Hinds County District 2 Supervisor David L. Archie and the man he beat last year, former Supervisor Darrell McQuirter have a showdown today at the Mississippi Supreme Court. Watch it live at 10:30.
Archie beat incumbent Darrell McQuirter in the Democratic primary runoff election on August
27, 2019 by 125 votes. However, McQuirter challenged his election, arguing
his opponent lives in District 1 and thus is disqualified from running
for Supervisor in District 2. Read this earlier post for the very interesting details on where Mr. Archie lives. Special Circuit Judge Lamar Pickard ruled denied McQuirter's challenge.
Attorney Sam Begley represents McQuirter while attorney Dorsey Carson represents Archie.
Jimmie Gates attempted to cover the story on the pages of the Clarion-Ledger this morning. However, this is the picture he posted of the District 2 home:
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| Credit: Clarion-Ledger |
Little bit of a difference, right, Mr. Gates?
16 comments:
How is the Clarion Ledger still in business?
How much time is allotted to these hearings?
clarion-liar...
DINO mcquirter will not get a fair shake in court. too many imbedded RINO’s around that have helped Archie..
I would hate to think if I were an attorney, this is the best kind of work I could drum up!
He apparently cleaned up the house. Maybe he actually lives in it now. I don't think he can be beat if there is a redo.
Dorsey Carson represents Archie. Yes, he really does like lying down with dogs. Look at his campaign contributions, his name is on all the lists with judges that let criminals off the hook.
Nothing is going to happen to Archie, nothing. Has a gold rod shoved up his ass.
Two white lawyers trying to argue for their two black democrats. Carson has the hardest job trying to show that its ok to run for office claiming to live in a house that had been abandoned for at least four years.
But Begley has the burden of arguing why this wasn't handled at the right time - back when Archie qualified. Back then his client thought he would win and didn't take on the fight - a more appropriate time to do so. Wouldn't have had to involve the idiotic Hinds County Election Commission into the fray - five nincompoops that couldn't find their way out of a shoe if given a horn to help them find the opening.
Hope the Supremes don't punt on this by claiming that since the crazy judge didn't do his job of consulting with the nincompoops and getting their concurance that the honorable Justices don't have to decide. That would truly be a travesty of justice.
Special Judge Lamar Pickard is batting .000 in election contest appeals. He’ll get overturned on this one and the Madison County BoS appeal as well. He certainly is a “special judge.”
I think Randolph keeps appointing Lamar Pickard to these cases because he knows it will be a shit show and guarantee an appeal where they can create some law out of it.
"He’ll get overturned on this one and the Madison County BoS appeal as well. He certainly is a “special judge.”
Is that the Harreld/Banks showdown at high noon? Any word or theory on the outcome of that one?
Everybody, everybody, everybody, knows that Archie did not live in that house and that he's lying about his residence. He knows it. But it's just a part of politics and he's just playing the game. This is what we've come to.
It's pitiful.
Whether one agrees with Begley's politics or not, the man is a damn fine attorney and one hell uv' of nice guy.
I would not be surprised at all if the Supreme Court sides with his arguments over Dorsey Carson.
(Nothing against Dorsey).
Watch the video. Carson was definitely the better lawyer, and it may get tossed over a technicality.
Clinton residents learned their lesson on this one. They wanted to vote for Waller over Tate because they thought he had a chance. That meant voting in republican primary not democrat. Thats the only way Archie won. He will not get re-elected even if he wins this case so he can enjoy his 3 remaining years. He has a sad life anyway. Go look at his called press conference a week or so ago.
The legislature imposed a two year residency requirement for candidates for county and municipal office, effective January 1, 2020. Heretofore, it was 30 days. If the Supreme Court reverses and renders in this case, then there is no way Archie can satisfy the new two year residency requirement based on the date he would seek to qualify as a candidate in the special election called on account of the Supreme Court's ruling.
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