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Tribune staff report
July 21, 2007
CHICAGO - A Cook County Circuit judge on Friday dismissed the complaint brought by the challenger in the April 17 election for the 49th Ward aldermanic seat.
Don Gordon said that although Judge Marsha Hayes had tossed his suit alleging vote fraud in his runoff race against incumbent Ald. Joe Moore, his attorneys will submit a new legal complaint.
Gordon pushed Moore, who was first elected in 1991, into a runoff, which Moore won by 247 votes.
The citizens of this ward are left with this question: since the Judge has ruled that you don't have facts to support your claims, nor a plausible resolution to address the case if you had won, are you ready to admit that you came close, were a little short and end the legal action or do you still intend to continue trying to take away the voting rights of thousands of voters in our ward? Even by your own account, (which neither I, Judge Hayes nor your facts support), this case is about a couple of hundred people, not the thousands that are the basis of your claims and resolution. Where is the protection of voter rights you're touting with VOTER49 when you want to strip several thousand voters of their vote in April 2007?
VOTER 49, your new group, seems to be about two things: making sure certain people can or cannot vote as determined by your campaign's judgment which is a position that is far more troubling than the things you have presented as "facts" supporting your case. The second thing VOTER49 appears to be about is developing a self-serving political agenda for 2011.
On Sunday July 15, 2007 I had the honor of being part of a celebration of Mar Dinkha IV's 50th anniversary of becoming a priest. It was an honor to be a part of this event. I didn't go expecting this to be something truly memorable but it was. As a Roman Catholic, the people of the Assyrian Church of the East are my religious brothers and sisters. This man is a leader of the faith with a long and distinguished history. In his presence I felt the goodness coming from him. It was the same goodness that had so many in the audience smiling and cheering. As I said in my comments on the church stairs, "a man who has served as a priest for 50 years has had a profound impact on the lives of thousands."
It was clear that the people who are members of the church believed this. They were very moved by this man and his presence. This was an event that I will not forget anytime soon. There was real passion for this man of God and I am happy to have been a part of this ceremony. An honorary street naming is a little bit of recognition for a man who has done immeasurable good for the world.
