Wednesday, January 25, 2006

On the other hand...

While I did not support Ophelia Ford in the District 29 Primary for the Senate, and I, like 3/4 of everyone in Shelby County, happen to be curious about the election that she won over Terry Roland, I have no problems supporting her in her battle to be seated in the State Senate.

First, the Republican Party stole at least one and possibly two Presidential elections. Second, if this election is declared null and void, the Republican-controlled County Commission will almost certainly appoint Terry Roland to the seat.

It has been said that you can't hold speaker elections in mid-session; however, if Roland gets that Senate seat, I wouldn't put it past them to try. Then, Democrats lose their chairmanships and any Democratic agenda (such as REAL TennCare reform) goes into the toilet.

This also would create gridlock as the Senate killed bills by the Democratic-controlled House.

Do I wish Ophelia Ford would have primary opposition this year? Yes, because her candidacy drove a lot of hardcore Democrats to vote for Roland (and not just in the white community, bubba!) because they simply do not believe that this seat is anyone's property other than the voters.

However, the risk to the Democratic control of the State Senate is too great not to hold your nose and support the fight, because, in the long run, this is about a hell of a lot more than any one person.

4 comments:

Steve Steffens said...

This is called guilty until proven innocent; you are attempting to force her to prove her innocence.

If you have actual proof that A) there was deliberate fraud and B) Ford's campaign was behind it, take it to judge donald, I'm sure she would listen.

Otherwise, your words mean nothing.

Chris Davis said...

Well, not to mention that Gore got more more votes PERIOD, not to mention findings that he got more vptes in Florida. Good god Spectra, bitch all you like (I happen to disagree with LWC on this one too), but the lie you are putting forth has long since been busted. You got your Bushman in office, be happy.

LWC, I don't want to see either one seated, and based on the turnout I don't think District 29 did either. I sure wish there was some way they could both be sidelined and a true nonpartisan could be seated until the regular election.

Steve Steffens said...

So do I; however, the County AND State GOP will put so much pressure on the Rethug County Commissioners to appoint Roland, they won't have any choice.

That's why I am (EXTREMELY reluctantly) supporting Ford's seating. it sucks, but it's either that or watch the GOP try to ram crap down our throat in NashVegas.

If Henri Brooks had won the primary and had won by 13 votes, this would NEVER have gotten as far as it has....

Chris Davis said...

When you lose with more votes--- and Gore DID have more votes, it's not exactly a mandate oh victorious minority that's slipping deeper and deeper into minority status.

We'll see hoe loud you crow this year-- and then it's just a skip and a jumpt to 2008.

We haven't got a candidate, but who are you going to run, Bill Frist? Gov. Barbour?

I hear John McCain rolls over when you call him a sissy.