Fla. 16 GOP Can’t Mention Negron at Polls, Court Rules (Foley alert)

CQ Politics ^ | Oct. 18, 2006 | Rachel Kapochunas

[samantha]

Are you in the 16CD? Or are you in one of the adjacent Counties? I will know a lot more tomorrow after Joe Negron's team comes to town.

[VeniVidiVici]

Second Judicial Circuit Judge Janet E. Ferris ruled that a state-run information campaign to inform voters about what critics argue was an internal Republican Party foulup would do “irreparable injury” to Democratic nominee Tim Mahoney and his supporters.

Well, so the Dimwits shopped for a judge and got one who could care less that they are partisan Democrat.

Isn't there a way to get this judge tossed in jail?

[Schwaeky]

Rats make me want to barf.. I'll never vote for a Rat for so much as Dog Catcher....

[lastchance]

I know. The Dems just can not stand the idea of informing the voters. They also can not stand requiring voters to prove they are legally entitled to vote.
Guess the Dems count on ignorance and illegal voting to win. Sounds about right.

[LRS]

What I am wondering, is whether or not the appelatte court ever issued an opinion in the case, or, if the appeal was withdrawn. If the court overturned her ruling, then she has a way out of this decision (or, so I suppose.)

[lastchance]

If I read the article correctly it is only State Election officials who are barred from sending out mailers. The State GOP can still send out mailers. Not sure about the notices.

[Carling]

Well, it's funny you mention Newt, because he's the reason I became a hardcore GOP backer while in college. Rove runs campaigns on tricks; he's really no different than a Dem except typically his candidates have reason on their side.

I agree with you completely. FIGHT BACK, DAMN IT. Point out the opponents' weaknesses as opposed to playing counter-punch all of the time.

[EDINVA]

with all the attention the Foley story has gotten, I can't believe there's a voter in the district who doesn't understand the replacement

[daler]

I think it works something like this:

If your name is Delay, you're a Republican, and you resign your seat in Texas under a cloud, your name has to stay on the ballot with the loss of the seat a virtual certainty.

If your name is Foley, you're a Republican, and you resign your seat in Florida under a cloud., your name has to stay on the ballot with the loss of the seat a virtual certainty.

If your name is Torricelli, you're a Democrat, and you resign your seat in New Jersey under a cloud, you get to pick a replacement (a former senator), put his name on the ballot, and run ads and send out flyers pointing out the fact that there's a new, very familiar name on the ballot with retention of the seat a virtual certainty.

Such is life in 21st century America.

Get used to it.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Yep...we've got until November 7th to get it settled.

[LRS]

To complete my earlier thought, on the other hand, if the appelatte court never made a ruling in the 2004 case, then break out the tar and feathers for Judge Ferris...

[ZOOKER]

bump for tomorrow

[LRS]

Note to myself: don't be playing lawyer after midnight.

Of course, while the 2004 case that Ferris heard, and this Foley replacement case are similar, Ferris is ruling on 2 separate issues. Her and her defenders will justify her biased rulings this way.

However, her contradictions should be politically damning, and I hope they are shoved down her biased throat when she runs for reelection, assuming that some one actually runs against her the next time (I believe I saw somewhere that she ran unopposed the last time)...

[Paladin2]

THANKS! One of the major benefits of the web is access to ariginal documents (bypassing the media spin and smoke and mirrors).

The ruling is highly politically biased as the plaintiff has no standing in the state governemnt compared to the SoSFL. If the judge had an issue, he should have remanded the issue to the State legislature while allowing the State executive branch to do its constitutionally appointed duties to run the elections.

[Yomin Postelnik]

Glad to hear it. This is so crazy. All we need to do is remind voters that Dems want to raise taxes on the lowest income earners by 50% - not a word from the White House.

There are reasons that informed voters have gone GOP for 12 years and nationally for much longer. Let's articulate those reasons.

I sure hope Newt comes back. He's the only one making sense. Take a look at his Human Events column.

[Stajack]

Who appointed Judge Ferris? When did she assume duties on the Florida 2d Circuit?

[windchime]

"Yep...we've got until November 7th to get it settled."

Problem:

Early voting begins Monday, October 23

[ClaireSolt]

I am nearby in WPB.

[luckycin]

WE WILL BE A HUNDRED FEET FROM THE POLLS IN MARTIN COUNTY,MOST ALL PHONE CALLS WE HAVE MADE THE VOTERS KNOW TO VOTE FOLEY FOR NEGRON.

[marajade]

"Only democrats and queer republican are morons."

I don't think that Foley was a moron. They can't find where he did anything illegal. Foley was only guilty of bad judgment.