Michigan AG files suit to end Jill Stein’s worthless recount

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Michigan AG files suit to end Jill Stein’s worthless recount

By Robert Laurie —— Bio and Archives December 2, 2016

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Jill Stein’s multi-state recount effort is, in a word, worthless. She’s admitted as much. There is no evidence of any systemic wrongdoing or errors in either the voting machines or the tabulation. Even proponents of the recount admit it won’t overturn any results. Yet, they press on with an expensive effort built upon nothing more than pretense, innuendo, and rumor.

Now, it seems Michigan’s Attorney General has had enough. He’s filed a lawsuit to halt the recount effort in his state.

From The Politico, a site where senior political correspondents allow campaigns to edit and approve their articles:

“Michigan voters rejected Stein’s candidacy by massive margins but her refusal to accept that state-verified result poses an expensive and risky threat to hard-working taxpayers and abuses the intent of Michigan law,” Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, a Republican, said. “We have asked the court to end the recount which Stein is pursuing in violation of Michigan laws that protect the integrity of our elections. It is inexcusable for Stein to put Michigan voters at risk of paying millions and potentially losing their voice in the Electoral College in the process.”

That only makes sense. Stein was little more than a joke candidate - one who famously lagged behind “Harambe” and “Deez Nutz” in the polls. As I mentioned above, Stein’s own remarks suggest that the effort is completely without merit.

Schuette’s lawsuit, filed on behalf of the state, asks the Michigan Board of Canvassers to reject Stein’s recount request on the grounds that Stein has acknowledged she has no evidence that fraud or widespread errors were committed. He also filed an emergency motion with the state Supreme Court to skip the Court of Appeals for immediate consideration.

“Jill Stein received fewer than 52,000 of the more than 4.7 million votes cast in Michigan’s election for President, yet she now alleges that she is an ‘aggrieved’ candidate and demands a recount that has no possibility of changing the result of that election,” the lawsuit states. “Although Stein had the ability to request a recount from the moment the polls closed on November 9, 2016, she waited an additional three weeks — until the last possible minute under Michigan law — to do so. And she demanded a hand recount, a process that cannot possibly be completed in time for Michigan to guarantee that its votes will be counted in the Electoral College, and a process that will cost Michigan taxpayers millions of dollars.”

The reality is that Jill Stein’s recount effort is probably designed to do two things. First, she’s trying to undermine the legitimacy of Trump’s win. They’re aware that they aren’t going to change anything. Trump is going to be President. But if they can damage him as he takes office, they’ll certainly take the opportunity.

Second, as Nate Silver points out, it’s looks an awful lot like an effort to bilk desperate left-wing donors out of one last little bit of cash.

Whatever the reason, it needs to end because - as Hillary famously said - the left’s refusal to accept the results of the election is “dangerous” and “horrifying.” Let’s hope Bill Schuette is successful.