Great - DeLay escapes subpoena in TX redistricting suit

[theivoryqueen]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2263383

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Democrats can't question DeLay on redistricting
By R.G. RATCLIFFE
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau
AUSTIN -- A three-judge federal court Monday rejected Democrats' attempts to question U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay about his role in helping the Legislature pass a Republican congressional redistricting plan this year.

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apologies if duplicative

[GOPisEvil]

1. Well, I'm prepared to lose now.

Come on, this court has to be kidding me! How can they say Tom DeLay wasn't a central figure? HE THOUGHT UP THE WHOLE DAMNED IDEA!!!!

:argh: We're so screwed.

[theivoryqueen]

3. pretty much

but they still have to take the central issue into consideration: are these new districts fairly representative of the demographics revealed in the last census.... and the winner is: ???

[leetrisck]

2. Just knew this was going to happen

Maybe a bunch of us can move to Delay's district long enough to vote to get him out of there - only thing I can think of and I sure don't want to live where he "rules"

[theivoryqueen]

4. hmm... I really like my pad....

maybe a PO Box???

[zbdent]

6. I've still got my "Honorary Texas Resident" certificate

from the 1980s Doonesbury strip.

Think I qualify?

Richfield Ohio.

I've passed through Texas twice on my quest for a vacation. (Essentially, four times, if you don't count round trips as one passage).

[Jacobin]

5. Would that be the same Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that

held that Dickless Cheney was a "resident" of Wyoming (after he lived, registered to vote but didn't in Dallas, had homestead exemption in Dallas, worked in Dallas, etc) so that he could run for VP and escape the prohibition of Prez and VP coming from same state?

Gee. I'm shocked, shocked, I tell you that the republican judges on the Fifth Circuit would give DeLay a pass.

[theivoryqueen]

7. looks like they done it agin'

[Norquist Nemesis]

8. The lawyer missed the boat

on this one. I'm not a lawyer but instead of countering Delay's arguments by whining that he (DeLay) was being secretive and not conducting important Washington business anyway, the Dem's lawyer should have argued that DeLay has a motive for a direct and personal benefit.

[Hawkeye-X]

9. Actually

what I read about the quashing is that it still gives leeway to the plaintiff to re-subponea DeLay later on a critical basis that DeLay is needed to testify. DeLay didn't get away with it.. yet..


Hawkeye-X

[GainesT1958]

10. Can't they appeal the decision to quash?

I know I would if I were they!x(

One way or another, though, this (illegal Texas re-districting) WILL be overturned, whether the Cockroach has to testify about it or not-- just as the Colorado abomination was.

He is truly the MOST EVIL person in Congress in a looooooong time--and looks as gross as he acts!:mad:

B-)

[tom_paine]

11. Notice how they failed to mention how the vote went

In Bushevik-occupied Imperial Amerika, 2 Bushevik Operatives pretending to be "judges" on a Three-"Judge" Panel means the Busheviks will win every time.

Every time.

Every...single...time.

And though it would be far too little and far too late, I would love to see a study on Federalist "Judges" ruling in cases where plaintiff or defendant is Federalist or Bushevik-connected. Comparison to Democratic judges and their votes on Democratic defendants/plaintiffs.

Though I don't need to see it. This is Imperial Amerika, where everything political is as obvious and predictable as Hitler's winning the 1936 plebiscite or Saddam winning re-election.

Here's my guess, not that such a study would EVER be allowed to come to light by the Imperial Family:

Federalist "judge" with Federalist defendant/plaintiff =90% favorable ruling

Democratic "judge" with Democratic defendant/plaintiff =60% favorable ruling

Just a guess.

[theivoryqueen]

12. Umm..... don't know - but hope it's not irretrievable.