Ex-Senator (Lautenberg) to Replace Torricelli

AP via Yahoo ^ | 10/01/02 | JOHN P. McALPIN

[Redleg Duke]

Italics </i>off!

[marajade]

Even though I'm a die hard Republican I can tell you for a fact I would never accept the party leaders in AZ deciding for me who my senatorial candidate would be...

[desertcry]

.... can they replace him too..... Of course, Laws never apply to democrats. billy, hillary, daschle, kennedy,... will tell you that.

[Miss Marple]

I was rather proud of that. It is my response to when we are called "Nazis."

[marajade]

"I'm sorry, but what happened to free elections?"

They are now done in backrooms with whiskey and cigars...

[Teacher317]

The Democrats just overturned an election! Their primary election.

Deserves repeating.

[dirtboy]

If this court votes in favor of the Dems it loses all credibility.

And I am banking on the fact that the SCONJ enjoys a high level of credibility among other state Supreme Courts, and would not jeopardize that credibility by saving the Democratic Party from the results of its own primary election.

[Noslrac]

throw new BarfAlertException("Daschle");

:)

[Miss Marple]

Oh, I suppose it is a coincidence, Torie. I mean DU wouldn't have people here trying to divide us. They aren't smart enough for that.

[desertcry]

Consider the source: rotten university law professor.

[NYCVirago]

Attorney General David Samson argued in papers filed with the court Tuesday that the justices have the power to relax the deadline to withdraw and allow Democrats to post another candidate. The AG arguing AGAINST THE LAW OF THE STATE. Grounds for impeachment, if you ask me.

Great point. The next time I'm in Jersey, should I ask the traffic cop to "relax" the speed limit so that I can get to my destination quicker?

[Tall_Texan]

Ah, so it was just his relationship. No illegalities, no crimes, no bribes, no manipulation of the highest level governments in exchange for cash and gifts. Just a relationship.

"It was an inappropriate relationship. And it was wrong."

[cake_crumb]

"Lets all try to stay upbeat,and work like hell for GOP candidates."

Agreed on one condition: that if we choose, we can be upbeat whilst POUNDING the Democrat party for the dirty, underhanded, and at least in the cases of NJ and Hawaii, downright ILLEGAL tricks in this years election cycle.

[marajade]

Sure I guess as long as the DNC is willing to pay for it...

[fatima]

Door#3,maybe one of the candidates has an obedient dog,people could vote for him.Hey it might not be in the rules but they could fight it.Vote for Buddy,my dog,and your best friend.

[Dems_R_Losers]

"I'm a liberal Democrat. I started in Florida politics. I worked for George McGovern. I worked for Jimmy Carter. I've worked for Ted Kennedy, Mario Cuomo. Nobody can question, I think, my credentials and my convictions. But I have to tell you, at this point it's hard to believe, but my party, the party that [my family has] belonged to since my great-great-grandfather, ... has become no longer a party of principles, but has been hijacked by a CONFEDERACY OF GANGSTERS who need to take power by whatever means and whatever canards they can."

These words were spoken by Patrick Caddell on Chris Matthews' "Hardball" show on Nov. 27, 2000.

THANK YOU for posting this quote! It immediately came to my mind as I started reading this thread tonight! I feel like this is Florida redux.

I agree with those that say this is not going to work for the Democrats. They are trying to pull this one out of their asses and it is blowing up in their faces. I feel certain none of the NJ powers nor Tiny Tom Daschle had any idea that absentee ballots had already been mailed, especially to the military. I doubt seriously that they really want a repeat of the Marc Racicot speech in December 2000 about the disenfranchisement of the military! I sure hope Racicot is dusting that one off.

This may be the most blatant power grab of my lifetime. Woe is us if we let them get away with it.

[Ben Hecks]

"I think the Dems are doing this one on the fly. No one thought the memo would be released before the election. Once that happened, this race started falling apart."

Agree. The 711 video probably caused some panic also. There must have been a calculation that the damage we are seeing was more acceptable than the potential damage of evidence that is yet unseen.

[aristeides]

The court that ordered the release of the memo was the Third Circuit. The court that would judge any federal case on violations of federal law in letting Lautenberg onto the ballot would be the same Third Circuit.