The Rush-em', Rush-em', Rush-em', Hoax.
Are the lizards of Lynchburg back with a new con- rush the courts for a stay of the law accomodating voters in order to fix a convention? OPINION
You have likely heard about or seen the lawsuit filed on behalf of Lynchburg by none other than Bob Good's puppet master, Rick Boyer. The suit claims disenfranchisement because the current law fails to protect the plaintiff's First Amendment right to vote. I believe this is an attack by the 5th District gang, whose motto is 'Keep it small, keep it all.' I’ll call it the Writ of Fixicata- a runt of a Russia, Russia, Russia hoax- right out of the Never-Trumper lawfare playbook.
The actual intent of this suit, in my opinion, is to disenfranchise the majority of Republican voters in a desperate power play to bypass the new level playing-field rules for selecting a nominee and, in particular, a Convention, to preempt the will of the voters of the 5th Congressional District. The lawsuit never articulates why the plaintiffs cannot comply with the current law.
A BOY NAMED SUE.
Lawyer Boyer, you may recall, recruited Good to run against Denver Riggleman, who, like Good, claimed to be a conservative but merely mouthed the words. The difference between Good and Riggleman is that, at least, he believes a few things he reads off conservative scripts, but unlike Riggleman, he had no idea how to get a bill passed into law. Riggleman married queers; Good queered the conservative agenda by doing nothing for four years except provide cash flow for the local CONsultant class and a prophecy delusion for his Dominionist friends. This lawsuit has all the rhetorical victim markers of the Democrat Left, who the suit claims vote in Republican Primaries (stole Bob's seat).
They are desperate to repeal the new law, which they scapegoat for their incompetence in running Bob's loser campaign.
Has Boyer filed the lawsuit in hopes of bringing back the ‘Good’ old days when the gang manipulated conventions to thwart the voters’ will? All his pals in various local Republican Units—the ones that signed the letter demanding Donald Trump reverse his endorsement of John McGuire—are furiously posting its salvific merits in Republican Facebook Groups, just like MSNBC, CNN, ABC, do with similar victim-esque talking points.
They are running this ploy during a crucial election cycle, and the distraction might cost us the Governor's race so Bob can be their meal ticket again.
Rush-em’, Rush-em’, Rush-em’: Rush the judges into a Stay.
The apparent strategy is straight out of left field: claim disenfranchisement, file multiple slightly different lawsuits, obfuscate the issue, and confuse a judge who will hopefully impose a stay long enough to allow a convention without having to enfranchise Republican voters —you know, the ones who voted Bob out.
The law challenged in the suit does NOT prohibit CONventions; it only maintains that five categories of voters must have access, and access is what Team Good must suppress: claim disenfranchisement to disenfranchise the rank and file. They don’t want you or me showing up, because every time we do, they’re swampy Never-Trumper candidates lose.
The CONsultants want the CONventions back; it's their meal ticket. Manipulating the Court for a Stay makes sense because it is an easier win than getting the law struck down. A court could rule on it in time for the upcoming congressional cycle and temporarily restore the delegate bottleneck without being encumbered by pesky Republican primary voters or protections these people despise. If it fails in the long run, who cares? They got what they wanted.
The scam is right out of the Democrat playbook: play victim, hide your real agenda, and employ Lawfare. All this is creating division and distraction during the gubernatorial cycle that will impact the Republican Party in November. We face a very difficult battle to flip the State Red, and these people are the “burn It Down bunch! They don’t care. To hell with Republicans, these people want their power back.
All Team Good is promoting this monstrosity: the Boyers, Bonnie and Clyde, Wavery Woods, and Rick Buchanan, sharing this scam on social media, all claiming that the lawsuit somehow benefits the people it intends to exclude from the process. All of these players are or have close ties to Never-Trumpers. And all want a return to the days when they controlled the outcome of CONventions at the expense of the participation of Republican voters through primary voting.
CONtradictions:
Background: For clarity, the new law in question allows five categories of voters who cannot attend in person to participate, including students away from home, those outside the country, individuals with disabilities, those with communicable diseases, and military personnel.
THE PLOY:
Veronica Bratton, Bob Good's handpicked chair of the Lynchburg City Republican Committee and plaintiff in the lawsuit, claims the new law violates her First Amendment rights because they cannot comply. As stated above, she never says why!
The suit has 29 pages of mostly smoke-and-mirror issues to obscure its Republican voter suppression agenda, from “Baptists” to “Buddhists!” I'll take this opportunity to ask Lawyer Boyer and the plaintiffs: Where in your lawsuit do you show that the law cannot be complied with? Show me, I’ll print it.
But this isn't about First Amendment rights; it's about overturning a law that helps voters have the opportunity to vote. Voters who mostly didn't vote for Bob Good. The lawsuit never points out why they cannot comply. They gaslight the law as a Convention ban, but it is no such thing. It doesn't prohibit any method of nomination, including conventions; it ensures people have a reasonable opportunity to vote. It doesn't mandate how that must be accomplished. The Republican Party Plan already requires military absentee ballots as necessary. So what is the problem?
DUPLICITY.
Veronica Bratton has established the law doesn't disenfranchise her because she claimed in a 5th District email to Rich Anderson that Lynchburg has developed a extensive absentee ballot program."
Conventions are not prohibited; the issue is only accommodating voters. A Stay of the Law would preempt that accommodation, and Good's hirelings could run a convention scam without facing a lawsuit for disenfranchising the five categories mentioned —a thing they were warned about, that RPV would not back them up if they were sued; they would be on their own!
Bratton wanted a Firehouse primary to nominate City Council candidates. CA Jason Myares said okay, but she still has to provide accommodation for the five categories, and Bratton claimed she could do that (see below). So, why file a Lawsuit against accommodating the five categories in the new law when Bratton clearly said she could accommodate them because she has a "robust absentee ballot program"?
Their lawsuit claims that requiring the five categories for conventions bans their free speech and free association and encourages Democrats to cross-vote in primaries. But this is untrue. The law does nothing of the sort. Again, it maintains that a nomination process cannot disenfranchise voters (the grassroots complaint about the rampant manipulation of conventions) within the five categories. We have a process to weed out Democrats at the Firehouse and regular primaries, which works. The problem is not what the suit maintains- the problem is they have a shitty candidate that can only win by manipulating voters through an exclusitory Convention which is exactly what the Democrats do.
The lawsuit is utter gobbledegook. 29 pages of coma-inducing nonsense.
Veronica claims the law violates her civil rights, but the reality is that the plaintiffs are the ones seeking to violate the civil rights of the five categories the law sets out to protect.
The last thing this cabal wants is the will of the people prevailing, and their lawsuit looks like a workaround of First Amendment rights. Because they cannot show why they cannot comply, a rational person must conclude that the suit is not about the First Amendment or prohibiting conventions. It's about the desire to control who gets to vote. The only thing that makes sense here is that the plaintiffs are scheming for a court-ordered stay to run a convention without being encumbered by including Republicans they cannot control, to reinstall Bob Good, because he cannot win in a primary. Their only solution is to keep voters away.
This lawsuit is a colossal projection from people who have made a living at controlling and limiting who votes.
Excerpt of Letter Sent To Five and Dime From Bratton to Rich Anderson:
Rich,
Lynchburg has created an extensive absentee ballot program. We were planning to send it to Chris [Marston] for review when his email came through.
We have reviewed it with the Registrar and staff to see if there was anything we are missing. We made it as close to the state process as possible with the difference being the party is able to ensure Republicans are voting for the Republican nominees.
The Doctrine of Keep it All, Keep it Small. A Recap:
The suit blows smoke about Democrats and Buddhists and implies the law bans Bratton and others from holding conventions because they cannot comply with said law, which mandates voter protections. This is patently false and a gimmick.
The suit never clarifies why the plaintiffs cannot comply with the law or how it follows that they are disenfranchised. It certainly doesn't point out the apparent motive of attempting to disenfranchise the Republican Rank and file. Team Good can't win a fair fight. They have to exclude as many people as possible by eliminating opposing delegates, manipulating venues, and holding conventions during working hours - all the tricks they love so dearly to keep it small and keep it all.
The suit doesn’t explain why they can't accommodate the five categories, especially when Veronica says she has a “robust absentee system.”
What do I believe is the real agenda for getting the law stayed and holding a convention at the expense of working and busy Republicans who are excluded from conventions by time and distance? It’s the only possible way to grab the seat away from McGuire and get back their power.
Bob lost his reelection bid, the recounts, Trump's endorsement, and an interview with CNN, among many other losses. You'd think Bob had had enough of losing. But like a cold sore, he keeps coming back. He's making the rounds with B and C-grade talking heads, trying to remain 'visible.'
Now we know why- Team Bob has a plan.
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