| Clinton Antics Will Make Bill and Hil the Next American Idles Posted: 31 Mar 2008 01:48 AM CDT The amateurish ploys of the Clinton campaign are, at this point, so self-destructive that they seem tragic. We should all know that Bill Clinton is one of our most charismatic Americans. I found... |
| A Crop of House Candidates Worth Taking a Look At Posted: 31 Mar 2008 01:48 AM CDT There is relatively little attention being paid to this year's fight for the House of Representatives, since Republicans have no chance retaking the chamber in November. Even more important, most... |
| Posted: 31 Mar 2008 01:38 AM CDT JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Taking his last question at a "town meeting" here on Saturday, Barack Obama encountered an issue he neither expected nor welcomed: abortion. The eloquent senator from Illinois, who... |
| Age as an Asset: McCain's Appeal To Boomers Posted: 31 Mar 2008 01:00 AM CDT Echoes of the famous cry, "Don't trust anyone over 30," rebuke the boomers who took it as words to live by. Not only are many of them closing in on 60, they may soon be asked to put their trust in a... |
Monday, March 31, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
| Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:43 PM CDT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| In Pa., She's Got a Friend in Murtha Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:42 PM CDT Washington Post |
| McCain Guru Linked to Subprime Crisis Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:30 PM CDT The Politico |
| Leahy Calls for Clinton to Quit Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:29 PM CDT Wall Street Journal |
| Donations from Subprime Industry Become Liability Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:23 AM CDT Wall Street Journal |
| McCain, Romney Reunite at Utah Fundraiser Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:21 AM CDT Deseret Morning News |
| Clinton Lays Out Health Care Premium Cap Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:20 AM CDT New York Times |
| Obama Pushes Tougher Oversight Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:19 AM CDT Wall Street Journal |
| Clinton Details Ideas, Stresses Unity in N.C. Appearance Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:19 AM CDT Fayetteville Observer |
| An Obama-Bloomberg Ticket? No Cheers from the Mayor Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:17 AM CDT New York Times |
| As Candidates Warm to Bush Tax Cuts, Economists Warn of the Effects Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:16 AM CDT Washington Post |
| Ex-Congressman Disputes Clinton's Boasts on Legislation Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:15 AM CDT The Hill |
| Obama Rewrites Rules of Online Fundraising Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:14 AM CDT Washington Post |
| Puerto Rico Governor, Obama Superdelegate, Faces 19 Counts Posted: 28 Mar 2008 04:10 AM CDT Associated Press |
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
| Clinton Seeks to Soften Impact of Misstatement Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:11 AM CDT New York Times |
| Clinton: Wright 'Would Not Have Been My Pastor' Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:11 AM CDT Pittsburgh T-R |
| McCain Outlines Plan for Housing Crisis Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:09 AM CDT Wall Street Journal |
| In Obama's Message, Foes See Old Liberalism Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:09 AM CDT Washington Post |
| Obama's Foreign Policy Ideas Fire Up Rivals Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:08 AM CDT Wall St. Journal |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:07 AM CDT Chicago Tribune |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:07 AM CDT The Politico |
| Why Are Dems Ducking Gun Control Issue Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:04 AM CDT McClatchy |
| Dem Challengers Do Not Yet Believe in Obama Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:01 AM CDT The Hill |
| Republican Jewish Group Wants McPeak Canned Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:00 AM CDT The Hill |
| Clinton Evokes Themes of Sisterhood, Motherhood Posted: 25 Mar 2008 04:06 AM CDT Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2008 04:05 AM CDT Wall Street Journal |
| Indiana Shapes Up as State of Parity for Democrats Posted: 25 Mar 2008 04:03 AM CDT Washington Post |
| Bill & Chelsea Criss-Cross Indiana Posted: 25 Mar 2008 04:02 AM CDT Indianapolis Star |
Clinton Camp Calls for Explanation of Obama's Negative Politics
Posted: 25 Mar 2008 04:00 AM CDT
The Hill
Ridgway gets the boot again in court
'Automatic delegates' win a round
A judge on Tuesday blocked an attempt by a Republican to force his party to follow party rules.
Judge Glenn Iwasaki of the 3rd District Court denied Mike Ridgway a temporary restraining order to stop the state and Salt Lake County Republican Party from appointing so-called "automatic delegates" to vote at the county and state conventions.
Delegates wield a lot of political power, because they decide which two candidates in a race advance to the primary or, if 60 percent or more support one candidate, make that person the party nominee in the general election.
But Ridgway isn't giving up yet.
"I have no choice in my mind but to continue to press forward," Ridgway said shortly after the denial. He said he believes the judge was sympathetic to his cause.
He said he will continue to push the court to stop the state and county Republican parties from "consistently" violating party rules against appointed delegates. Ridgway has challenged the practice at both state and party conventions for years.
Party leaders believe they aren't breaking any rules. However, they admit there is some "ambiguity" to the party's delegate appointment rules, State GOP Vice Chairman Todd Weiler said.
Weiler said the state party constitution leaves delegate allocation up to the county parties.
Appointed delegates are typically Republican elected officials, like the county surveyor and GOP legislators. Other appointed delegates include the county party officers and executive committee members.
In the past, Ridgway said, Republican party leaders and elected officials did not get automatic delegate status, and it shouldn't be any different now.
"When you start giving perks to high-level important people you corrupt the process," Ridgway said. "If you can't even choose your own representative to the state Legislature, because that choice is already made for you by party leaders ... then why do we live in America?"
Ridgway is already preparing for a future win. Tuesday night he urged all Republicans attending caucuses to vote on an extra state and county delegate, so everything is cleared up before state and county GOP conventions in May.
If a judge eventually rules in his favor, 58 precincts would get to vote for one more county and state delegate, he said.
Ridgway said the local automatic delegates are worse than the "travesty" the Democratic Party has with superdelegates, who can vote for any presidential candidate no matter who Average Joe Democrats vote for at the polls.
"In the Republican Party, it's not just a travesty, it's unethical because the bylaws don't let them do it," Ridgway said.
E-mail: ldethman@desnews.com
Monday, March 24, 2008
Attorney Peter Stirba on KSL's Nightside Project
US Supreme Court to hear Utah case.
Here is the link
http://nightside.ksl.com/?nid=29&sid=2927395
The Captain
Bayh Points to Electoral College Votes as New Measure
Posted: 23 Mar 2008 10:26 PM CDT
New York Times
Stirba and Associates to argue before the US Supreme Court
Supreme Court agrees to hear Utah case involving searches
The case from Utah also will test whether the officers who conducted the warrantless search may be sued by the person they arrest.
Six years ago, an informant contacted police to tell them he had arranged to purchase drugs from Afton Callahan at Callahan's trailer home. Wearing a microphone provided by police, the informant entered the trailer, made the deal and signaled police. They entered the trailer without a warrant and arrested Callahan for possession of methamphetamines.
Utah courts ruled that the evidence that was seized from Callahan's home could not be used against him. Other courts have allowed prosecutions to go forward under similar circumstances.
Callahan then sued the officers for violating his constitutional rights. A federal judge ruled the officers could not be sued because there is disagreement in the courts over whether the search is illegal.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver said the lawsuit could proceed because the officers should have known that people have a right in their home to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
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