Question: Will Busby file a legal challenge to Bilbray's residency

[Hawkeye-X]

if that jagoff wins the runoff? Convincing evidence shows that he does not live in Carlsbad, but in Virginia.

Hawkeye-X

[BigBearJohn]

1. I wonder. I would sure hope so

[snowbear]

2. Sounds like she should have done it sooner...

[rucky]

3. She should've done it months ago.

too late now.

[lindisfarne]

4. But is it too late legally? Maybe she should have challenged it sooner

for strategic reasons, but if someone misrepresents their residency and after winning an election, that fact is discovered, isn't that grounds for overturning it?

In fact - it wouldn't be worth it for the election Bilbray just won. Bilbray is only winning a 5 month term for the remainder of that crook's term. In November, there is an election again between Bilbray and Busby (they've won their respective primaries). I suppose Busby could bring up his residency issue before then. But I actually think that in that district, such a legal move would backfire against Busby and cause some who voted for Busby to change the vote to Bilbray (and possibly, motivate other Reps. who didn't vote to vote). She already may have lost some votes due to misspeaking late last week - although she corrected it immediately, guess what got played on the Repug airwaves?

But isn't the issue with Bilbray simply that he doesn't live in his 50th district house much, despite the fact he owns it? This is the case with a lot of Congresspeople who spend a lot of time living in Washington DC. Although if he's spending the majority of his time in another CA residence, there might be something to challenge.

[rucky]

5. I didn't know the term was so short

yeah, she should fight tooth & nail. Even if she has no legal leg to stand on, the "carpetbagger" rhetoric will help.

[lynne]

6. Appears he was born, raised, schooled in CA -

- moved to VA but moved back to CA for this race.