this is a new one.
(Not saying where this came from.)
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(innerredneckexposed on
May 28, 2008 8:50 PM)
the only higher office DuBose wants is governor. He DOES NOT want to go to D.C., even if he says he is running for congress.
(MelGX on
May 29, 2008 12:41 AM)
Unless we know the context, it’s hard to comment. Someone could have just cooked this up in PhotoShop.
(RuralDem on
May 29, 2008 2:24 AM)
That would be the 8th Congressional District, right?
Porter running against Marshall? No way.
Now, if Marshall loses like some of the members in the lunatic* wing of our party want, then, well, he should run for that seat in 2010.
Which, considering we don’t know the source, I really doubt that’s a serious picture. It’s probably something trackboy or some other anti-porter person created as a joke!
* (Lunatic does not refer to or hint at the liberal or “progressive” wing of the party. I’m simply grouping a category of nutjobs into a new wing)
(Decaturguy on
May 29, 2008 9:11 AM)
As a member of the anti-Dubose Porter wing of the party, I had nothing to do with this. I don’t even know how to operate Photoshop.
However, remember RuralDem, in Georgia you don’t have to be a resident of a congressional district in order to run for that seat. You can live anywhere in the state and run for any congressional district in the state.
(chris on
May 29, 2008 10:22 AM)
You can do that in any other state as well.
(Jen B. on
May 29, 2008 10:48 AM)
Is that a federal rule or state rule? Because it is dumb as hell.
(RuralDem on
May 29, 2008 11:05 AM)
DG,
Yeah but how many people have done that in our state? In addition to that, how many have actually won?
I can’t think of anyone. Even John Barrow moved into his district.
(chris on
May 29, 2008 11:13 AM)
David Scott didn’t live in his district (still not sure that he does). Phil Gingrey initially did not live in the old 11th district although I believe he either moved into it or the district lines moved and included his residence. I could be wrong but at one time or another I don’t think John Linder lived in his district (back in the ’90’s). It was often rumored that Saxby Chambliss’s real residence was outside of the old 8th district that he represented.
To answer Jen’s question, the Constitution merely says that someone must inhabit the State they hope to represent in the House. Though I’m sure that his has been challenged and upheld by the Supreme Court, I’m not aware of the actual cases.
(CatherineAtlanta on
May 29, 2008 11:26 AM)
I suspect this goes way back to the early days of our country, but today applies to less populous states.
(RuralDem on
May 29, 2008 11:56 AM)
Chris,
Thanks for that information. I didn’t know any of that!
(plange on
May 29, 2008 12:04 PM)
might this be the source? http://www.northfultondemocrats.org/ — LOL, looks like the web editor gave DuBose the wrong title….
(Jen B. on
May 29, 2008 1:23 PM)
Ha! Maybe someone didn’t realize that a Georgia State Representitive isn’t a Congressman?
(MelGX on
May 29, 2008 1:30 PM)
Good grief.
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