Dino Rossi announced today that he would file a lawsuit asking the court to order a new election. The Rossi Campaign and the state GOP cited the discovery of instances in which felons and dead people voted, as well as a handful of double votes that took place. These are only a few of the many irregularities that have taken place in this election, most of which having occurred in King County.
While there is no question that we need a new election to determine the legitimate winner of this race, I believe the Rossi Campaign is going about this the wrong way. Instead of taking the issue to court, it would be more prudent to take the issue before the legislature, which can also order a new election. While the state legislature is controlled by Democrats, it is still a popularly elected body representative of the state and should be the one to decide the issue. If Democrats were to block a new election from taking place, than they and their party would have to face the consequences in the future. The right place to go to ask for a new election is the legislature, not the courts, even though there is little chance that Democrats there would authorize a new election. Sometimes doing the right thing means doing something that doesn't favor your own personal interest.
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