AG to join appeal of DeLay ballot order

[Judi Lynn]

July 19, 2006, 8:44PM
AG to join appeal of DeLay ballot order
Abbott says brief will defend state's election laws from misinterpretation


By R.G. RATCLIFFE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau

AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott plans to ask the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge's ruling that Republicans cannot replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on the November ballot.

Democratic Party General Counsel Chad Dunn said Abbott's solicitor general, Ted Cruz, told him he will file a friend-of-the-court brief defending the state election law that Republicans want to use to replace DeLay.

Angela Hale, a spokeswoman for Abbott, a Republican, said she would not describe Cruz's brief as a request to the appeals court to let Republicans replace DeLay on the general election ballot.

Hale said the brief that will be filed Thursday or Friday will challenge U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks' interpretation of how state election law is interpreted under the U.S. Constitution.
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/4058970.html

[merwin]

1. A republican ask a judge to overturn 'settled law'?

Damn those Attorney Generals playing politics by trying to get the judges to be activists! :sarcasm:

[Gman]

2. Free legal help for Delay from the state of Texas

he's running low on funds.

[Alizaryn]

3. Why doesn't this surprise me?