Here in Washington State we are still in the midst of an election. We have counted the votes for governor twice and Dino Rossi has won both times, despite the inclusion of suspect ballots in the second count. That isn’t good enough for his Democratic opponent, Christine Gregoire, or the state Democratic party. They have scraped together the money for a full-state hand recount with the help of a large donation from former Presidential candidate John Kerry. But that still isn’t good enough for them — they are now in the process of suing to allow more questionable ballots to be counted during this hand recount.

The State Supreme Court should be hearing this case just as quickly as they can don their black robes and weave their way to the courthouse. Instead some of them are participating in a mock trial of Chief Leschi, and won’t be able to make a ruling until Monday. Chief Leschi was a local Indian Chief who was hung over 140 years ago for ambushing a group of local settlers.

What seems more important to you? Making a key decision in an election that has already taken a month longer than it should have to decide, or participating in a meaningless show that doesn’t even have the authority to overturn Leschi’s conviction?