Posted on 01/17/2008 11:27:45 AM PST by Timeout
ust minutes ago, District Court Judge James Mahan rejected the lawsuit that contested the nine at-large Strip caucus sites.
He cited case law that “recognizes the parties have the right to determine how to apportion delegates.”
Attorney Mark Ferrario for the state teachers’ union and five party activists who brought the lawsuit said he didn’t know whether they would appeal, but “probably not.”
Hey Doug! Is there anything you can do with “Purple Rage”?
Yesssssssss!!! I hope this will help Obama.
Who else gets to do this? It’s inconvenient for EVERYONE to have to get off work and go vote. So what is so unique about these casino workers that provisions are made so they can vote at their place of employment?
It only pertains to political party caucus activity. Polling places remain unaffected.
The casinos are the life of the city, doubly so in the evening. Since Nevada has a caucus, the workers can't just run to the polls for a few minutes before or after work or vote absentee.
I love it that this rule was pushed through by the Clinton controlled state democratic committee when she expected to walk to her nomination on rose petals.
IMHO, holding a caucus in the home territory of one union is a bad idea, but I agree with the judge the parties ought to be free of court interference in apportioning their delegates.
For one thing they work on Sat., unlike many jobs, but more importantly the democratic party of Nevada set up this arrangement, unanimously. Whether or not its rationale holds water doesn’t matter, its too late to change the rules everyone agreed to. This was a huge mistake by the Clintons because it pissed off the culinary union, pissed off the netroots, pissed off a number of undecided Ds, and they achieved nothing. A bit desperate this was, and Clinton fingerprints are all over it.
They not only lost the suit, they:
-—P’d off the unions
-—P’d off the state/national parties
and
-—P’d off their voters
Even their MSM buddies wouldn’t carry their water on this one. Every article I read said something like, “The suit was brought by the teachers union-—close allies with Hillary Clinton”.
That picture could be him realizing he’s lost that magic touch!
It was the liberal Democrats that came up with the idea....so it would only make sense to them....somehow.
:)
The pic was taken in a bbq joint in Oakland yesterday, he was there to pump up support for Hillary and her health care plan.. but then he got grilled by a local reporter ..
He should have stuck with a pizza parlor or a McDonalds. instead. ;-)
Obama is in town today.. oh joy. I was thinking of driving by, but why bother.. his damn ads are all over here as is.
IOW, they have not yet received their next set of marching orders from Clinton, Inc.
Why should the Pubbies be the only ones with a brokered convention? (And Las Vegas is known for catalyzing conventions!)
Now the vote is conviently under the eyes of the union bosses. This is not the first decision the Dems have made to make sure votes are monitored by the unions.
Answer to Bill’s defense of the suit ... “The Nevada party set up the system, everyone had input, it was voted on ... is this an example of the executive prowess of the democRATic party? Can we expect the same buyer’s remorse for Hillarycare when people figure out what they enacted that sounded sooooo good at the time?”
>>Go John Edwards!
Don’t even whisper that. You don’t want to wish any traction on the person featured in this mensvogue slideshow.
http://www.mensvogue.com/business/slideshows/2007/06/john_edwards
Because if 2008’s election ever becomes the Clash of the Ken Dolls, he might beat ours. :(
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