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2006-08-04 Home Front: Politix

DeLay's Name to Stay on Texas Ballot, Court Rules

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The good people of Texas should inflict high speed pain on 2 judges and one prosecutor. That would send a message from all Americans, to all assholes who would phalk with the election process. Hands off, or die young.

Posted by wxjames 2006-08-04 09:10|| 2006-08-04 09:10|| Front Page Top

#2 It's just politix, which in Texas is fairly hardball. That's how DeLay was cornered and forced to drop out.

Texans aren't going to take to the streets to tar and feather Benavides and the Publicans will either run DeLay and win or run him and accept the loss as a tradeoff -- they succeeded with the redistricting on balance.

Bumping off judges, even the ones you don't like, is maybe acceptable politix in Baghdad, but it's not here. Let the party handle it.

Posted by Fred 2006-08-04 09:53|| 2006-08-04 09:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, he should stay on the ballot, since he didn't bother to resign in time. This is the same thing that happened 2 yearz ago with Torricelli and Lautenburg. The difference is that New Joizy, being Democrat, is far more corrupt and will break any law to make sure they keep power.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-08-04 10:31|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-08-04 10:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Didn't DeLay ask to be removed from the ballot because he was an ineligible candidate, having officially 'moved' to Washington? As such, if he was to win re-election would he not be ineligible to serve? I would think he does not even have enough time before the election to re-establish Sugarland as his legal residence. What happens if an ineligible candidate wins? Does the governor appoint a replacement? Do they hold a special election? Does the second-place finisher get the office?

Posted by glenmore">glenmore 2006-08-04 12:15|| 2006-08-04 12:15|| Front Page Top

#5 The Dems reaped what they sowed.......

snicker

Posted by Mullah Richard 2006-08-04 13:04|| 2006-08-04 13:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Somewhere, the ghost of "Landslide Lyndon" is chuckling...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-08-04 17:39|| 2006-08-04 17:39|| Front Page Top

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