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Judge says DeLay 'withdrew': Statement may spell trouble for GOP
Houston Chronicle ^ | June 27, 2006 | Janet Elliott

Posted on 06/28/2006 3:49:28 PM PDT by AntiGuv

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To: MikeA
But I doubt he'd go to the trouble and expense of moving to Virginia if this were just a stunt.

So he was planning to do that all along? This proud Texas legislator was going to up and move to Virginia all along? Come on, man.

21 posted on 06/28/2006 4:05:03 PM PDT by Darkwolf377
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To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American

Bullseye. You called it deadnuts, IMO!


22 posted on 06/28/2006 4:07:43 PM PDT by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American

The Democrats needed to state a reason why they'd be harmed if DeLay were involuntarily removed from the ballot. This is a rare moment of actual candor from them.


23 posted on 06/28/2006 4:09:26 PM PDT by SolidSupplySide
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To: Darkwolf377
So he was planning to do that all along? This proud Texas legislator was going to up and move to Virginia all along? Come on, man.

How do you know he wasn't? Why quit congress to begin with? No one expected that either. Whatever his motivations, the fact remains he's not a resident of the district any longer and cannot run. "Stunt" or not, that's a fact. And it's far different than what went on in New Jersey with Torrecelli. No legal requirements were met in that case allowing Torrecelli to be removed from the ballot. A clearly politicized judge just disregarded election law and allowed it to happen. But the legal requirements of ineligibility have been met in this case REGARDLESS of what you want to assume lead up to it. Case closed.

24 posted on 06/28/2006 4:09:58 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting in November because you're pouting is a vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House)
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To: MikeA
Whatever his motivations, the fact remains he's not a resident of the district any longer and cannot run.

What is the basis in law for that statement?

25 posted on 06/28/2006 4:10:44 PM PDT by SolidSupplySide
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To: SolidSupplySide
Well that seems clear enough. No letter = no withdrawal. What is the law if the candidate is found ineligible for the office because he doesn't live in the district?
26 posted on 06/28/2006 4:12:27 PM PDT by pepperdog
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To: Darkwolf377
We denounced it when Toricelli and the Dems pulled something like this, so I hope we're going to live by our principles and not dance around and make excuses just because someone we like is doing it now.

lets get the facts straight.... Toricelli withdrew in September, after the legal deadline to replace someone on the ballot.
Due your research before you post ...Troll.

27 posted on 06/28/2006 4:12:53 PM PDT by fedupjohn (If we try to fight the war on terror with eyes shut + ears packed with wax, innocent people will die)
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To: pepperdog
What is the law if the candidate is found ineligible for the office because he doesn't live in the district?

Pan down on the election code to § 145.003. The problem is DeLay can run for election in Texas from any state in the union. He only has to be an inhabitant of Texas on election day. DeLay admitted at trial that he doesn't know where he'll live on election day.

28 posted on 06/28/2006 4:15:26 PM PDT by SolidSupplySide
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To: AntiGuv; Clintonfatigued; Torie; AuH2ORepublican
"The Republican judge..."

That's debatable. A REAL Republican judge would've thrown this nonsense out of his court faster than you can say "New Jersey."

29 posted on 06/28/2006 4:16:29 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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To: Darkwolf377
He should face up to reality and be honest. I thought Republicans were about honesty and integrity, but playing with the rules like this sure doesn't make him seem abny different from Toricelli, and I think you know what I mean, technical details aside.

What did Delay do that is so damn illegal? Is he breaking any laws? Is he a resident of Texas? No! Stop whining.

30 posted on 06/28/2006 4:19:56 PM PDT by Bommer (Attention illegals: Why don't you do the jobs we can't do? Like fix your own countries problems!)
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To: SolidSupplySide

Texas election law according to the defense in this cas.


31 posted on 06/28/2006 4:21:32 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting in November because you're pouting is a vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House)
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To: AntiGuv

"He also said he is registered to vote in Virginia, already voting in that state's recent primary "

That's interesting ... far as I know, the only primary in VA this month was for the Dems


32 posted on 06/28/2006 4:33:06 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Darkwolf377

nah, two different circumstances


33 posted on 06/28/2006 4:44:07 PM PDT by italianquaker (Democrats and media can't win elections at least they can win their phony polls.)
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To: EDINVA

It was for both parties. He recorded an automated message for a Republican running to challenge Jim Moran.


34 posted on 06/28/2006 4:44:24 PM PDT by HostileTerritory
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To: AntiGuv; Dog Gone
D.G. Just between you and me... What the he!! is goin on here??? I caught a whiff of some FReeper criticising Delay over stuff that Torecelli in N.J. pulled, trying to make some sort of screwy "moral equivalance" out of it!

I find NOTHING equivalent between ANY Democrat and Delay, let alone that criminal Torecelli in N.J. So please tell me that I'm right to be a little irritated on this.

35 posted on 06/28/2006 4:53:41 PM PDT by SierraWasp (California is MEXIFORNIA , MANANA!!! The European settlers suffer from GANG-GREEN, TODAY!!!)
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To: SierraWasp

You're right to be irritated. DeLay has played by the rules, and he has all along.

Freeper anger should be at the Democrats who manipulated the justice system to indict DeLay and are further attempting to use it to remove any Republican opposition in a district that clearly wants to vote Republican.

This particular judge who apparently calls himself a Republican hasn't ruled yet, but he's not the final word. The 5th Circuit will put an end to this nonsense.


36 posted on 06/28/2006 5:22:18 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: HostileTerritory

shows how much attention I paid ... I didn't get the first call to go out and vote, or hand out lit, so assumed it was only the Dems who had the primary.... that's what got all the attention.


37 posted on 06/28/2006 5:31:29 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Dog Gone; Paloma_55; Phil V.; Amerigomag; calcowgirl; NormsRevenge; dalereed
Thank you very, very much, Mr. Gone! I get so upset with those who turn on people like Delay, Lott, Dole and many others too numerous to remember, over all kinds of "perceived" disgressions, real or imagined.

The degree of "Self-Righteous Certitude" that springs up all over this site is particularly aggregious! In fact, it SUCKS, at times!!!

I'll admit a special soft spot in my heart for Delay because he, Dole and Jerry Lewis from So. CA could always be counted on to support Doolittle and I on our unfinished Auburn Dam to save CA's Capitol inhabitants from theirselves!!!

Plus, I just love the way he kicked their differentials all the way through his truncated career as "THE HAMMER!"

38 posted on 06/28/2006 8:19:39 PM PDT by SierraWasp (California is MEXIFORNIA , MANANA!!! The European settlers suffer from GANG-GREEN, TODAY!!!)
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To: SolidSupplySide
Whatever his motivations, the fact remains he's not a resident of the district any longer and cannot run.

What is the basis in law for that statement?

He has a Virignia drivers license. He is registered to vote in Virginia. He apparently voted in the primary there.

39 posted on 06/28/2006 10:07:49 PM PDT by Hillsdale Guy
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To: Candor7
Ask yourself what happens if DeLay is left on the ballot and he wins!!!!

Now, that could get interesting!

40 posted on 06/28/2006 10:10:03 PM PDT by Hillsdale Guy
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