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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: AntiGuv
Its funny.... the Democrats got Ronnie Earle to boot DeLay and now they want keep him in Sugar Land! They must really miss him or be desperate they can't use him to turn off voters to continued GOP control of Congress. No wonder they want to keep on the ballot despite the fact he no longer lives in Texas!
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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06/28/2006 10:15:09 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
The judge has to force DeLay to run even though he's no longer a candidate! From the Democrats' way of looking at things, its amazing how much they need this guy. You know, they should have thought of that before that sicced Earle on him. Its called the law of unintended consequences and now the chickens are coming home to roost.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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06/28/2006 10:18:45 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Darkwolf377
He resigned from Congress. DeLay is now resident of and a citizen of the State Of Virginia. DeLay's not playing political games. The Democrats are and since when do they get to decide who the Republicans want to choose as a replacement candidate? Quite frankly, our internal party affairs are none of their damn business!
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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06/28/2006 10:22:17 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: AntiGuv
Seems like the judge has declared his affiliation with the Democrats.
When he rejects a legal and "presumed honest" statement by DeLay that he has moved, and is therefore ineligible and turns that into a "withdrawal" which is a formal action that requires a formal document....
The judge will lose. If DeLay did not file a formal withdrawal, then he did not resign.
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06/29/2006 6:20:20 AM PDT
by
Paloma_55
(I may be a hateful bigot, but I still love you)
To: MikeA
Texas election law according to the defense in this cas. The law is pretty clear. States may not add qualifications for members of Congress. Remember when Arkansas tried to add term limits?
The Texas Election Code cannot add to the qualifications of members of Congress. You have to go to the Constitution to find the qualifications. Nothing prohibits a Virginia resident from running for Congress in Texas as long as that Virginia resident becomes an inhabitant of Texas by election day.
To: Hillsdale Guy
He has a Virignia drivers license. He is registered to vote in Virginia. He apparently voted in the primary there. According to the Constitution, that doesn't prohibit him for running for Congress in Texas. He just has to get here (Texas) by election day.
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