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e. House had initially claimed after the Tweet was published that the party “had the IP address” of the sender, but later admitted to the Colorado Statesman’s Ernest Luning that wasn’t true.
Steve House is a bumbling idiot. Not to late to resign, Steve, and let somebody competent save Colorado from disaster!
If House resigns, does that mean an unknown person is suing an unknown person?
Or does an invisible judge dismiss the case?
It takes one to know one…I've heard.
Yet House remains on the throne while Moddy barks from under the porch.
You need to be more specific in your language, Moddy. There is no 'Colorado disaster' other than my old Party. Colorado has one of the best economies in the nation despite the valiant efforts of the likes of you and yours.
"On April 19, the CRC sent e-mails to everyone who had at one point had access to the @cologop account asking that they identify themselves, but received no response, the lawsuit says."
LOL.
Don't expect House to answer his party's email. What a waste of money this smokescreen lawsuit is… and to protect the individuals who are very, very likely known to House. What a stupid PR ruse.
A pointless lawsuit. Even if they identify someone who used the party's Twitter account without permission, what are the damages sustained by the Republican Party. How would one quantify the damages? At the least the attorneys fees and costs involved can't be used to promote Republican candidates.
Do the attorneys still get paid in visible money?
How much is butt hurt worth? That is the question this lawsuit seeks to assess. Good on them for reminding everyone how much disarray the CO Repubs are truly in. A lot of folks wouldn't want to keep reminding the average Joe how truly f'd up their party was. It takes guts to stand up and proclaim how bad one is at managing an organization. That is the suicidal toilet flush few would dare to pull.
In fairness to the party, Twitter likely requires a court order to turn over information related to the source of any Tweet. Absent a criminal investigation or other government entity's involvement, the way to do that is by undertaking a civil suit. They'll likely have to get another order to compel information about the Tweeter from whatever internet service provider he/she/it used to send the missive.
Depending on the results from that second request, they may either narrow it down to a person, to a business they recognize (like a consultancy), or to the Starbucks or dive bar whose WiFi was being used by the offender (so, no use at all). We'll see.
I expect they'd be able to get at least the costs of investigating. If the use was without authorization, it is a crime, so that threat would help recover the money in a settlement. Of course, they'll probably be content with shaming whoever did it.
You may be correct, but Democrat Sen. Michael Bennet gains more from this great GOP distraction than anyone. And no, Bennet had nothing to do with the tweet – but his election bid just gained more even more traction thanks to House with his lawsuit expenditures and silly side show.
How apropos …
… a suit as pointless as the party what brung it.
This gives the term a "non-appearing party" an entirely new meaning….