Rahm Emanuel not a resident

[AeWingnut]

CHICAGO (WLS) - The Illinois Appellate Court has ruled that Rahm Emanuel should not be on the Chicago mayoral ballot.

In a 2-1 decision on Monday, the Illinois Appellate Court decided to take Emanuel's name off the ballot

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

CHICAGO (WLS) - The Illinois Appellate Court has ruled that Rahm Emanuel should not be on the Chicago mayoral ballot.

In a 2-1 decision on Monday, the Illinois Appellate Court decided to take Emanuel's name off the ballot

That will get appealed. No reason he shouldn't be allowed to run.

[timmgirvan]

maybe because he didnt live in Chicago for the previous year...DOH!!

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

maybe because he didnt live in Chicago for the previous year...DOH!!

Come on..he went to work for the President in the White House...big deal

[timmgirvan]

They just finished getting rid of one political machine.....they don't need another

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

They just finished getting rid of one political machine.....they don't need another

I don't live in the city, but if I did I'd vote for Gery Chico. But Emanual still should be allowed on

[Riot]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

They just finished getting rid of one political machine.....they don't need another

That "political machine" took darn good care of Chicago for the past many decades.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Riot

That "political machine" took darn good care of Chicago for the past many decades.

didnt take care of the people run over by the political machine!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GBBob

I don't live in the city, but if I did I'd vote for Gery Chico. But Emanual still should be allowed on

Vote for Pedro

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by Riot

That "political machine" took darn good care of Chicago for the past many decades.

you mean those 6 figure no show jobs?

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by merasmag

lol

Go Bears

[Nascar1966]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Go Bears

Go Steelers!!!!!!!!!!!!! How have your horses been running?

[dellinger63]

Apparently the ballots will be printed w/o Emanuel's name on it starting today. If he makes it on via the IL supreme court they will be trashed and reprinted. Love to be the vendor hired for the printing. lol

I thought for sure he'd win his case 'the Chicago way' but perhaps Rham and the true power behind the scenes in IL, namely Mike Madigan and Jimmy DeLeo aren't as chummy with Rhambo anymore since a 'friend of their's' Tony R. went away to 'college'. After all we have a local court system that has fixed slam-dunk murder cases (for between 20K and 5K) on more than one or even three occasions and involving more than three judges. They have since come back and reversed only one of those trials. (The murderer was retried despite the double jeopardy law was found guilty and has since died, while serving his time, in prison) The judge in that particular case put one in his head after learning he was being called before a Grand Jury. A second judge died 2 months after being released from jail after completing his 189 month sentence at 82 or 83. Sometime I guess Karma does seem to work. We'll now see what she has in store for the North Shore Baby with the huge bank.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Apparently the ballots will be printed w/o Emanuel's name on it starting today. If he makes it on via the IL supreme court they will be trashed and reprinted. Love to be the vendor hired for the printing. lol
I thought for sure he'd win his case 'the Chicago way' but perhaps Rham and the true power behind the scenes in IL, namely Mike Madigan and Jimmy DeLeo aren't as chummy with Rhambo anymore since a 'friend of their's' Tony R. went away to 'college'. After all we have a local court system that has fixed slam-dunk murder cases (for between 20K and 5K) on more than one or even three occasions and involving more than three judges. They have since come back and reversed only one of those trials. (The murderer was retried despite the double jeopardy law was found guilty and has since died, while serving his time, in prison) The judge in that particular case put one in his head after learning he was being called before a Grand Jury. A second judge died 2 months after being released from jail after completing his 189 month sentence at 82 or 83. Sometime I guess Karma does seem to work. We'll now see what she has in store for the North Shore Baby with the huge bank.

Just in the IL Supreme Court just stayed the Appellate Court's decison and Emanuel is at least going to be included in the first printing of the ballots. According to his lawyers. Early voting starts Monday. Chicago Politics at its best.

http://www.suntimes.com/3483600-417/...appellate.html

[Nascar1966]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Just in the IL Supreme Court just stayed the Appellate Court's decison and Emanuel is at least going to be included in the first printing of the ballots. According to his lawyers. Early voting starts Monday. Chicago Politics at its best.

http://www.suntimes.com/3483600-417/...appellate.html

What do you expect. Isn't that where Obama was from?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Just in the IL Supreme Court just stayed the Appellate Court's decison and Emanuel is at least going to be included in the first printing of the ballots. According to his lawyers. Early voting starts Monday. Chicago Politics at its best.

http://www.suntimes.com/3483600-417/...appellate.html

Hardly. "politics at its best" would be Emanuel not having any trouble staying on the ballet in the first place.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

didnt take care of the people run over by the political machine!

You don't have to endorse it to see how it did work for the average citizen (don't conflate the two). And I'm going back to the start of the first mayor Daley and before that.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Nascar1966

Isn't that where Obama was from?

Wait....I thought he was from Kenya?

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

You don't have to endorse it to see how it did work for the average citizen (don't conflate the two). And I'm going back to the start of the first mayor Daley and before that.

I hate to agree but the Daley's were wonderful and cared about Chicago as if they owned it. Which in part they did. The city sucked under Harold Washington almost as much as under Jane Byrne (why he got elected) and the only reason Byrne got elected was a blizzard.

[miraja2]

I have no intention of voting for Emanuel (I'm leaning toward Miguel del Valle right now, even though he has no chance) but I absolutely think Rahm should be allowed on the ballot.