This doesn’t sound promising at all but I’m holding out hope:

PALM BEACH POST – A judge today denied U.S. Rep. Allen West‘s request that he order a recount of 37,379 ballots from early voting in St. Lucie County — effectively leaving the decision up to the county’s canvassing board, which meets today at 4 p.m.

Circuit Judge Dan Vaughn said he did not have the authority to order the recount, which West wanted after problems emerged in the counting of early votes on election night.

After West filed his complaint Tuesday in St. Lucie County circuit court, the canvassing board on Thursday scheduled a meeting for this afternoon to consider a full recount of early votes. …

Murphy attorney Gerald Richman said in court today that if the canvassing board orders a full recount of early votes this afternoon, the Murphy campaign will go to court to try to block it.

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UPDATE: Here is Allen West’s response to the court decision not to get involved. I’m still waiting to hear what the canvassing board has decided.

Regarding the 19th Judicial Circuit Court’s decision to deny a recount of absentee and early votes in St. Lucie County:

Patrick Murphy sent an army of lawyers to this hearing to argue that votes should not be counted accurately and fairly. Unfortunately, the court chose not to get involved. While we respect the court’s decision, we remain concerned the voters in St. Lucie County will not be able to havein the integrity of the electoral process and their right to a fair election, and will continue to pursue all legal options to ensure they do.

It became apparent today that Patrick Murphy has no interest in having a fair and accurate count of votes. We are dismayed that a man who clearly has no respect for the law suddenly wants to lecture others about it. Regarding the “rule of law,” the fact that the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections did not follow it is part of the reason we have found so many discrepancies with the votes.

It’s also clear Patrick Murphy has had such a good time with Nancy Pelosi pretending to be a congressman, he realizes a recount would likely derail his plans, and that’s why his lawyers promised a lawsuit if all votes are recounted fairly and accurately. It’s an interesting stance from a candidate who said he was the clear and outright winner. Further, it is curious that a so-called CPA would not be concerned that numbers simply don’t add up.




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129 comments
DebbyX
DebbyX

Well thanks, that was really depressing!

And not altogether accurate. The RNC is stupid, granted. But I don't see the new wave of Republicans caving to these particular groups of people. The economy cannot sustain the influx of illegal immigrants, so that one option is off the table.

Screw it, I'd rather go down letting these people know that I work for MYSELF and my family NOT THEM. Eventually, the whole system will collapse in on itself anyway.

jrt1031
jrt1031

The reason they wont let West pursue this is because if they find out there was fraud then it will open pandoras box and sweep across America. The dems cant afford to miss... they are living on borrowed time, and borrowed money.... I wish Mitt would help him out.

Jasmine Clark
Jasmine Clark

i like his response, he's not going to give up without fighting as much as he can.

jrt1031
jrt1031

IT is my opinon the the citizens of that county need to raise a hand to West and stand and petition the judicial system to get their vote counted. Its the people that should be fighting this fight not West.... Where are the citizens in all of this??? They all need to step forward for his cause. They know who they voted for and they should be the ones to make sure their vote was counted.

jrt1031
jrt1031

Keep fighting for the voice of America!! America is behind you all the way!

beezee777
beezee777

We can't Lose Allen West!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SKL53
SKL53

What's next...Benghazi...the MSM and WH in cohoots...never happened...THIS IS THE TWILIGHT ZONE!!!!!!!!!

SKL53
SKL53

THIS IS CRIMINAL!!!!!!!!!!!11

SKL53
SKL53

This is truly a CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! America get ready we are being taken over by the LEFTIST ALIENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stage9
stage9

liberalism = criminalism

notebene
notebene

Who wants to bet that Murphy's rich daddy has some connection with this judge? Murphy KNOWS that seat wasn't earned with votes, but bought by daddy and the Progressive regime. I hope Alan West stands strong and doesn't let this go...shame on the State of Florida and especially the GOP for allowing this entire "election" to be the sham that it has been! Don't bother holding one in 2016...Odumbo will have found a way to keep his power, just like his hero Chavez.

SKL53
SKL53

THESE JUDGES ARE IN THE TANK FOR THE COMMUNISTS in this country!!!! It has been taken over by the PROGRESSIVE judges who are in the tank for this administration! The question remains...how do you fight these PARASITES??????????????/

wtd
wtd

This judge claims he "didn't have the authority". Forgive my ignorance, but the 'excuse' sounds a whole lot like "didn't have standing" which is all too familiar to those who have challenged Obama's eligibility in the courts. At what point will this elasticity of the law finally snap?

FreeManWalking
FreeManWalking

GO Allen GO, He may be a bulldog that will not let this go until the votes receive a fair count.

sjmom
sjmom

Looks like the fix is in.

anyonebutbarry2012
anyonebutbarry2012

war on conservative men and women, war on white people ,.. what next.

we really can not afford to lose allen west. rather have one of him and boot all the rino's.

Betsey_Ross
Betsey_Ross

I don't think he will be lost. Send him money. Write letters. Make phone calls. Write to St. Lucie County. Harrass these people. Help him out. Complaining about it on a blog isn't going to help. Taking action will.

anyonebutbarry2012
anyonebutbarry2012

I have contacted my reps asking them to back west. Did that 2 days ago.

Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark

You lost Al, move on..I heard they LOVE you in Georgia!

NJK
NJK

Move on Jonathan. You're a useful idiot. You think your hero Hussein is going to provide for you? He's not. Go away, moocher.

K-Bob
K-Bob

You get to take your own advice. Move on. You're done here.

Jaels_Song
Jaels_Song

Allen West is loved and respected throughout the land. Apparently, with lesser men, perverting the electorate and placing a fraudulent Congressman into office is acceptable in America. With civic minded geniuses like Jonathon, it's no wonder our country is falling apart.

poljunkie
poljunkie

Col West said he wasnt interested in Georgia. "I'm not an NFL free agent" he said.

K-Bob
K-Bob

He wasn't being serious, he just wanted to do a drive-by.

poljunkie
poljunkie

Oh. Sorry K-B. Failure to communicate! :-)

Col West as Gov would be awesome. A nice little stepping stone to the Presidency someday !

K-Bob
K-Bob

I mean the goofball you were responding to. You are correct about West not wanting to leave Florida.

I'd like to see West in the Governor's chair in Florida.

poljunkie
poljunkie

Oh, ok. I just saw the headline and assumed he liked living in Florida.

marketcomp
marketcomp

Actually if that happens the country will lose a GREAT PATRIOT! And if also says that if you can get an inept and incompetent election supervisor in your district and cheat then you can steal the election. It must be difficult being you givin that you believe that cheating and not a winning ideology is the way to win!

FreeManWalking
FreeManWalking

I'm afraid if Mr. West does not have the ear of the legal system he sure will not have the ear of the canvassing board.

To put it in the sports analogy, our game has to be far enough better than our opponents to over come the referees too.

marketcomp
marketcomp

Hey, FYI Mark Levin is his friend! So I think his ear is closer to the legal system than you think my friend.

FreeManWalking
FreeManWalking

I was implying FRAUD with the canvassing board and the local judge working with the opposition.

I wasn't speaking to intelligence and competent advice that he has on his team.

Dodoforever Canspell
Dodoforever Canspell

"Murphy attorney Gerald Richman said in court today that if the canvassing board orders a full recount of early votes this afternoon, the Murphy campaign will go to court to try to block it"

Of course they will do everything under the sun to block it ... because they know Allen West is the true winner. How can this kind of blatant cheating and fraud happen in a country that's supposed to set an example of what true democracy represents? It's true what West said about Zimbabwe ... if everything possible is not done to have the recount, then America is akin to the kind of stuff going on in some of the worst democracy offending countries of the world. SHAME !!!

NJK
NJK

If the court says they don't have the authority to call for a recount, they don't have the authority to stop a recount.

911Infidel
911Infidel

Sometimes the answer is "yes". Sometimes "no". And sometimes "wait".Or to put it in Glenn Beck's terms, "sometimes God sucks". Then again, a righteous man once lost several bids for higher office. And one day he won....twice. Carter brought us Reagan. More pain is apparently needed before this damn country wises up. Some in America have decided to sow to the wind. Let them now reap the whirlwind.

Allen West may well be a man who reaches Reagan's pinacle of achievement.

"For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity." Prov 24:16

FreeManWalking
FreeManWalking

Or to put it in Glenn Beck's terms, "sometimes God sucks".

Reading that made me feel in GOOD company, knowing Beck only called me a Racist.

911Infidel
911Infidel

Yeah he told me to get lost when I caught his lie about Islam in his "iIconvienient Book." And then Inailed him on his poor knowledge of Christianity. So I said ta, ta, dropped my subscription and stopped listening to his radio program. I have no regrets.

911Infidel
911Infidel

Indeed. And his scholarship has been approved by many an ex-Muslim. Personally I prefer the Muslim sources. Reza Khalili, Ali Sina, MA Khan, Nonie Darwish. Amani Mustafa, and the rest of the articulate spokepeople at FFE and IslamWatch.

Translators like MEMRI, Raymond Ibrahim and Walid Shoebat are also keys to understanding Islam. Jihadwatch is certainly required reading if one is to understand Islam too; because it provides an aspect of Islam that only a former Muslim would understand.

ABNsat is also a great source of understanding and scholarship. I can't say enough good stuff about Sam Shamoun and Pastor Joseph. I like when they start delving into the Arabic. Its also a reason that I like Walid Shoebat and Raymond Ibrahim.

Now if only the talking heads would get a clue. I got it nailed. What's their problem?

Ah, they're just too PC. Yeah, that's the ticket all right.

Patriot077
Patriot077

Personally, I like Robert Spencer, among others, for a true understanding of that ideology.

911Infidel
911Infidel

He was hanging around Muslims who wanted to reform the Koran, so he went with their views on Allah and Mo instead of reading the material for himself. But he like Hannity and many other talking heads are still under the western dellusion that there are two Islams: One Radical and one peaceful. There is no such thing as two Islams. If the guy were as astute as he claims to be he would have bothered to study what Islamniacs say about their own crud. Such as PM Erdogen of Turkey who said "There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. That is a Western concept and is an insult to the religion. Islam is Islam and that's it".

Beck is an equal idiot when it comes to Christianity. He don't know squat.

Patriot077
Patriot077

Thanks for your reply. I don't know when he wrote that book but it sure isn't what he's been saying since I started listening to him. I wonder what gave him a more complete picture of that ideology. He's been preaching the concept of the Caliphate since the very beginning of the overthrow of Mubarek, so I feel certain he is now more enlightened.

911Infidel
911Infidel

"I have read the Koran and can tell you that I unequivocally believe that Islam is a religion of peace" That is a lie. He has also referred to Geert Wilders as a "facist".

Beck is so full of shite its pathetic.

Patriot077
Patriot077

I haven't read that book but would sincerely like to know what he said about Islam, which I think is our most serious threat. I've been a fan for a few years but don't necessarily agree with all his positions. I don't enjoy it at all when they go off the rails and get goofy.

911Infidel
911Infidel

He's too screwy at times. And I got a bunch of people to take a second look at him and they walked away too. That bogus lying quote from his book was the turning point for a lot of people that I know.

FreeManWalking
FreeManWalking

I dropped him when he made that comment and haven't looked back and had 6 months on my subscription, IMO he is no better than crissy mathews.

cathmom
cathmom

I am sorry, (well, really I am not) but this God sucks thing was in really really bad taste from Glenn Beck. I hope it does not keep getting repeated elsewhere, its just plain offensive.

911Infidel
911Infidel

I don't find it the least bit offensive. Reality is what it is. Through a person's lips might not say it. A person can't hide their heart from God. So, might as well be upfront about it; and speak the truth. Beats being lukewarm and being a hypocrite about it.

Constance
Constance

Saucer of milk there, kitty? Geez. Chill.

911Infidel
911Infidel

I didn't mention any names. I was alluding to a Scripture passage. Honesty is better than diversion and hidden truth. And this is a forum for people to express their opinions. I got mine, you got yours.

cathmom
cathmom

I am not a hypocrite and not accusing you of one. I understand your point but we are to be witnesses for Him and I believe statements like that make a bad example to those who could be easily influenced......that is why I said I hope it does not keep getting repeated. Its not a cool statement.