DeLay to Stay on Ballot

After a series of legal challenges, Texas Republicans received the final decision about the fate of Tom DeLay as a candidate in Texas' 22nd Congressional District.

From The Houston Chronicle:

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia rejected a request from Texas Republicans on Monday to allow the GOP to replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on the general election ballot.

"In terms of legal options, they are exhausted," Republican lawyer James Bopp Jr. said. "The order will stand requiring Tom DeLay to stay on the ballot."

The best efforts of the Texas Republican Party and Tom DeLay to avoid following the rule of law, have failed:

State law does not allow a party to replace an official nominee who withdraws from the race if another party also has a nominee for the office. Otherwise, Sparks said, a party could always replace a weaker candidate with a stronger one.

Five judges, both Republican and Democrat, have come to the same conclusion regarding this case, Democratic nominee Nick Lampson said in a statement.

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"The people of this district have been without a member of Congress for long enough. It's time for the voters to decide who will represent them in Congress," Lampson said. "I look forward to a strong issue-based campaign against Tom DeLay."

It will be interesting to see if DeLay decides to cut and run from the race or stay and try to justify his defection from Sugarland to Virginia.

On the web: Nick Lampson for Congress and Fun multimedia from the Lampson Campaign.

Comments (5) «

What idiot on our side thought having Delay stay on the ballot was a GOOD thing? Duh, they cheat in Texas JUST as much as they cheat here in Ohio. Delay will now win by a landslide, and some DUMBASS Democrat is responsible!

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WilliamSchubert on August 8, 2006 at 01:14 PM

It is primary day in 5 States and Texas is not one of them.

A PRIMARY THREAD IS NEEDED!

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PeppermintLizzy on August 8, 2006 at 01:37 PM

All we can do is hope that the democarts know what they are doing. The democarts have to be smarter then the republicans. Not only now, but everyday they wake up. The republicans are just wating to jump and kill the democarts at every turn. I know that the democartic party is trying very hard to win and we all hope they are doing everything right.

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usahope1 on August 8, 2006 at 06:49 PM

The one Democrat Judge that voted to keep Tom DeLay on the ticket must have been rewarded greatly in one way or another. The Republican judges were just supporting the party and did't care about wrong from right. That's about the way it goes these days.

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WayneWare on August 10, 2006 at 11:32 AM

How much does it cost to buy a representative?
How much does it cost to buy a senator?
How much does it cost to buy a president?

Its time to throw all the bumbs out!

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pee-wee on August 11, 2006 at 09:00 PM

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