Democrats want DeLay's name on ballot

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060609/ap_on_go_co/delay_s_replacement

To make sure he could get a fellow puke on the ballot

And I hope he does not get away with it.

At leat the judge ordered an injunction.

He would have announced his plans not to run before the Primary. If he'd resigned early enough, a temporary replacement could have been elected to finish his term.

Now, Sugar Land will be without representation until January. And DeLay gets to keep all his campaign contributions to pay legal expenses.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/3953512.html

AUSTIN - The opening salvo of the 22nd Congressional District general election campaign was fired Thursday as the Texas Democratic Party won a court order blocking Republicans from picking a replacement for U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay for at least 14 days.

The temporary restraining order was issued a day after the state GOP declared DeLay ineligible to run because he has moved his official residence to Virginia. DeLay resigned from office amid legal and ethical problems and his last official day in Congress is today.

The order means the Republicans will have to wait even longer to pick a candidate for the November ballot, giving that person less time to raise money and campaign.

The Texas Democratic Party argued that there is evidence DeLay still lives in Fort Bend County. They also say they will ask a court to permanently block the Republicans from replacing DeLay, R-Sugar Land, on the November ballot.