Posted on 08/11/2004 6:47:44 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
The Texas Supreme Court today denied U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez's appeal for a rehearing in his elections lawsuit case after previously refusing to accept his case, saying it did not have jurisdiction.
The court's one-line order today seemingly ends any legal avenue Rodriguez can take in trying to hang onto his Congressional District 28 seat.
Rodriguez's Democratic opponent, Henry Cuellar of Laredo, has been the party's nominee since a recount shortly after the March 9 primary.
The seven-year incumbent congressman from San Antonio won the March 9 primary by 145 votes, then lost it to Cuellar in a recount, with most of the vote change coming from Cuellar's home region of Webb and Zapata counties.
A state district judge tossed Rodriguez's case, based on alleged voting irregularities, and the 4th Court of Appeals upheld that decision last month.
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Awwwwww.....!
It's deja vu all over again.
Is either of these scumbag Democrats the "good guy"?
Or is this just what happens.... When Corrupt Democrats Collide?
Good by ZERO you are dog meat.Hello Henry you better take notice if you win this election you are on borrowed time.
Hello Henry you better take notice if you win this election you are on borrowed time
I believe the little area around Seguin is the only Republican part of this Democrat district. The seat is Cuellar's for life unless he decides to run for higher office, which would probably be his forte.
Thanks..... I suspected as much but the statewides haven't been overwhelmingly democrat in 2000 or 2002 for the district.
Cuellar is kinda moderate.
Bush appointed him Sec of State in Texas abd he endorsed Bush in 2000 (although he's for Kerry now).
Rodriguez is an extreme leftist.
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