The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that Congressman Tom Delay will remain on the ballot for the November election in Texas.
The 3-judge panel was composed of two Clinton appointees, Fortunato Benavides and James L. Dennis, and a George W. Bush appointee, Edith Brown Clement.
Ann Coulter's weekly column published this morning may be prescient: "How does Tom 'soon to be acquitted and re-elected' DeLay grab you?"
6 comments:
does Lampoon have national ambitions?
Not for long.
It seems to be the Court ruling would bar anyone from claiming he wasn't a Texas resident.
BTW,brylun -
your graphic makes Delay
look like he's posing
for a mug shot.
i doubt Mr. Delay
would appreciate that.
Something similar happened in New Jersey with Toricelli being replaced by Lautenberg. Basically in contravention of NJ election laws.
This being New Jersey, the law doesn't really mean that much, so the Democrats got away with it.
I agree with Clarice. The Fifth Circuit decision, unless overturned by SCOTUS seems to settle the issue of residence, since that was a litigated issue. Perversely, DeLay claimed he was not a Texas resident, and therefore should be removed from the ballot. But the Fifth Circuit disagreed with that position, and their decision trumps his claim.
Gum:
That is DeLay's mug shot. He smiled for the camera depriving the Dems of a glum mugshot to use in ad campaigns.
Time for the DeLay machine to gear up and get out the vote.
New campaign theme:
DeLay: Because they asked for it.
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