“Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied; Texas Correct to Appeal Reversal of DeLay Conviction”
Public Citizen has issued this press release.
Category Archives: chicanery
“Why Was Tom DeLay’s Conviction Tossed? Corporate love set him free.”
My new Slate jurisprudence Essay begins:
Some liberals are no doubt disappointed to hear that a Texas appellate court today, on a 2-1 vote, reversed the conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. They shouldn’t be. There were… Continue reading
Reactions to DeLay Verdict
Tom DeLay Conviction Reversed 2-1 By Texas Appellate Court
Big news from Texas.
You can read the majority and dissenting opinions. The majority requires a judgment of acquittal based on legally insufficient evidence, not a new trial.
There could be further appeals.
I expressed concerns about political prosecutions of… Continue reading
“Germantown woman pleads guilty to 2012 voter fraud; Linda Earlette Wells pretended to be her mother, who had died”
Another isolated, boneheaded, impersonation attempt.
“Secret Society Dips Toe in City Politics, Prompting Lawsuit”
The University of Alabama sorority vote buying scandal apparently is the tip of a much larger iceberg.
The NYT delves in.
“Brooklyn Hasidim face accusations of voter fraud”
The Times of Israel reports: “The New Kings Democrats sent their complaint to the Board of Elections’ Department of Investigations, and to the Brooklyn District Attorney. According to Cowherd, the DA followed up with an initial investigation, but otherwise… Continue reading
“Brazen Voting Fraud Alleged Among Ultra-Orthodox In Williamsburg”
including allegations of impersonation fraud. The investigation will be worth watching.
“D.C. executive linked to secret 2008 aid to Hillary Clinton”
WaPo: “The D.C. businessman at the center of an ongoing city corruption investigation secretly spent more than a half-million dollars on get-out-the-vote efforts for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, according to interviews and court documents filed Wednesday.”
“Colorado Recall: Democrats Accuse Opponents Of Voter Suppression”
Shenanigans in Colorado Recall Election?
KKTV:
Hickenlooper is warning against any attempts to disrupt Colorado’s first legislative recall election.
In a statement Monday, Hickenlooper said that there have been disturbing reports of people going to the polls not to vote but to “disrupt the… Continue reading
“Scandal Built for Two”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on the Virginia governor controversy.
“Gov. Hickenlooper says gun recall vote protest illegal”
AP reports.
MORE at the Denver Post.
When Is Changing Your Residence Address Voting Fraud?
Republican Jon Caldara calls attention to the question in Colorado, changing his registration address from one county to another, where he has a week-to-week lease, and casting a blank ballot in the recall election. His goal is “to show… Continue reading