Doh.. Rodney forgot to check the law

Taking a moment away from kicking a man while he still thinks he’s standing, Rodney Alexander switched parties as the last minute before filing. This didn’t allow any Democrats to get in the race.

The problem:

A voter in Louisiana is filing a legal challenge to defective Congressman Rodney Alexander’s ballot qualification, and seeks an injunction preventing the Secretary of State from issuing ballots printed with his name. The petition, filed by a voter and based on both Louisiana statute and prior precedent, rightly argues that Alexander’s SECOND filing 20 minutes before the deadline is in effect a withdrawal of his candidacy under Louisiana law since candidates are prohibited from amending their ballot qualification in any way once it has been made. Others in Louisiana have been tossed for just this kind of behavior in the past. Look for a news releases from multiple parties soon…

Or as James Carville pointed out:

James Carville said Alexander “was known as the stupidest Democrat in Louisiana, which would probably make him the smartest Republican in Washington.”

I don’t care much if you switch parties, but that was pretty sleazy and it may just backfire.

As AM points out in comments, Rodney may want to think about a race here in Illinois in 2008. Dick Durbin will need an opponent and we see how these things are going.

6 thoughts on “Doh.. Rodney forgot to check the law”
  1. Breaking News…

    A voter in Louisiana is filing a legal challenge to defective Congressman Rodney Alexander’s ballot qualification, and seeks an injunction preventing the Secretary of State from issuing ballots printed with his name. The petition, filed by a voter and …

  2. No I’m still gunning from a repeat performance from Albert Franzen, as I prefer an independent union man over the man the reputable news organization otherwise known as the Illinois Leader termed a “Socialist” in it’s freeper-like messageboards.

  3. A Letter From Rodney

    A few months ago Sir Rodney sent a little letter around explaining why he could never be a Republican. Today, when asked about it, his office said: “This is not our letter,” spokesman Adam Terry said. “We did not send…

  4. A voter in Louisiana is filing a legal challenge to defective Congressman Rodney Alexander’s ballot qualification[…]

    Is it the Congressman who is defective, or the ballot qualification?

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