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《Trump and Election Lawsuits- 續》
2020年11月22日
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上回提到,Trump團隊在PA州作出聲稱選舉舞弊案的起訴後,大所Porter Wright向法庭辭任,只剩下一間本地小所及已經有幾十年沒上過法庭的Rudy Giuliani去繼續代表Trump團隊。
法庭今天頒下該案裁決,不但撤銷了Trump團隊的訴訟,而且是很少見的dismissal with prejudice(撤銷且不得重新起訴)。
該案背景是Trump團隊及兩名公民(原告)在該案要求廢除PA州數以百萬計的選票。該兩名公民的郵寄選票沒有被計算,其中一人是因為他沒有把選票放在信封內的信封(郵寄選票是需要根據指示放在兩個信封內),而另一人的選票被拒絕的原因則不明。原告聲稱,PA州容許每個郡去自行決定是否採用notice-and-cure(也就是若郵寄選票有問題,有關部門會通知選民並讓其作出改正)的政策是違憲的,因為有些人可以憑此改正選票,有些人卻不可以。
法官的判決是,兩名公民原告的選票受到拒絕與被告(PA州務卿及各郡)根本沒有關係;原告向法庭作出的請求(廢除PA州選舉結果)並不構成原告所受損失(選票受到拒絕)的補償。換句話說,原告所要的結果根本不是要計算他們兩人的選票,而是想廢除六百八十萬人的投票權。另外,Trump團隊也沒有任何standing去作出起訴。法庭進一步解釋說,PA州容許每個郡自行決定是否採用notice-and-cure並非違憲,法庭也沒有權力去廢除任何一個人的選票、遑論數百萬人的選票。
法庭判詞的首段相當直接精采︰
//In this action, the Trump Campaign and the Individual Plaintiffs (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) seek to discard millions of votes legally cast by Pennsylvanians from all corners – from Greene County to Pike County, and everywhere in between. In other words, Plaintiffs ask this Court to disenfranchise almost seven million voters. This Court has been unable to find any case in which a plaintiff has sought such a drastic remedy in the contest of an election, in terms of the sheer volume of votes asked to be invalidated. One might expect that when seeking such a startling outcome, a plaintiff would come formidably armed with compelling legal arguments and factual proof of rampant corruption, such that this Court would have no option but to regrettably grant the proposed injunctive relief despite the impact it would have on such a large group of citizens. That has not happened. Instead, this Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence. In the United States of America, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter, let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state. Our people, laws, and institutions demand more. At bottom, Plaintiffs have failed to meet their burden to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Therefore, I grant Defendants’ motions and dismiss Plaintiffs’ action with prejudice.//
法庭判決原文︰https://www.courtlistener.com/....../gov.uscourts.pamd......
早前有報導指Rudy Giuliani向Trump團隊要求收取每天二萬美元的律師費。我不知道Trump團隊是否有同意,但如果是真的話,那這筆錢真的冤了。
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