SCALIA: DELAY STAYS ON BALLOT!!!

[kpete]

SCALIA: DELAY STAYS ON BALLOT
By Paul Kiel - August 7, 2006, 5:01 PM
Bad news for Tom DeLay.

Lawyer for the Texas Republicans James Bopp has just issued a notice that Justice Antonin Scalia has denied their stay request.

That means that Tom DeLay WILL be forced to run again -- or watch the Democrat opponent run without a GOP opponent.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001289.php

[Lindacooks]

1. The Supremes did something right????

Is the sky still up?

[MrCoffee]

2. see also

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14231596/

[NewJeffCT]

3. Wow, I thought for sure Scalia would rule for the GOP

He certainly has been quite partisan before.

[MrCoffee]

4. Fat Tony had no choice

There was no way he was staying that injunction.

[never_get_over_it]

12. He had no choice in 2000

but that didn't stop him - however he might be saving himself for something bigger and better - now watch the dumb idiots in the district actually re-elect Tom can't wait until you go to prison DeLay

[MrCoffee]

13. All 9 Supremes screwed up in 2000

Even the Holy Quartet utterly disregarded their own "liberal" positions in 2000.

[never_get_over_it]

18. I was specifically talking about Scalia's stay of the recount

he had NO BUSINESS DOING THAT

[Richard Steele]

14. You can hit me with an "I told you so", MrCoffee!

I disagreed with your prediction on another thread today;
and I was totally wrong!

[MrCoffee]

15. I wouldn't dream of it

my momma always told me to never get on the wrong side of someone called "dicksteele"

[xultar]

29. No shit. That's why they went screaming to his fugly ass first .

He was their only chance. But, if he had done it it would have said volumes about all his fucked up rulings. It would have showed that he was a neo-con activist judge.

[MrCoffee]

30. Actually, they couldn't have gone to anyone else

Nino has jurisdiction over the 5th Circuit. They had to go to him. Which probably hurt them. Long Dong Thomas may have been more receptive than Scarface.

[xultar]

31. True Dat. Long Dong buhwawa...always does his massas bidding

[MrCoffee]

32. There was a right to counsel opinion last term

that Scarface wrote the majority opinion on, and Herr Roberts wrote a dissent in which he tried to teach Fat Tony a thing or two about "original intent." You could practically see Long Dong's head spinning as he tried to figure out who's leg to hump.

[elehhhhna]

21. The TX Constitution & law is SO CLEAR on this there's no

real wiggle room. YAY!

[napi21]

5. HOLY SH*T! Scalia actually obeyed the law????????

I must admit, I'm very surprised! Have the Pubs used up all the favors he owed them?????

[warrens]

24. He knew he'd be overturned pronto by the rest

And that it would make it that much harder for someone to run in Ratface's place.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

37. Scalia to Bush: "See what happens when you don't make me Chief Justice"

:rofl:

[MissWaverly]

42. I wonder if he had dreams of being the Chief Justice

and now Roberts has that position, I can see how he would be pissed over that one.

[napi21]

43. Way too many times I read how much Scalia wanted to be CJ!

I actually think that was one of the reasons he was so buddy buddy with Cheney, and of course helped put the idiots in the WH. I have no idea why Shrub & Cheney didn't make him CJ. It suprises me, if they really wanted someone to always vote their way, they would have chosen him, but they again, maybe they wanted a young guy who would be able to be a thorn in our side for many years to come!

[MissWaverly]

45. No, Bush constantly has favors to payback

I know that Roberts helped him in the Florida recount, he probably has gotten to his stack of
favors for Scalia yet. Hmmm, maybe he could give him the Medal of Freedom. That seems to
be one of his traditional thank yous.

[Richard Steele]

6. WOW.

I guess Delay really has been abandoned by the GOP.

Stick a fork in him- he's done.

[Bluebear]

7. Well I predict DeLay will win.

What's the big gain for us?

[MrCoffee]

10. Ye of little faith

Not even the Texas 22nd is dumb enough to vote for him again. After all, he ain't even Texan anymore. Tehehe.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

11. Yeah. Let's Just Give Up And Not Try. That's How We're Gonna Take Back

congress. :eyes:

Orrrrrrrr maybe we can run one heck of a race with the political tide in our favor and just maybe, with enough hard work and refining of our message, could take the seat and contribute towards regaining control of congress.

Me? I prefer not offering weak unsubstantiated predictions while in the heat of the fight. But that's just me.

[napi21]

34. That would caue TWO other problems!

1. He already changed his residence to Va. so he CON'T be a Rep. from Texas!

2. He resigned from the House BECAUSE of his indictment...WHICH HASN'T GONE AWAY...so how would he and his buddies handle THAT one???

[TheFarseer]

48. I might agree, if we had not had the foresight

to run a great candidate like Nick Lampson. A sacrificial lamb or someone that's just too liberal for that district might still lose, but Lampson will take Tom behind the woodshed, I just about guarantee it.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

8. Does This Mean It's Over Or Just For Now?

They just wanted a stay while they requested a ruling from the full S.C. correct?

Either way, this is awesome news and a bit surprising.

Fuck off Delay you criminal disgusting worthless mother fucker!

[MrCoffee]

22. My prediction is that it's over

I'm calling it 6-3 against granting cert. If Scarface thought there was an argument to be made, he'd have stayed the injunction. Now that El Nino is on the record, there's no way his lapdog Clarence Long Dong Silver Thomas jumps ship.

[Bumblebee]

39. They are not even going to try. See:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700642.html

[robinlynne]

50. I don't like that the washpost said this: But Democrats, eager to keep the

politically tainted DeLay on the ballot, argued that he won the Republican primary this spring and cannot now decide on a successor without violating state election law and the U.S. Constitution. How about mentioning what really happened; Republicans, eager to break the law, argued that Delay was not elligible to run becuase he moved from the state, and that he did not remove himself from the ballot willingly, in which case the party can not legally run another candidate after the primaries.

[jsamuel]

27. possibly, but now the RNCC has to determine if they need to send $$$

lots of it, to try to keep the seat, or just forfeit the seat (monetarily anyway). This should be interesting to watch. The more money they have to hand Delay, the less they can hand other candidates.

[Hubert Flottz]

9. Tony is in CYA mode!

They should nail Delay on another fraud charge.

[Fridays Child]

16. I love it when they eat their own.

[Vinca]

17. Amazing! When I heard Scalia was reviewing it, I figured the

'pukes would come out smelling like roses.

[MrCoffee]

26. The district court judge screwed Fat Tony

He quoted the Framers at the Constitutional Convention. He let Nino have a little "original intent" right up side the kisser. Ouch, that's gonna sting!

[Dover]

19. Now it's just an issue of making sure the vote is not rigged.

With the GOP in all the positions in Texas to make voter fraud happen, it wouldn't surprise me.....and then we're stuck with him again! WHy isn't he in jail?

[elehhhhna]

23. Baloney. HE QUIT and left us w/ NO representation 'til January. SCREW HIM

[Dover]

41. I meant the vote coming up...n/t

[Rosco T.]

20. I guess I should keep this bumper sticker around a little longer!

www.cafepress.com/democatic

[Little Star]

25. Wonder what fat tony has against tom.

[Bake]

28. Scalia to Bugman: Suck it, loser. n/t

Scalia evidently felt the Bugman has outlived his usefulness.

Bake

[Skidmore]

33. Scalia's keeping his powder dry until 08 when they try to steal

another presidential election.

[Lusted4]

38. Yep just tossing out a bone. n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

35. One more indication that the GOPs think they can make Delay "win"

one way or another.

[AndyA]

36. I'm shocked. Really, I am. I was pretty certain if it got to the SCOTUS,

the cronies there would do their dirty deed. I'm shocked that Scalia, of all people, would make this decision.

Good news, but a real shocker.

[blogslut]

40. Yeehaw!!!

Think bug-boy will devote any of his precious defense money on a campaign?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. I wonder if the freepers are now putting the big hate on Fat Tony.

Not that I'm gonna look.

[progressoid]

46. ACTIVIST JUDGES!!!

ha ha ha ha ha!

[UTUSN]

47. Whoa-ho-ho-hoH n/t

[tyedyeto]

49. So which is it?

That means that Tom DeLay WILL be forced to run again -- or watch the Democrat opponent run without a GOP opponent.

I don't understand this ruling.