but were somehow approved without issue.

That destroys Kobach’s case. Before these letters, I thought he’d win, but I was wrong.

Now he can :slight_smile:

And, as predicted, it changed my mind.

The Kansas Supreme Court has it now.

Quien es el mas maroon?

Kobloch, who went into this shitstorm without knowing, for sure and for certain, that each and every letter in question supports his premise wholly and without doubt? He didn’t send his staff scurrying so that he could review each and every one and be sure he wasn’t pulling his dick out before he knew?

Or Taylor, who sat there asking a very, very important question and took vague and non-committal gestures for an answer? Gestures!?! Da fuq?

The question has been asked, what is wrong with Kansas? We may have our answer.

Well, looks like adaher was 100% correct. I’ve never said that before. :wink: I think this thread is pretty good evidence that he’s not the Republican shill people accuse him of being, though.

Apparently, Kobach is anticipating losing, but has a fallback plan. If Taylor is removed, he is going to require the Democrats to put a replacement candidate in his place. Apparently, the law states that if a vacancy occurs after the primary, the party “shall” nominate a replacement rather than “may” and so he reads that as stating the Democrats are required to have a candidate.

Not sure how that can be done exactly.

The decision:

http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Opinions/opinions/SupCt/2014/20140918/112431.pdf

Taylor’s off the ballot.

They went with my argument about declaration by reference, it seems.

What do I win?

Nomination as the Kansas Democratic candidate for Senate. :smiley:

Under normal circumstances, I think Kobach’s next move would be to attempt to force the Kansas Democratic executive committee to name a replacement candidate. If it’s true (as he claimed, according to the decision) that ballots have to be printed tomorrow, there’s no time for that.

It’s possible they could just put “Democratic Candidate” in the name spot, and I guarantee it would get at least 20% of the vote.

Which would likely see Kobach on the losing side of another lawsuit pertaining to the same exact race. IMO he should cut his losses, STFU, and just let the election happen.