delay to remain on ballot

i'm not sure this is a good thing. the fact that Scalia delivered the message makes me even more suspicious. as a general principle, i think the voters should not be deprived of a choice. had the shoe been on the other foot, i think dems would rightly have screamed. of course, this being texas, they probably would have been laughed at. so i guess, even though in principle the voters should have a real choice, this decision could be considered as turnabout for all the rules that Tom DeLay and his repub henchmen broke. i hope this doesn't set a precedent, though.


Texas Republicans abandon DeLay fight
By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer
Mon Aug 7, 7:59 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Texas Republicans on Monday abandoned their court fight to replace former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on the November ballot after being turned back at the Supreme Court.

The decision came after Justice Antonin Scalia rejected Texas Republicans' request to block an appeals court ruling saying DeLay's name should remain on the ballot.
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Under indictment on money laundering charges in Texas, DeLay won a March primary election that made him the Republican nominee for Congress from his home district near Houston. In June, he resigned from Congress and said he would not seek re-election.

Democrats had sued to keep DeLay on the ballot, with the former lawmaker's legal troubles becoming a symbol for claims of Republican corruption.
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