[statecom] short defense Re: From the Co-Chairs Re: Legal Opinion

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

Dan had asked about a legal opinion - Dan has in no way been involved in the 
Minority Opinion.   He vetted the questions. So there were no sides to this.

The documents the lawyer was given (as listed in his opinion - remember he is 
a sworn officer of the court even if he is giving us an internal opinion to 
our party - he is legally liable for accurately reflecting the facts):
Bylaws
Presidential Plan
Delegate Selection Plan
The questions asked by the co-chairs to Tassinari and her reply (the link to 
Merelice's posting of her reply)

And then he wanted the statements by Brown, Ball & Nader - which I gave him 
the links to these as they were posted on their websites and the transcript of 
Nader's announcement interview posted on the television's website.   And the 
link to the email Jim posted from the guy from Nader's campaign.

Remember, this is an elections lawyer who was executive director of a 
non-profit Nader started.   No sides taken...   Grace


In a message dated 5/30/08 6:31:04 PM, yen.yarden at verizon.net writes:


> To have issued the opinion that I read the lawyer must have had much 
> more to go on than "all of the relevant documents."
> I am still waiting to find out from someone who can read better than I 
> am able what the relevance of "Massachusetts
> election law, G. L. c. 53, Sections 13, 14 and 15" is to any questions 
> asked of the lawyer in question.  Have any members of the A Minority 
> Opinion faction read the sections cited?  To what might have the 
> lawyer been referring.  If I were seeking legal advice in the course 
> of seeking consensus, I certainly would invite someone of opposing 
> views to the consultation.  Seeking consensus according to some 
> proponents includes having access to the same information.  'Seeking 
> consensus' should never be a cover for intrigues in hegemonic quarrels.
> Elie Yarden
> MRGRA
> 
> On May 30, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Merelice wrote:
> 
> > On 5/26/08, Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com <Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >> The lawyer who issued this opinion had all of the relevant 
> >> documents (unlike
> >> merelice implies- .....
> >>
> >> The questions sent to the Head of the Elections Divission were 
> >> *not* in fact
> >> agreed to by adcom.....
> >
> >
> > Grace has a courteous way of calling me a liar. I stand by my 
> > comments.
> >
> > Merelice
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