Judge to Tom DeLay: ‘Run like a rabbit’

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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13561188/

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State Republican Chairwoman Tina Benkiser has ruled DeLay ineligible as a candidate because of his move to Virginia, setting in motion a procedure for party officials to name a successor for the November ballot.

According to the Austin Statesman newspaper, Judge Sparks questioned both DeLay and Benkiser about letters that DeLay sent to the chairwoman about his plans. He quizzed both about why a draft of the letter was sent before a final version was delivered days later.

Neither could answer why.

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The Texas Democratic Party argues, eligibility for Congress is established by the U. S. Constitution. Under its guidelines, a person is only required to be an inhabitant of the state on Election Day to be eligible for Congress. State residency requirements cannot be used to determine eligibility. The Democrats contend, when Tom DeLay filed for office, he swore that he would be an inhabitant of Texas on Election Day.

Much more at link.

I'm getting a good vibe with this case. I hope to hell the Judge rules in our favor.

[DainBramaged]

1. For us

[Tinksrival]

2. Come on Delay!

Stay and play, bugman!

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3. That's A Great Picture.

You took it?

[itzamirakul]

4. Tinsrival, I simply had to send the link of this image to my dd & sil

It's a great pic.

[Orrex]

6. Looks like my ridiculous cat

Of course, Henry has never moved that fast in his life.

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5. Democrats using the GOP's own argument against them

Lovely. Remember that niggling little constitutional requirement (it's such a quaint document) that says the president and vice president can't be residents of the same state? Cheney, a Texas oil man, argued that he was really a resident of Wyoming, or would be, on Election Day, and the constitutional transgression went away.

Now the Democrats are using DeLay's electoral filing against him. A filing that is, I'd reckon, a sworn statement, signed under penalties of perjury. So, was DeLay lying when he said he'd be a Texas resident on Election Day 2006, or is he lying now when he says he won't be a Texas resident on Election Day 2006? A bit of a knotty problem for Rep. Bugman.