[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2016-12: LPKY SCOTUS Appeal

[Joshua Katz]

I vote no.

Joshua A. Katz
Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)

On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 4:19 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:

> I abstain on this one.
>
> Frankly, I don't feel I know enough to cast an educated vote.  Thank you,
> Ken, for the numerous links you provided to details about the case.  I read
> them and also looked at the linked briefs.  To a non-lawyer, Mr. Wiest
> seems to make pretty clear explanations of how outrageous the situation is,
> and seems to do a good job of debunking the counter-arguments.
>
> Just being right isn't always enough to make a particular case well suited
> for a SCOTUS appeal.  The potential side effects of a stupidly adverse
> ruling have to be considered.  Right now the court is missing one judge, so
> it is being fairly cautious about which cases it will accept because of the
> high potential for 4-4 ties.  Does that increase the chances that we'll
> spend money to no avail because the court won't take the case?
>
> Ken had suggested that perhaps we have a phone call with our legal
> advisors, but here we are at the end of the vote and we haven't had that
> conversation.  This is an example of what I said on a previous thread about
> the need to sometimes gather info prior to starting email ballots because
> the voting deadline comes whether or not you've received the information
> you wanted in the meantime.
>
> When he's giving us such a bargain, I doubt that Mr. Wiest is inclined to
> waste his own time and effort on a case he doesn't believe can effect
> change.  That thought alone almost pushes me to vote, but not quite.
>
> Without the minimum step of having a conversation with our legal counsel,
> I still feel like I'd be voting somewhat blindly, so I'm abstaining.
>
> -Alicia
>
>
>
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> On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>>
>>
>> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by October 5, 2016 at 11:59:59pm
>> Pacific time.*
>> *Co-Sponsors:*  Katz, Harlos, Redpath, Hayes
>>
>> *Motion:*  The LNC will allocate from Legal Offense $2000 to fund a
>> petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court in the Kentucky Ballot Access
>> case.
>>
>>
>> -Alicia
>>
>>
>
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