If Ted Stevens goes down, we can quit caucasing with Lieberman.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

Visualize Stevens and Roberts going down on the same day.

:thumbsup:

[Blue_In_AK]

1. It could happen

There are some good Dems here contemplating a run against him next year.

[janx]

6. VECO rears its ugly head yet again...

;-)

That web site was positively prophetic.

[TheWebHead]

2. the case will probably stretch till the elections

if there is a case...

[Alexander]

3. No, that's not what happens at all.

A Republican governor would pick Stevens' replacement, and/or a special election would take place.

Neither of these events themselves would give us control of the Senate without Lieberman, until his (hopefully Dem) replacement is sworn in.

[Blue_In_AK]

11. Not true

We closed that loophole after then Governor Murkowski appointed his daughter to fill his spot. We hold a special election.

[Alexander]

12. So when would the special election be?

Not for some time after Stevens leaves office, I imagine.

[Blue_In_AK]

15. I quoted the statute below.

[Alexander]

20. So if it happens soon, we can kick out Lieberman.

If Stevens manages to hold on for a few months, no dice.

Is that an accurate reading of the statute?

[LittleClarkie]

4. Why do you say that about Stevens? What's going on with him in particular?

?

[eleny]

7. ????

Me, too! :shrug: What's up?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. He's getting party vanned by the IRS.

[LittleClarkie]

17. Oh, gotcha. But hoping Roberts goes down is kinda sicko

His is a health issue.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Roberts already went down.

:P

[Alexander]

25. If Roberts lied about or concealed his health to the US Senate,

His will be a different kind of issue.

[eleny]

21. Well, this week got started with a bang

Thanks! :hi:

[Wetzelbill]

5. well, the Roberts thing is a health issue

I'd never revel is somebody having harm done to them like that, but Stevens, and Don Young, are complete rats. If they get taken down because of corruption that's their own fault and they deserve it. If it makes Lieberman ineffectual the better, because that's what is best for our country and will save the lives and limbs of many of our soldiers etc.

[janx]

16. I agree. n/t

[flyarm]

8. question if he has to resign..does governor name new senator?

and is Alaska gov dem????????

sorry i don't know much about Alaska

thx..fly

[Blue_In_AK]

13. See my post above. We have a special election.

AS 15.40.140. Condition and Time of Calling Special Election.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator or United States representative, the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special election to be held on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date the vacancy occurs. However, if the vacancy occurs on a date that is less than 60 days before or is on or after the date of the primary election in the general election year during which a candidate to fill the office is regularly elected, the governor may not call a special election.

[BlooInBloo]

9. Why wouldn't the AL guv'nor simply appoint another republican?

[Blue_In_AK]

14. See post above.

SPECIAL ELECTION.

[BlooInBloo]

19. Ah. And what reason is there to believe that this republican state would vote for a Dem?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. The 2006 elections.

:thumbsup:

[BlooInBloo]

23. Well ok then! Woohoo! lol!

[Blue_In_AK]

27. People aren't too happy with our Republican representation

right now except for the Governor (with a 90% approval rating) ... who's more of an independent, anti-Republican-establishment Republican. We have FOUR current and former Republican state legislators under indictment (one has been convicted) at the present time, with more in the wings. Republicans are disgraced here in many ways.

[malaise]

24. Stevens is going down n/t

[xchrom]

26. hmmm? i wonder what lieberman is thinking right now?

cause i tell you what -- his keepers are telling him what the blogs and web sites are saying.

[jazzjunkysue]

28. Anyone have the red/blue alaska stats from the last election? n/t.

[SaveAmerica]

29. I can say I have never had caucusual relations with Lieberman...

:puke: