Posted on 01/24/2011 10:10:19 AM PST by John W
Rahm Emanuel's residency fight just took a turn for the worse.
The Illinois Appellate Court ruled 2-1 to overturn a Chicago Board of Elections decision to allow Rahm Emanuel on the mayoral ballot.
Rahm's Attorney Kevin Forde says "its a surprise."
More to come. Check back for details.
It’s a joke to think he’s not eligible to be mayor of Chicago.No, it's the law.
It's clear that he relocated to D.C., and that he was not a Chicago resident during the legally required period.
It's very unfortunate for him that Mayor Daley decided to resign now, but that doesn't change the law.
Does my heart good to see Rahm knocked off the ballot. He can always go back to ballet dancing!
All this means is a shift in campaign slogan.
“Emanuel: easier to spell than Murkowski”
He’ll still run and he’ll still win. This is Chicago we’re talking about, after all.
That’s the Chicago Way...You don’t beat you’re oppisition by debating issues you take them out in the Court House or in the Media. Glad to see Rahm get a taste of his own meds..... Still I think they will find a crooked way for him to run...(With Barry in the White House and all the Campaign $$ Rahm has they will threaten or bribe the right people..Like Pablo Escobars saying Plato or Plano.(Silver or Lead!)
“I wonder how it feels to be Obama’ed?”
I think Rahm would love to be Chicago’s mayor. OTOH, I think his departure had 2 motivations. The first was to exit a loser administration before the SHTF. Mission accomplished. If he’s foreclosed from becoming mayor this time around, I think he’s arrogant enough to believe this isn’t his last shot either. The guy’s only 51 years old. Look at Jerry Brown: he just got elected governor of CA at age 72. Anyone think the next mayor of Chicago is going to last anywhere near 21 years? I sure don’t.
Chicago Democrats have long memories.
Rahm’s Attorney Kevin Forde says “its a surprise.”
It was “UNEXPECTED!”
FU Deadfish
Maybe he can come up with a certificate of some sort?
I love it when the leftists lose out!
WIll it be appealed further?
Likely, the left loves judge shopping.
I mean the law of residncey doesn't count, it goes against political correctness.
OR
Or Obama just screwed another Jew.
>t’s a joke to think he’s not eligible to be mayor
LOL The truth - or the Law in this case - will set you free from that delusion.
Battle within the Machine.
He had no legal residence in the city during the time you are required to in order to be eligible. He had rented out his house and his attorneys said that should count because they had a couple boxes of things in storage there.
The case will go to the state Supreme Court so who knows.
TWITTER from “Eff Chuck Todd”:
chucktodd Chairman of Chicago Board of Elections has given go-ahead to start printing mayoral ballots withOUT Rahm’s name.
I agree with you 90%, and have some sympathy for the guy in this particular situation. Born and raised and lived there all his life, only to leave to serve the President. Seems unfair on the surface. However the law reads differently, apparently.
Maybe if he didn’t rent out his house, he might have been spared. Not sure of all the facts e.g. did he change his license and/or bills, tax forms, pay taxes as a resident etc., and was that a factor in the decision?
I don’t know if White House jobs come with a housing allowance or not. If they do, then he could have/should have kept his Chicago residence as his permanent residence and simply used the housing allowance to rent a small apartment in DC like so many congressman, Senators and their aides do. If he received a housing allowance but decided to rent his home anyway, then I support the ruling 100%. Sure, economically it makes sense to rent out a house you aren’t going to use - but that establishes state of mind. By renting out his home on a long term lease he is essentially giving up his residence and, ergo, his residency. Only when he decided to run for office did he rush back to “rent” a new place. Again, it establishes state of mind - he himself believed he wasn’t a resident because he had to quickly rent a new place in the city.
It would be ironic if he got a housing allowance and blew his shot at the mayors office (and perhaps someday a Senate seat or other high office) simply because he preferred to have the rental income.
Gary Chico is the best option of the bunch that’s left: pro life candidate who is endorsed by the Chicago Police, and he is also the only candidate who has promised to lower taxes.
YAH HOOOOOOO!
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