tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post440557880651524215..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: No Emanuel for ChicagoWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-13923131893356461592011-01-25T03:57:25.873-05:002011-01-25T03:57:25.873-05:00You are thinking that Carol Moseley Braun ("w...You are thinking that Carol Moseley Braun ("what do you mean, Detroit is not a good example for Chicago?") is an improvement? Emanuel is a smart thug, whereas Braun is a stupid one.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635525917447411048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-65694208197165615422011-01-24T23:48:51.843-05:002011-01-24T23:48:51.843-05:00mike
i feel that on the residency issue, it was l...mike<br /><br />i feel that on the residency issue, it was less than persuasive. i'm not ready to call it wrong, but i wasn't won over.<br /><br />on the application of the national service objection, i think they are much closer to the mark.A.Worthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274848170181147489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-17801734637180120202011-01-24T23:19:02.240-05:002011-01-24T23:19:02.240-05:00What this probably means is that now Rahm will hea...What this probably means is that now Rahm will head back to D.C. to run the Obama/Biden re-election campaign.Pinkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922617113174437846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-57886233664210908812011-01-24T21:54:24.074-05:002011-01-24T21:54:24.074-05:00It is sad that the decision was 2-1. That just me...It is sad that the decision was 2-1. That just means one judge blatantly ignored the law. But I am glad that this court was able to overcome the corrupt Chicago Board of Elections.<br /><br />DF<br /><br />www.notadriveby.blogspot.comDFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857326549631172465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-90877750964201471012011-01-24T17:56:16.840-05:002011-01-24T17:56:16.840-05:00A. Worthing
Are you questioning the logic of the ...A. Worthing<br /><br />Are you questioning the logic of the decision or if it will hold under the appeal?Mike Thiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929567856363413549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-30713756031696537882011-01-24T16:35:27.245-05:002011-01-24T16:35:27.245-05:00the decision and analysis here. i am less than so...the decision and analysis here. i am less than sold on this decision.<br /><br />http://patterico.com/2011/01/24/breaking-rahm-emanuel-is-off-the-mayoral-ballot/A.Worthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274848170181147489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-90311106093845282012011-01-24T16:17:23.753-05:002011-01-24T16:17:23.753-05:00I love this ruling for a couple of reasons:
1. I...I love this ruling for a couple of reasons:<br /><br />1. It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.<br /><br />2. This quote from the text of the ruling<br /><br /><i>We begin this task by resort to familiar principles of statutory interpretation. <b>For a court interpreting a statute, the primary goal is to ascertain and give effect to the intention of the legislature, and the best indicator of that intent is the statute’s language, given its plain and ordinary meaning. </b>Cinkus,228 Ill.2d at 216…</i><br /><br />How refreshing to see a judge actually say you must interpret the law as written and understood by its plain language.Mike Thiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929567856363413549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-14207725041743496882011-01-24T16:01:56.344-05:002011-01-24T16:01:56.344-05:00Discussion of the actual legal issue had my head a...Discussion of the actual legal issue had my head aching in record time. Apparently, Rahm's position is that, even though he moved to D.C., he never "gave up his residency" in Chicago. WTH? Is "residency" such an elusive concept? Seems to me that if someone moves from City A to City B, he necessarily "gives up his residency" in City A. It's not actually that complicated.Conrad Bibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422935506611755825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-2551839605168713232011-01-24T15:49:16.419-05:002011-01-24T15:49:16.419-05:00Court to Rahm: "Your return to Chicago was tu...Court to Rahm: "Your return to Chicago was tutu late!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-68983271961987001512011-01-24T14:56:05.371-05:002011-01-24T14:56:05.371-05:00Rahm worked for boutique M&A investment bank W...Rahm worked for boutique M&A investment bank Wasserstein Perella for two and a half years after his stint in the Clinton administration but before he was elected to Congress. His 2.5 year career as an investment banker earned him $18 million.<br /><br />The world of M&A banking is very clubby and it is crawling with big donors to the Democratic Party and Democrat candidates. I'm sure Rahm's Rolodex is filled with the names of Wall Streeters willing to give him an office.<br /><br />Rahm will be fine.<br /><br />Here's what the NYT reported about Rahm's short but lucrative investment banking career:<br /><br />http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/in-banking-top-obama-aide-made-money-and-connections/MaggotAtBroad&Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493406951892285654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-69899355907368029342011-01-24T14:28:06.984-05:002011-01-24T14:28:06.984-05:00"Hopefully he'll go back to his ballerina..."Hopefully he'll go back to his ballerina roots. "<br /><br />NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-32707746169781562292011-01-24T14:16:36.380-05:002011-01-24T14:16:36.380-05:00Chicago's problem is that the alternatives to ...Chicago's problem is that the alternatives to Rahm Emanuel may be even worse.Dessert Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616064444288249273noreply@blogger.com