by Jon Ralston Fri, 12/07/2012 - 13:53
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@CJBear71 Oh my.
3 hours 48 min ago.
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As usual, @RonBrownstein is right on.
There are election deniers running for SOS (and other key offices) in NV, wh… t.co/z5gOVywr4M
4 hours 4 min ago.
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“When ex-felons are released, where do they go? They go straight to Medicaid. They go straight to Casa Grande or a… t.co/I0YQeoxJMT
7 hours 53 min ago.
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"He suggested in a debate earlier this year that Nevadans’ votes have not counted for years, and alleged in a Janua… t.co/UsIJ3j3gfX
8 hours 30 min ago.
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Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
NV fact: On this date in 1955, the Moulin Rouge, the first non-segregated c… t.co/VwoSIcRaN0
9 hours 14 min ago.
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This is a good tweet. Brutal, but good. t.co/qvpyfYi80K
19 hours 31 min ago.
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So @GovSisolak “has an appointment he really wants to keep.”
Pretty, pretty clever.
Gov goes all-in for… t.co/Nnt0ict0de
19 hours 49 min ago.
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@jamespmanley It’s done. The Manley Years is my favorite chapter.
20 hours 12 min ago.
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@AdamLaxalt @JoeLombardoNV @VoteFiore @Chattah4Nevada @VoteJimMarchant Er, Dave Loggins, that is.
20 hours 14 min ago.
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@AdamLaxalt @JoeLombardoNV @VoteFiore @Chattah4Nevada @VoteJimMarchant Heard from two GOP insiders the Trump trip t… t.co/u4b3avFLEL
20 hours 19 min ago.
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The base speaks?
Dean Heller gets...nada..
And Adam Laxalt finished...third.
There's something happening here, w… t.co/DBvvKAYPl6
23 hours 54 min ago.
We're doing a program next week on the ongoing controversy over seating Andrew Martin, the Democrat elected to the Assembly last month despite being ruled ineligible to run by a judge.
Kelly Hurst, who lost to Martin, has agreed to come on "Ralston Reports." But Martin, in an email to my producer, Dana Gentry, had this to say:
"I disagreed with the filing of this last-minute political lawsuit--which has its facts wrong--and take issue with the judge's decision in what was a rushed and incomplete proceeding held on Election Day eve. I am still considering my legal options, and for that reason will not comment further on the case. That said, I am putting this matter behind me, focusing on policy issues important to the state, and looking forward to serving my constituents in Assembly District 9 in the upcoming 2013 legislative session."
Really? Considering his legal options? Why would he not appeal if he thinks the judge was wrong? So he'll just leave a court record out there -- unchallenged -- that he is not eligible to run in District 9?
Interesting.
I say again what I told subscribers to my newsletter:
If the Legislature has the sole authority to determine its members' qualifications -- that's in the Constitution -- couldn’t it say it has the authority to hold a hearing on Martin’s? Maybe Judge Rob Bare was wrong that Martin is ineligible; maybe there is more evidence to be presented. Maybe Martin is right.
Let's find out.
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