IL state house movement to impeach gaining support!

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Saturday May 13, 2006 · 11:00 AM PDT

2006/05/13 · 11:00

Since being introduced nearly one month ago, the resolution before the IL House of Representitives to send articles of impeachment to the US House is gaing support. A state legislature can initate impeachment proceedings against the president. Even though the House would summarily reject the articles, the story would be huge and expose republicans in congress for their ties to an unpopular president in an elections year. I can see the "Congressmen X: Bush's Rubber Stamp" adds now.

The resolution now has 19 co-sponsors just in the house and has now gone to the rules committee. Now most bills die quiet deaths in the Rules committess, but these typically are bills with only 2-3 sponsors. Read More

Official Illinois primary open thread

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Tuesday March 21, 2006 · 6:14 PM PST

2006/03/21 · 18:14

Results: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/chi-primaryresults-htmlstory,0,2520894.htmlstory#statewide Burning questions:

Who will be the republican to face Gov. Blagojevich?

In the race for state treasurer, will the state Democratic Party and downstate outweight (and nominate Paul Mangieri) the power of Obama, Durbin and the city of Chicago (and nominate Alexi Giannoulias)?

Who will replace Henry Hyde? Duckworth, Cegelis or Scott?

Which republican will win the honor of losing to Cong. Melissa Bean? Read More

Cheney Replacement - Poll

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Monday February 27, 2006 · 6:37 PM PST

2006/02/27 · 18:37

With rumors that VP Cheney will resign (Presumable under the pretense of 'health problems') after the midterms, who is in the running to replace him? A few short list criteria: Read More

John Podesta speaking at the PSU Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle PA, TODAY!

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Thursday January 19, 2006 · 7:31 AM PST

2006/01/19 · 07:31

(Sorry for the late notice)

To dkos'ers of central PA, or north-central MD, or anyone else interested:

Former Chief of Staff to President Clinton and current President of the Center for American Progress (and some say he was the inspiration for the West Wing's Leo McGarry) will be giving a preview of his response to next week's state of the union address:

TODAY 4:00pm, Student Lounge (Basement)
The Penn State Dickinson School of Law
150 S College St,
Carlisle, PA 17013

This event is open to the public, free of charge, and is sponsored by Dickinson Democrats and The Speakers Trust.

Dover PA Intelligent Design = Dead

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Tuesday November 08, 2005 · 8:01 PM PST

2005/11/08 · 20:01

The most important story tonight is not Tim Kaine, nor is it John Corzine...

Local TV here in Pennsyl-bama (central PA) just annonced that in the race for Dover PA school board (where incumbants have been fighting for intelligent design to be taught in public schools) EVERY Democratic, anti-intelligent design challenger has won, with 100 percent of precints reporting. 6 seats (4-4 year terms, 2-2 year terms) are now controlled by anti-intelligent design Dems. Read More

Alito Freep Thread

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Monday October 31, 2005 · 12:48 PM PST

2005/10/31 · 12:48

Here is our chance to freep any poll regarding the Sam Alito nomination. So far, I have only found one:

http://msnbc.msn.com/...

Right now, its 50 against / 42 in favor / 8 undecided, so it has obviously not yet been freep-ed

Please post any other polls that you come across, and be sure to freep the poll below....

This nomination will only prove to drag bush's poll numbers lower, but the first 48 hours are critical in how the nominee is painted by the media. These unscientific polls often get reported on.

IL-06 Gets Interesting

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Monday May 02, 2005 · 11:56 PM PDT

2005/05/02 · 23:56

Henry Hyde is retiring after many years in Congress. Businesswoman Christine Cegelis is running to be the Democratic nominee, and she now has competition from attorney Peter O'Malley.

I am conflicted in who to support (I will be living in the IL sixth this summer):

Cegelis ran a competent but underfunded campaign in 2004, and would have greater name recognition. Also, running a woman ALWAYS helps Democrats in the suburbs.
http://www.cegelisforcongress.org/

O'Malley ran a very strong campaign for county board (DuPage county has no Democrats on its county board), is from my hometown, and seems to be running stong only weeks after announcing.
http://www.omalleyforcongress.com/

Republican St. Sen. Peter Roskam all but has the republican nomination locked up, and will not be a strong candidate if we can paint him as too far to the right for a fairly moderate district.

So who should I support? I want to volunteer/donate money ASAP, but can't decide who to back....

Legal Question

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Wednesday February 02, 2005 · 9:03 PM PST

2005/02/02 · 21:03

For all you lawyers out there: the Illinois Republican Party owns www.rodblagojevich.com , the name of our Democratic governor, and choose to redirect all traffic to in to the IL GOP website.

My question is, would this be covered by the Anticyberquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999? Under the ACPA, a person may face civil liability to the owner of a trademark (or a personal name) if such person:
(i) has a bad faith intent to profit from a mark; and
(ii) registers, trafficks in, or uses a domain name that:
(a) is identical or confusingly similar to a distinctive trademark;(b) is identical, confusingly similar to or dilutive of a famous trademark; or
(c) infringes a specially-granted trademark such as "U.S. OLYMPICS" or "AMERICAN RED CROSS."

http://www.submerged-ideas.com/litigation/anticybersquat.htm

It gets tricky because a name is not a trademark, and Blago is a public figure.

What'd ya think?

Completly Un-scientific Prediction

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 10:37 PM PST

2004/11/01 · 22:37

Turnout will be high. How do I know? Because not one, but BOTH of my sisters are voting, each for the first time ever.
Undecideds break late for Kerry. How do I know? A hard-to-sell on ANY candidate friend of mine announced he's voting Kerry, as is my uber-undecided professor of law.

Any other unscientific predictions, based on your observations?

Is this legal? (Potential Voter Intimidation in IL)

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 9:41 PM PST

2004/11/01 · 21:41

Members of both the local county party and college Democrats in my area heard a radio report tonight saying that tommorow, at one almost entirly student precint in town, voters will be asked/required to sign affadavits affirming that their registration addresses are their permanant addressess, which legally they are. The report came from the Republican county chair, and a lawyer for the (republican hack) county clerk's office.

My fear is that the language in the affs. will be overly broad, and subject a few college kids (who sign them) to paying fines for not changing their drivers liscence addressess in accordance with their permanat address, which they used to register.

What do you make of all this? We have lawyers working on it, but I'd like to get the dkos community's thoughts

Calling in a Freep!

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Wednesday October 27, 2004 · 7:24 PM PDT

2004/10/27 · 19:24

We need you! Our campus newspaper has a poll going on the presidential race. Kerry had 97%+ at one point, but is now down in the 60's... Daily Vidette The poll is on the lower right hand side. Any other minor polls, similar to this one, I would be happy to help freep, also!
Thanks all!

Voter Intimidation In Illinois!

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Monday October 18, 2004 · 11:26 PM PDT

2004/10/18 · 23:26

My College Democrats group in IL has received word from an allied group that the county clerk has been telling students that registering at their school addresses could cause their financial aid to be reduced or eliminated.

I do not see how this can be anything other then an intimidation tactic. Any thoughts? Why would the county clerk (who previously tried to shut down our 100% legal registration drive) have any authority over finacial aid?

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