Friday, January 27th, 2006...10:07 am
Not Only Does He Hold Office Illegally, But Apparently He Can’t Read a Calendar
From the desk of David Burnell Smith, Citizen:
The Arizona Supreme Court has denied my motion for a stay and indicated that they will deny my petition for review. Therefore, I will submit my letter to the Speaker on Monday, January 31st, on the Floor.
Sincerely, DAVID BURNELL SMITH
Arizona State House of Representatives District 7
There is one huge problem with this (and one smaller, amusing one that I will get to later): Smith is already out of office as of midnight last night, according to the court order. I don’t even think he can legally be on the floor to submit this letter, since he was never legitimately elected. I can already see him spinning this as a “voluntary resignation” for the “good of the state” or something. This reminds me of when Fife Symington resigned “for the good of the state,” even though the fact that he had already been convicted of a felony meant that he was already out of office.
From now on, I’m going to use this logic and tell people that I have a chaste relationship with Izabella Scorupco. The fact that other circumstances mean that I don’t have a choice in the matter isn’t important. I should be congratulated for my piety and restraint.
And the other thing: Monday is the 30th. Maybe this isn’t a mistake, but merely another delaying tactic.
3 Comments
January 27th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
Let’s hope the House security guards show him the door when he tries to enter the building on Monday. What a jerk!
January 27th, 2006 at 3:00 pm
Or, maybe he plans to stay there and scream even long after the term he wasn’t elected to ends. The next time that January 31 is on a Monday is in 2011.
January 27th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
Imagine, given the judge’s ruling today, how Republicans will respond if the Governor uses Rep. Smith’s tactics, and does nothing but waits until the fines accumulated in the fund the judge set up are enough to fund English learner programs as per Flores.
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