July 09, 2006

Delay Redux?

I've noted more than once that Judge Sparks' ruling might mean DeLay coming back to Texas and making the run for Congress.

Well, look at Time Magazine.

A source close to the ex-Congressman tells TIME that DeLay is planning an aggressive campaign to retake the House seat he quit in June if an appeals court lets stand a ruling by a federal judge last week that his name must stay on November's ballot—even though he has moved to Virginia.

"If it isn't overturned, Katy bar the door!" says a G.O.P. official. "Guess he'll have to fire up the engines on the campaign and let 'er rip."

So it may be that the result of the lawsuit by the JackAss Party is the return of Tom DeLay to Congress -- because after all, they went to court demanding that he remain the GOP candidate.

(H/T Captain's Quarters, Strata-Sphere, Texas Rainmaker, Outside the Beltway, Blogs for Bush & GOPBloggers)

Posted by: Greg at 11:19 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 If Delay tries that, they'll sue because he gave up his texas residency. I'm not sure of the texas requirements for residency but whatever they are the Dems will file suit to use them against Delay.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at Sun Jul 9 11:53:01 2006 (DdRjH)

2 No can do -- the judge made a specific ruling that the only constitutional requirement for election is that he be an inhabitant of the state on the day of election -- AND THAT THE STATE CAN IMPOSE NO OTHER REQUIREMENT REGARDING RESIDENCY.

That is why the Texas GOP cannot declare him ineligible and replace him on the ballot.

Posted by: Rhymes With Right at Sun Jul 9 12:04:18 2006 (VMFw/)

3 What will happen when Earle sends Delay to jail? Isn't that the reason Delay dropped out in the first place - he wanted to spend his last few months as a free man doing things other than taking bribes and hanging out with Abramoff?

Posted by: Dan at Sun Jul 9 14:38:46 2006 (aSKj6)

4 You make a big assumption, Dan -- that DeLay is guilty. I do not think he is, and do not believe that there will even be a trial due to the tendency of courts down here to throw out some of the more "creative" theories that Earle uses to indict political enemies.

If there is even a trial, i believe it to be at least 18 months off.

besides -- if Delay were to resign for any reason, we would just have a special election in which a Republican would crush the Democrat candidate, just like always.

Posted by: Rhymes With Right at Sun Jul 9 14:55:04 2006 (VMFw/)

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