CUE "IF I HAD A HAMMER" --TEXAS REPUBLICANS LEFT WITH NO CANDIDATE
Court Ruled on Texas GOP filling "The Hammer's" Spot. Made to order GOP district, but no GOP candidate. Wonder if the faithful still love His Hammerness now that his gambits have left them with no representation.
Somewhere, Martin Frost is smiling.
Lawrence O'Brien once said "There are no final victories in politics." Why is it so difficult for folks to keep that in mind?
posted by UMRBlog @ 22:30
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They will most likely have a candidate. Republicans appear to have three choices:
(1) DeLay may run for office again (then potentially resign, allowing the governor to call a special election to name a replacement), a step DeLay is considering;
or
(2) DeLay withdraws, and Republicans support a write-in candidate. A quick look at the Texas write in rules make this look like a possible strategy, but there may be wrinkles not seen at first glance. Even though the district is a Republican one, it will be hard for Republicans to mount a successful write-in campaign, especially if legal proceedings drag out for a while before the party unites behind a write-in candidate and explains to voters how to cast a write-in ballot.
(3) The (GOP-dominated) Texas Legislature changes the rules regarding replacement of a candidate who withdraws from the race. That could work, though perhaps a court would not allow that to be applied retroactively (if it is indeed considered retroactive) to DeLay's case.
That is funny. People in Texas are left without representation elected through the democratic process.
Door Number two is the no brainer but I think the appellate court will turn this around anyway. Even if the court below got the statutory construction right, the result is undemocratic (small d).
TYFCB
"but I think the appellate court will turn this around anyway."
What court are you talking about?
There are parallel federal and state suits. I believe the federal court deferred to the State Judge so the next phase would be whatever district of the Texas Civil Court of Appeals.
I'll look over the weekend and give you a better answer. I doubt if the Tex GOP lets it die here.
TYFCB
So much material. So little time.
Lootster,
I know you're heavily medicated but I haven't talked in any circles.
First I explained how the City Legal Staff avoids conflicts of interest. Then I explained that I can't comment in my blog on any item of City Policy. So far, pretty clear.
Finally, I explained that I simply don't know if being chair of WIEDA requires one to embrace any site for any business as long as it's in Western Illinois. I still don't. In the material you provided, I didn't see any such requirement. Surely the distinction between being for business in W. Ill generally and supporting one, specific enterprise at one, specific location is not lost upon you.
When this whole exercise is over, what we really need to discuss is whether ethanol actually addresses any socioeconomic problem except urban air pollution. But that's for later.
Have a great weekend.
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