Holy Crapoli.
I've been rolling my eyes so long at the the abuse of power that is so endemic in the 50th district (where I live) that my eyes about crossed when I saw this over on BradBlog, an article that mentions that the North County Times actually stepped up to the plate and mentioned that "Just a few days after the election, the California secretary of state's office notified the office of Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., that it was OK to seat Bilbray, based on an unofficial count showing Bilbray with a lead of about 5,000 votes over Democrat Francine Busby.
Hastert then swore in Bilbray as the new congressman, despite the fact that the election results had yet to be certified.
During the brief hearing, Judge Hofmann said the matter is one the U.S. House, not the state, must now address."Once the House asserts exclusive jurisdiction and selects a candidate, the court no longer has jurisdiction," Hofmann said."
and I was thrilled to see that Finn quoted Francine Busby as saying:
"It's outrageous that this judge just said the state of California doesn't have jurisdiction over our own elections, over this election," Busby said. "What happened today should be of concern to all voters."
go read the whole article:
Judge throws out 50th District election lawsuit
By: WILLIAM FINN BENNETT - Staff Writer
and this was interesting: Assembly approves universal health care Passage of bill seen as election-year test for Schwarzenegger
Lynda Gledhill, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Has Stephen Colbert been there to look things over for Better Know A District? it sounds like truthiness is running rampant!
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