[Sacajaweau]

Absurd ruling. I can see not posting at polling places but not being able to put out mailers??

[Carling]

The GOP can still put out mailers, right?

This is Foley's problem, and he caused this mess, so I can't argue with the state courts saying it isn't the state's problem. I say this regardless of the obvious dirty trick by the Dems in waiting to release this until after it was too late to replace Foley.

[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.

[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.