Rahn Emanuel expected to quit

[Ausm]

Surely you're not implying the WH would lie - right? I mean...Robert Gibbs?

Couldn't lie anymore then Weapons of Mass destruction and wasting countless lives. Oh forgot to add trillions of dollars wasted too in that sandy shithole.

 

[Thump553]

Anyone beside me think that IL residency law is absolute BS? Emmanuel's family has been in Chicago since Grandpa immigrated to the US in 1910 or so, Emmanuel owns a house there (for years), pays taxes, etc & was out of state because of a temporary job.

This law seems to be more a barrier to open elections than a legit requirement. And to have the whole thing go haywire because of 2-1 vote is really ridiculous.

 

[Lemon law]

Anyone beside me think that IL residency law is absolute BS? Emmanuel's family has been in Chicago since Grandpa immigrated to the US in 1910 or so, Emmanuel owns a house there (for years), pays taxes, etc & was out of state because of a temporary job.

This law seems to be more a barrier to open elections than a legit requirement. And to have the whole thing go haywire because of 2-1 vote is really ridiculous.

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Somewhat earth to Thump, many people have already gone on records supporting what you said. But its now academic now because the Illinois supreme court has already acted and put his name back on the ballot.

But this is somewhat a very old thread with two discrete questions. The first one by the original OP would Ramn quit as the Obama White House Chief of Staff to run for mayor Chicago? We know that answer, Ramn did quit to run for Mayor of Chicago.

And now the new question has become, is Ramn eligible to run for the office of Chicago Mayor or is Ramn in fact a non Chicago resident and hence ineligable to run. And at best it stands as a definite maybe on the Ramn eligibility. The Ramn name is back on the ballot, but at some later time, the Illinois Supreme Court can finally rule either way.

Its difficult for me to conceive of the Illinois SC ruling against Ramn, simply because that would make everyone in Government service, included military service people, also ineligible
to vote.

Its also difficult for me to conceive that the Illinois SC long delaying its ruling, because with the final vote a only month away, added to the fact that Ramn is likely to win, it makes it then almost politically impossible to remove a duly elected Mayor should the Illinois SC choose to affirm the earlier 2-1 ruling.

 

[Thump553]

Lemon Law: Unless something changed very recently that I'm not aware of, people here are confusing a tempoary order by the IL Supreme Court to essentially stay the case until they decide it with a ruling in favor of Rahm on the merits, which it was not.

Eligibility to vote and eligibility to hold office are two completely different things, and the courts are generally very hostile towards any sort of restriction on the right to vote so I don't think your military service analogy carries much weight.

You are right about the need for immediate action. Before the IL Supreme Court issued it's stay I heard a Cook County election official on the radio saying they HAD to start printing ballots that day-because of the need to get absentee ballots out, if nothing else.

 

[Lemon law]

Point granted Thump553, the right to vote and eligibility to hold office are closely related but not exactly the same. Forum apologies to all if my poor wording caused anyone confusion. Because Thump553 is correct on the distinction.

 

[Zargon]

yes this has nothing to do with voter elgibility. Not sure how some people got so confused(some probably didnt read the article and knee jerked).

 

[chowderhead]

Emanuel is back on the ballot.
state Supreme Court just ruled in his favor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/us/politics/28chicago.html

 

[Patranus]

Emanuel is back on the ballot.
state Supreme Court just ruled in his favor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/us/politics/28chicago.html

LOL - Illinois is a joke.

 

[werepossum]

a friend gave me this gem, "Chicago is comprised of two parties: Democrats who hold office and Democrats who do not."

LOL

 

[K1052]

Emanuel is back on the ballot.
state Supreme Court just ruled in his favor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/us/politics/28chicago.html

The IL supreme court certainly made no bones about bitch slapping the appellate court in their decision.

 

[Zargon]

hes a shoe in now

 

[Vette73]

hes a shoe in now

Not really. I think there is one other person that is polling well. That and this case could hurt him a little and make him seen as a carpet bagger.