Fox News says Supreme Court Allows Lautenberg!

[Howlin]

It's done!

[Dog]

I am a NJ voter and I will crawl to the polls if I have to on election day!!!!!

[vollmond]

I had a feeling this would happen. Let's make some lemonade, and start pressing for debates. The more often that doddering old fool gets on stage, the better for Forrester. He needs to debate any and all takers, including the third party candidates. He'll look like a moderate next to the Greens and the Libertarians. It's the best way to introduce himself to the electorate. He should go ahead and set up the 21 debates, and see if Lautenberg shows up.

[WatchOutForSnakes]

And people don't believe that the appointment of judges is important? This is THE most important thing any politician does. This is the beginning of the end, folks. They won, we lost. Hunker down because this is only the beginning. If they keep the senate, which is now likely, it will only get worse.

[Mygirlsmom]

This may be a blessing in disguise. Lautenberg is going to prove to be a lousy candidate. His own words and record can now be used against him, i.e., that Fenwick was too old when he ran against her (she was six years younger than he is now);his reneging on the 21 debates, the fact that he decided not to run again because he was fed up, etc., etc., etc

And this will matter to Dim voters? H*ll, they'll vote for a dead guy! "Lousy" is a step up!

[bioprof]

WE ALL NEED TO GET OFF OUR COLLECTIVE REARS AND VOICE OUR OPINION IN THE VOTING BOOTH.
I swear, if this doesn't get the lazy bums that can't be bothered to vote out of the house on Nov. 5, then I don't know what will.

Lautenberg's record is actually EASIER to run against than Torch's record ( disregarding the ethics stuff ). So, let the issues take over....and DO IT EFFECTIVELY! None of this soft pedal stuff....the man doesn't care about the flag , doesn't care about the military, and thinks terrorists that kill US citizens should not be put to death. If the RNC and Forrester's campaign can't capitilize on that and make it even MORE effective than attacking Torch's ethics, then ......well......I think I'm going to go pour water over my head for a bit...........

[evad]

Listen to that toilet flush...with the constitution in it.

It's official..we are no longer ruled by law.

We are a nation ruled by the individual.

[Howlin]

I have a real bad feeling about this election; take this, add Bush intervening in the strike, and the Dems are going to run with it.

[kjam22]

I disagree with you. The only thing better than having the dems overturned is having their plans backfire in their own face. If Forrester can't win now that everyone can perceive he is being cheated.... then he doesn't deserve the seat.

[chimera]

All of what you say is true, but it doesn't matter. What matters is that Lousyberg is a 'Rat, and, in NJ, that is enough.

Forrester had a chance against Torricelli in a fair fight. But the 'Rats and the courts saw to it that such was not to be the case.

So where do you turn when the highest court rules against you? What they've said in effect is that the rule of law doesn't matter. Where does that lead one? The Law of the Jungle? Might makes right? Time to take to the barricades...?

[twyn1]

the Dems won't have to worry about losing this one -- there are already plenty of Independents & "Forrester Dems" in NJ who are saying that alltho' the "bait and switch" was wrong, they're still going to vote for Lautenberg now

[evad]

You said it much better than I.

[mwl1]

Leaving it as is... that's great for Forrester. Everyone understands fairness. If this guy is smart he'll run on the "I'm getting cheated" campaign. He should walk away with it easily at this point.

I dissent. The whole thing will be forgotten in a week, and now the abusers of the rule of law have political sanctity from the USSC.

[WatchOutForSnakes]

Are you including democrats in your everyone understands fairness statement? Because if you are you are very naive indeed. Democrats couldn't care less about fairness. That's why they win most of these battles.

[tharkun]

Surely there are a number of races where Pubs are trailing... Shouldn't the RNC be hunting for new candidates?

I say, throw the whole damn election process into chaos.

[mlo]

I have a real bad feeling about this election; take this, add Bush intervening in the strike, and the Dems are going to run with it.

I don't think intervention in the strike is a political minus.

[Aeronaut]

Ironic, isn't it. The dead woman in Hiwaii stays on the ballot (she will probably win); The (politically) dead guy is replaced in NJ, (he would probably have lost). Do you call that situational ethics?

[Lightnin]

Drag several of your friends and resurrect some of your dead relatives like the opposition doew!

[unixfox]

ABOLISH THE SCOTUS !!

[KsSunflower]

This is not a blessing in disguise.

They now hold the cards legally. They can say that the repubs tried to limit voter choice, they can legally say they did nothing wrong(and apparently there is no morality other than how far you can twist the law), they will give dem voters the go ahead to vote for Lautenberg with no lingering guilt for how he got on the ticket...

Not to mention the ramifications on future elections.

There is no silver lining here.

[cynicom]

Four of the NJ judges were appointed by a republican.