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The Illinois Supreme Court has just issued a stay of the appeals court's order knocking Rahm Emanuel off the ballot and directing the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners to restore his name to the ballot.
This is a strong indication that the court will accept the case and, perhaps, of which way the justices are leaning.
*** UPDATE *** NBC's Pete Williams has more:
Less than 24 hours after an Illinois appeals court bumped Rahm Emanuel off the ballot for Chicago's election for mayor, the state's supreme court put that ruling on hold and ordered the city to include his name on any ballots being printed.
"The Board of Elections is directed that if any ballots are printed while this Court is considering this case, the ballots should include the name of petitioner Rahm Emanuel as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Chicago," the Supreme Court said in a one-page, unsigned order.
The court said it acted after receiving legal briefs from Emanuel and from his legal opponents who claimed he was unqualified because he did not meet residency requirements of state law. Today's order left unresolved whether the state's high court would take up the entire case on a speeded-up basis, but the order gave Emanuel the rapid relief he was seeking -- to keep his name on the ballot.
*** UPDATE TWO*** NBC Chicago's Mary Ann Ahern reports that the court will hear Emanuel's appeal.
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Let the People Decide !
Fight Rahm Fight !
Why not send the Ill supreme court justices dead fishes wrapped in newspapers it worker before?
This is so stupid ! Why and the hell did the Illinois supreme court put his name back on ????? The law is the law !! It states as plain as can be.....you HAVE to "live" for 1 year in the city of Chicago !!! Live, meaning YOU have to occupy the home that resides in the city of Chicago !! Not just own it, not just rent it out, not just intend to come back to it someday....but actually "live" in it !!! Emanuel should have read the damn rules before he quit his cush job at the white house...
They changed it because the decision of the lower court was wrong, when you have to move at the discretion of the President you retain your perminent residence. ie military serve at the discresion of the Commander in Chief and retain their perminent residence.
Emanuel served two years at the pleasure of the President of the United States. A legally elected one I might add.
Maybe you think only repugnicans should be able to explore their rights by letting the courts decide.
The law is only the law if you're not associated with Husein (oh..sorry we're not suppose to use that middle name)>
Humansmatter when you say "at the pleasure of the President" it makes me wonder what sort of a relationship they had...hummm...maybe that's why Michelle flew to Spain on Hussein's birthday (oh sorry again we're not suppose to say his middle name).
Your arguments are so empty, you repubs keep going back to same old worn out baseless arguments, better come up with some new ones before 2012,.
I am not a republicrat nor a demacan I am an independent. I am the one Washington fears as I vote for what I see as the best possible candidate (which has been very difficult lately as they almost all suck). However that said Hussein (oops there I go again) is going to find out the public isn't buying into his song and dance any more. It reminds me of a joke I heard a year or so ago.
A scientist walks into a bar and immediately notices the bartender is a robot. He orders his drink and the robot responds with "I am robotron 2010. I am programed to respond to converse according to you're intelligence. What is you're IQ". The scientist responses with "139". To which the robot talks about science and mathematics. When the scientist leaves he decides to conduct an experiment.
The next day he goes back to the bar and when the robot asks for his IQ he says "110". The robot immediately starts to converse with him about sports. The next day the scientist returns and when asked about his IQ he states "79". Whereupon the robot leans in and says "how's that hope and change working out for you"?
nuff said...
Bill, if you don't know what that statement means, stay out of the conversation and rant about your racist hate for the President somewhere else.
If you weren't a racist repugnican why would you be spouting Mr. Obama's middle name as if it is a bad thing. It says something about you, not him.
Aah the ever present racist card. When one has nothing intelligent to say they scream "racism". Guess what you have no idea what color I am. You can of course infer as to my race. But by making statements as you did you're ASSuming. By doing so you are showing yourself to be raciest. Guess what racism isn't only about color. And you crossed that line of becoming one. Me, I just defending my self. My usage of his middle name goes more to his upbringing then his color. As I have stated many times in my life (paraphrase / quote from the late great Dr. Martin Luther King) I couldn't care less about the color of ones skin. My concern is about the individuals content of character. What's in their mind and heart that's what I use as a measuring stick.
We have the best justice system that money can buy.
Where did he file state taxes? Illinois or DC? That should decide it very simply.
OMG you all are so uninformed..... even if he was a republican it would be the same...... thank goodness.
Nope if he were republican he would be tossed by the Dem controlled court!
This makes me ill, VIOLENTLY ill!
Honestly, my city has to have to least intelligent set of voters the democratic world has EVER seen.
This is not about Rahm Emanuel, Gery Chico, or Carol Moseley Braun. This is about the erosion of law. All of the people whining about him being the best choice (a statement I cannot possibly comprehend) COMPLETELY miss the point of this. A law was written and Rahm Emanuel does not qualify to run for Mayor of Chicago based on the way the law was written. PERIOD.
Do you people understand what happens when you start making legal EXCEPTIONS for people? You completely open the door for the type of corruption that can eventually lead to an oligarchy (look it up, as I'm sure most Chicago voters don't know what it means).
How quickly we're willing to trade away our freedoms...
Good old "Chicago Politics" at it's best!
He AND his family left town to go to DC...rented out his residence...the whole 9 yards...they reside4d in DC...address and all...
He did NOT live in Chi for the required time limit before placing his moniker on the ballot...
Guess being chummy with 'the anointed one' does pay off...
Ha! Ha! Ha!....Rules?......What rules?......It's good to be King or at least have friends in high places (i.e. Leader of the Entire Free World)!!! Chicago Politics, what a freakin joke! Yesterady's quote "the law is the law" becomes the joke of the day!
Out, In, Out, In, Out, In, blah, blah.blah!
It was silly to think he was ever really out the question, this is all part of the plan to create Obamanation. When the time comes Rahm will be the regional leader of this FEMA zone, and the windy city will be filled with the screams of the betrayed.
Did anybody notice the order was unsigned? No way to trace who did it...
This really comes as no surprise seeing that those justices are all bought and paid for.....Sadly this is the way things are in politics. There's no such thing as change only "what can you do for me...."
If you join the U.S. military and are sent overseas for a 2-3 year tour and then return to your hometown and want to run for office, are you allowed to? You didn't physically live in your state or city for 2-3 years because of job requirements.
I don't really have a "dog in this hunt" but it really seems kind of assanine to require a politician, who was a member of the White House staff and "serving his country at the discretion of the President", to have lived in his hometown for 1 year prior to running for office.
Whether you are a Repub, Tea-bagger, Dem, Lib, or whatever, the requirement should be the same for ALL persons who serve their country, regardless in what capacity!
Why should there be any rules or requirements.....they don't mean anything!
Not surprised. Illinois Political and Judicial System is full of Criminals and circumvent the law and screw over the citizens of that state. I am just glad I do not live in that Social Communist State. I mean look at the former Senator and now President whi is not a US Citizen.
Pick the battles you might actually be able to win people, he was a shoe-in as a write-in candidate anyway.
The issue is what can he bring to the table for Chicago? Well, Federal money and jobs for one, just a call away.
Might makes right.
Democrat see, Democrat do.
New Yorkers have been pulling this trick with US Senators since Bobby Kennedy. Anyone remember Arkansas resident Hillary?
so much for trying to get concealed carry in IL. Anyone backing Mayor Dailey is an issue just like all of the chicago's elected officials.
WOW! This is GREAT news for Obama! After he gets voted OUT in 2012, Rahm will probably be able to get him a job as a sanitation worker in Chicago!
" Less than 24 hours"
Must be nice to have "FRIENDS" in high places......
You and I would get an answer in about 2 yrs.!
Same ole Chicago bulls*it
Good for Rahm.....he was serving the President of the United States...anyone called upon to serve for the President should be able to run for Mayor or any other office they want. Go Rahm!!!!!
Love that logic! So if you serve as a policeman you should be a lawyer . A mail carrier an author. A kite flier an airline pilot. A school nurse a Doctor. A teacher a brain surgeon!
You can't tell me that Obama wasn't involved in this. This smells. Rahm wanted out of the Obama cabinet and this was his excuse to save his face as well as Obama's. I hope he gets his butt kicked.
I'm glad to see that You Illinois(ans) and Chicagoans are happyfor this. You know best for your city--it is obvious you care. Ignore the stupid RRRRWW comments. After all, they started the whole trend of Court/cousin/friend/buddy/ avoid honest election thingy.
Besides,this wasn't about deciding an election. It was about deciding about residency, based upon precedent law. Nobody was ousted. No votes have been cast yet. Not even Florida... I'm sure if we looked up the Court's ruling it would make way more sense than say, the 2000 election. RRRWW you are hereby on notice that facts will clobber you every time. And, heads' up: facts aren't negotiable. They're facts.
Don't you just love how they just start slinging mud with the talking points of the day-- (in librarianspeak we call them keywords...) without looking up one puny little fact? The case is still unfolding--findlaw.com; usa.gov; factcheck.org, etc.
In my opinion, and from observing/reading from out here in the West, I'd be glad to see RE win the mayoral election. It would be heartening to see Chicago being put on the "map" to something of when it was the map... :)
Good wishes IL'ers. Go ahead and plough the field. Somebody's got to start somewhere.
"You say Liberal like it was a bad thing..."
American laws mean nothing to duel isreali citizens they OWN the political machine fools! They own you too with propaganda on tv telling you who to vote for...
@karla-568497: Your comment about 'duel Isreali' citizens is a poorly disguised (and poorly spelled) reference to citizens of the Jewish faith. Your remark is a symptom of prejudice against one religious group and doesn't belong in this thread and publication. Permit me to suggest that you refrain from a public display that reveals symptoms of a personality disorder. It would be in your best interest to seek an evaluation and treatment that will help you recognize the legitimacy of your neighbors to participate in the political discourse of this nation, regardless of their religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age and national origin.
is anyone really surprised by this?