Today at the courthouse, we met Anthony Boots Martinez milling around. He seemed to have no urgent business other than the recall petition which - to use his term - was D-E-D on arrival. But, he's not giving up, Boots was at court trying to get a leg up on an attempt at judicial review of the decision of the chief elections officer:
Anthony "Boots" Martinez, Seeking Judicial Review for Recall
"I'm here to deal with the registry of the Supreme Court to see the processes of the application for a judicial review for the recall petition. I'm here today to make sure to cross the T and to dot the I and so the attorneys get in place to lodge the judicial review. You know that is a process."
And while he keeps pushing this recall petition - we get the sense Martinez is waiting for the day when he can return in glory - or at least in infamy - to the Port Loyola ballot. He today said, "definitely maybe":
Anthony "Boots" Martinez, Seeking Judicial Review for Recall
"I am a creature of instruction, like what they would say as an attorney, an attorney is a creature of instruction. The people asked me to launch the petition, I did. They appended their signature to it, of which I did. The next step, they will decide if there's a..."
Reporter
"But what's your stance? Do you want to re-enter?"
Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"Well, it's not what I want, you know. Like I said, I'm a creature of instruction. I'm for the longest serving representative the Port Loyola 4-term consecutive."
"From since Port Loyola was created I'm the longest serving member in the National Assembly there. So for me, it have to be the wishes of the people. Like what I said last week, I left that up to the people."
Reporter
"You'd be happy to serve them again."
Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"If they asked me to."
