Ted Stevens can’t vote for himself. (UPDATED)
By on Oct 27th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Ted Stevens can’t vote for himself. (UPDATED)
Kos points to Alaska election law, which shows that Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) — who was convicted on seven felony charges today — can’t even vote for himself in November:
I was convicted of a felony, but have served my time and am on probation. Can I register to vote?
No. A convicted felon may not register to vote unless unconditionally discharged from custody. When you are no longer on probation, a copy of your discharge papers will allow you to register.
UpdateThe New York Times brings up the possibility of a pardon: "Mr. Stevens is certain to appeal the conviction, and his supporters are also likely to explore the possibility of obtaining a pardon from a fellow Republican, President George W. Bush, before Mr. Bush leaves office in January."
UpdateSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offers this reaction:
This is a sad but serious day. Sen. Stevens was found guilty by a jury of his peers, and now must face the consequences of those actions. As a result of his conviction, Sen. Stevens will be held accountable so the public trust can be restored.
UpdateAlaska's top election official, Gail Fenumiai, e-mailed Al Kamen at the Washington Post and said that as of now, Stevens is still able to vote on Nov. 4: "The Department of Law has determined that until a final judgment and sentence has been entered by the federal court in his case, Senator Stevens is eligible to vote in the November 4 General Election."
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Look for all sorts of underhanded pardons from Chimpy, after all, who's going to keep him company in Paraguay after Obama wins?
October 27th, 2008 at 9:41 pmOf course, a pardon of Stevens before he has admitted any wrongdoing and before he has even reported to prison would be prima fascia evidence that the WH is corrupt.
You're right, expect a pardon.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:42 pmIf I read Stevens' character correctly, he'll take it as a cue to vote for himself. Twice.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:44 pmnow is the time for
senator stevens to
focus on what he wants
his prison name to be.
i vote for "the professor".
*
i don't think "cool hand ted"
will work.
^
October 27th, 2008 at 9:52 pmJust two words...
Tee... and
Hee...
October 27th, 2008 at 9:53 pmA pardon?! Nooooooooooo!
And I was so happy hearing about this today. Don't rain on my parade just yet.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:54 pmnow is the time for senator stevens to focus on what he wants his prison name to be.
Ted the tube master
October 27th, 2008 at 9:57 pmOH MY GOD THIS IS SO SCARY!!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_el_pr/skinhead_plot
God save us from these people!!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:03 pmWhere are you troll Vaculik? I know you were just posting on the other Think thread. Hit and run again?
October 27th, 2008 at 10:16 pmDid Sen Stevens have to surrender his passport? If so, what happens if his plane has to make an emergency landing in Canada? Would he be allowed off the plane?
October 27th, 2008 at 10:17 pmLike OJ, his prison name will be wide receiver.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:19 pmOT, sorry, but here is the response I received from amazon.com:
Hello from Amazon.com.
Thank you for contacting us with your concern about the search results for the Barack Obama Halloween mask.
We'd like you to know that the search result for that item was modified by an Amazon.com customer using a "tagging" feature available on our website. The result was not provided by an Amazon employee or an Amazon search algorithm.
The search tag was removed quickly after it was discovered.
We've fixed the problem and apologize for any offense it created.
Thank you for contacting us.
I'm guessing that they had to send out a lot of these e-mails today. But I'm still not done with them. I'm replying that they need identify the customer who added the "tag" and ban them from their system, as this response is simply not sufficient to address my disgust.
Just wanted to share, and let's keep those complaints to amazon coming!
PEACE
October 27th, 2008 at 10:20 pmI want to know why they didn’t haul his ass to jail like they did Don Siegelman. Let me guess, Ted Stevens is special.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:24 pmtablogloid Says:
Like OJ, his prison name will be wide receiver.
*
ouch!
^
i think we have
a winner!
#
October 27th, 2008 at 10:33 pmjoe cantwell Says:
now is the time for
senator stevens to
focus on what he wants
his prison name to be.
i vote for “the professor”.
*
i don’t think “cool hand ted”
will work.
^
---
how 'bout 'girdwood'?
October 27th, 2008 at 10:33 pmhold on,
"girdwood"
is good.
*
October 27th, 2008 at 10:34 pmHoly shit! - http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/10/28/59034.html
October 27th, 2008 at 10:37 pmWayne A. Schneider Says:
Did Sen Stevens have to surrender his passport? If so, what happens if his plane has to make an emergency landing in Canada? Would he be allowed off the plane?
Geez, Wayne, what if he wound up in *gasp* Russia? Would Sarah see him from her house and go rescue him?
PEACE
October 27th, 2008 at 10:40 pmI'd like to know where our old Alaskan troll, JimAK is these days.
As I recall, he had solid evidence that Ted was innocent.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:41 pm"JimAK"
the boys
on the yard
would respect that!
"
October 27th, 2008 at 10:46 pmRalph, Do you have some sort of file cabinet of dossiers or what? And besides how do you leaf through them what with the hooved limb of a quadraped?
October 27th, 2008 at 10:47 pmHis prison handle will be "Tubes."
October 27th, 2008 at 10:52 pmDoc Rock Says:
His prison handle will be “Tubes.”
October 27th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
______
Thank you for this. I wanted to go there all day but couldn't figure out the right way to word it.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:55 pmDoc Rock,
how about
"mitch's b*tch"?
*
yes/no?
*
October 27th, 2008 at 10:56 pmHow about Imp Alin'?
October 27th, 2008 at 11:16 pmPalin is going to try and pardon him, not realizing that Stevens violated Federal law and was convicted in a Federal court.
October 27th, 2008 at 11:28 pm#19 - what the heck was that all about? I doubt many of us can read the language that article was written in.
October 27th, 2008 at 11:30 pmIt would be funny is he loses by one vote
October 28th, 2008 at 12:11 amSo Mitch McConnell is going to send him a sternly worded letter?
October 28th, 2008 at 12:13 amDon't be silly, RUC. Sternly worded letters are the Democrats' thing.
October 28th, 2008 at 12:20 amStevens probably voted early just in case. I know I would have.
October 28th, 2008 at 12:32 amHow about "reacharound hardwood deck"?
Maybe a little long....
October 28th, 2008 at 12:39 amCongress can vote to not allow someone to take their seat. They've done it before for political reasons, maybe this time they'll do it for the right reason. http://straighttalkonmccain.blogspot.com/
October 28th, 2008 at 12:52 amThe longest serving Republican senator a convicted felon ? Thanx for the gift Alaska !
October 28th, 2008 at 1:03 amFreeman #36-- I think Alaska is re-gifting and wrapping it in soiled newspaper ;)
October 28th, 2008 at 1:29 amimpeachcheneythenbush Says:
#19 - what the heck was that all about? I doubt many of us can read the language that article was written in.
October 27th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Top left side click on "English" and the page will translate.
October 28th, 2008 at 1:35 am#19 hussein toasterhead Says:
Holy shit! - http://www.alarabiya.net/ articles/ 2008/ 10/ 28/ 59034.html
Which one of the articles was scarier?
October 28th, 2008 at 1:38 amStrictly speaking, TeddyTubes probably will be able to vote for himself in this election. The disability doesn't attach until the conviciton becomes "final," and I don't think that's happened yet, and won't until sentencing.
October 28th, 2008 at 2:40 amHe can't vote for himself?
He shouldn't open his own door. Stevens should have a prison guard opening doors and closing them for him.
October 28th, 2008 at 4:02 amRight, Mitch, this is going to restore trust. I trust there are still "gifts" being given all over the place and not reported. Case in point, at both conventions, senators and reps were "given" precisely what the ethics overhaul rules allowed: no-fork food. Very pricey food. And they attended "charity" events for multiple congressmen to get around more rules.
October 28th, 2008 at 4:09 amHilarious, but its old news.
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October 28th, 2008 at 6:14 amRepublicans should never vote for themselves. This can cause disease.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiBWkNFtrEg
October 28th, 2008 at 6:41 amFrom McLatchy, regarding reports that the US is twisting arms to get a staus of forces agreement, before the old one expires:
Odierno's spokesman, Lt. Col. James Hutton, said that the list "provided information as a part of our normal engagements with many in the government of Iraq."
If no new mandate or agreement is in place on Jan. 1, the U.S. would stop sharing intelligence with the Iraqi government and would cease to provide air traffic control, air defense, SWAT team training or advisers in government ministries, according to the document. The list also says that there'd be no "disposition of U.S.-held Iraqi convicts" without a security agreement.
Odierno's letter adds that American forces would stop training Iraq's Security Forces and its barely functioning navy and air force, patrolling its borders and protecting its waterways. The U.S. military would stop employing some 200,000 Iraqis and wouldn't refurbish 8,500 Humvees it's given to the Security Forces. Nearly every Iraqi unit works in tandem with the roughly 151,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, and American training teams are training Iraqi Security Forces nationwide.
The money being paid to the Awakening is part of that total, and this threat would seem to be an acknowledgement that Orierno thinks shortly there will be a change of american leadership. A leadership change, that no longer attempts to maintain the falsity of the current "the surge is a success" lie.
By threatening to stop payments, they also threaten the fragile stability of the country, and a return to the bloody Iraq of '04.
Odierno should be removed after the election. He's too involved with keeping the current fiction afloat until after the US elections. Threatening the Iraqis reveals just how unworkable this coalition thing really is.
October 28th, 2008 at 7:50 amWhy aren't the Republicans pressuring Stevens to resign?
You'd think they would see how badly their brand is hurting and would want to stop the bleeding
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Just add "voter fraud" to his list of crimes and send him off to the general population of a real prison. He deserves to serve in the general population more so than a first time drug user.
October 28th, 2008 at 8:02 amTed, we don't want you to vote. Can you understand that?
Jeeeshhhh! He gets caught and convicted, and he still whines like a rethuglican. Will wonders never cease?
October 28th, 2008 at 8:13 amSadly, Stevens probably still can vote, at least for this election. Under federal practice, a judgment of conviction isn't entered until the sentence is imposed. It's a hair-splitting detail, but that's what law is made of. What we have right now is a jury's finding of guilt.
With any luck, Stevens will spend much of his time in the voting booth realizing that this is likely the last time he'll get to use one.
October 28th, 2008 at 8:42 amthe Lone Voice of Reason Says:
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Where are you troll Vaculik? I know you were just posting on the other Think thread. Hit and run again?
The Competitive Enterprise Institute and the American Petroleum Institute do not pay their propagandists to post on topics unrelated to the fossil fuel industries.
October 28th, 2008 at 8:56 amPoetic justice.
October 28th, 2008 at 9:23 am