Waah! Texas Republicans Complain Some More...

From the Washington Post:

Texas Republicans asked a federal appeals court on Monday to let them replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on the November congressional ballot, but Democrats argued that Texas state law requires keeping DeLay as the GOP candidate.

DeLay won a March primary before resigning from Congress in June amid a growing scandal. He is awaiting trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges connected to the financing of Texas legislative campaigns in 2002 with alleged illegal corporate money.

Barring catastrophic illness or other extreme circumstance, there is no legal way to replace Delay, Democratic Party attorney Chadd Dunn told a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

"It's a high bar, the Republican party has to get over," Dunn said.

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U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks said that if he adopted the Republicans' argument, then either political party could change candidates after a primary election merely by declaring a candidate ineligible based on a move.

"This would be a serious abuse of the election system and a fraud on the voters, which the court will not condone," wrote Sparks, a Democrat appointed by Republican former President George Bush.

I love how Republicans can't stop whining about how they have do a crazy little thing like follow the law!

Tom DeLay thought he was so slick when he pulled this stunt. He thought he could get away with this the way he has gotten away with his other shady dealings. Well the repercussions of those actions are catching up with him, and he can't blatently disregard the rules anymore.

One word, buddy: Karma.

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Republicans talk about Democrats complaining just because we have an election or two stolen, but they have a legitimate complaint when DeLay gets caught in a felony and will probably go to the slammer?
Oh, the poor little rich people are getting picked on again, Oh, effing Waah! >:-p

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Butte on July 31, 2006 at 09:20 PM

We get upset when middle class Americans are forced to carry the burden of upper class American bliss, we get upset when our congress ignores our constitutional rights in the name of fighting the War on Terror, and we do get upset when our president deals in the practice of fiscal irresponsibility. Maybe we are the crybabies in comparison to the Republicans? I mean, the only things they whine about is the evil media and being forced to follow the law. Such well centered people. -eye roll-

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Private_Joker on August 2, 2006 at 10:34 PM

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