22-11-2014, 12:05 AM
Nope. Anybody can run, so long as you sign up. (I'm not going to run thru the various scallywags that have been made DA here in Texas.) Getting elected, though, would likely involve either belonging to the dominant political party (and whatever sorts of compromises that entails), or just spending a lot of money on advertising. Incumbent DA's do become unpopular (see Rosemary Lehmberg) and can be defeated. I expect the town of Ferguson also might see a weather change in their local politics pretty soon.
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."