Judge sides with Texas Democratic Party in flap over delegates

[rainbow4321]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/052308dntexdemdelegates.1c5b8ea.html


U.S. District Judge Fred Biery in San Antonio ruled that the spirit and intent of the federal Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voters, was not violated, as the League of United Latin American Citizens and other plaintiffs alleged.

Biery dismissed the case. He ruled that the Voting Rights Act does not dictate to political parties how to decide on their presidential nominees as long as everyone has the right to participate.

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Democratic Party officials had noted that the general system for selecting Texas presidential delegates has been in place for 20 years. Biery agreed, and said the reason it got such notice this year was because of the close presidential race. The judge also mentioned his own background as a Democrat and the fact that he was appointed by former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.

He wrote: "Notes of full disclosure: Senator Clinton's husband nominated me to the federal bench, and I hope to shoot baskets some day with Senator Obama."

[Xipe Totec]

1. Obama plays basketball?

First I've heard.

[AllentownJake]

6. Are you serious?

[Xipe Totec]

9. Yes; I really didn't know.

[TexasObserver]

10. his high school team won STATE. Here's video on youtube

He was called "Barry the Bomber" because of his sweet long distance J. He ran the floor well, too. He still has a lot of game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYCEnVmNkpE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mimaNFEbg6U

[AllentownJake]

12. Also

The day of every Primary he plays a pick-up game with his staff.

[AllentownJake]

13. Also

The day of every Primary he plays a pick-up game with his staff.

[Melissa G]

11. You should read The Election Reform News more often...

:) from my thread a while back...

[Xipe Totec]

14. I'll try to factor sports into my political choices from now on...

;-)

[Cali_Democrat]

2. Looks like Bill appointed the right judge

Thanks Bill :D

[anigbrowl]

4. Damn liberal activists :-)

[Adelante]

3. This is the correct outcome

Districts were rewarded for voting Democratic. Next time those Hispanic districts will be rewarded for voting Democratic. If they had done so in the past, they would have been rewarded this time. Simple.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. Yep.

Which is what I've been saying since the beginning.

Funny how this became an issue for the first time this year. After all, it's been done this way for decades.

[Mme. Defarge]

7. Recommended!

[FlyingSquirrel]

8. If he hopes to shoot baskets some day with Sen. Obama,

he must not want him to become president. ;)