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cascadiance

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4. He also swore in Brian Bilbray early in an election that replaced Randy Duke Cunningham...

Reply to padfun (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2015, 05:36 PM

May 2015

... in my district at the time. And this was before ballot counting issues were resolved in that race. But since local judges couldn't "appeal" actions at a federal level that Hastert took, that decision of Hastert's couldn't be appealed in court.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2324174

I'll also be happy to see him get squashed down a bit more.

EDIT: Also note that Randy Duke Cunningham was rumored to have some gay affairs despite pushing anti-gay legislations too. I wonder if that factored in to Hastert wanting to get him replaced quickly at the time then too, given his "other" behavior?

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I have empathy for Hastert's victim(s). I don't know I feel about Hastert. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 OP

I think he's only afraid because he got caught shenmue May 2015 #1

Hastert is the guy padfun May 2015 #2

He also swore in Brian Bilbray early in an election that replaced Randy Duke Cunningham... cascadiance May 2015 #4

Hastert's a Republican, no matter how many times Fox calls him a Dem. valerief May 2015 #3