EC-Bills Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Linky This one ought to be interesting...
John Adams Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Obama won't be defending this one. If they both get tossed, it's a huge advantage for Obama. But then, this story is going nowhere.
PastaJoe Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Voters could still write-in their choices, but it would make it more confusing, and could suppress voter turnout which could affect down-ticket candidates in Texas.
Chilly Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Voters could still write-in their choices If they're allowed to run as write-in candidates.
TheMadCap Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 hmmm...very interesting. Anyone know if Texas is one of the states on who's ballet Barr will not be appearing?
Chilly Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Barr will be appearing on Texas; he filed on time with the required signatures.
TheMadCap Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Looks like he's not on in the following: Oklahoma, Maine, Mass, WV, and Conn...
KD in CA Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 I don't care who it helps. If true, I would love to see this happen. His comment about the hubris of the Big 2 is spot on.
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 I don't care who it helps. If true, I would love to see this happen. His comment about the hubris of the Big 2 is spot on.
DC Tom Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 I don't care who it helps. If true, I would love to see this happen. His comment about the hubris of the Big 2 is spot on. Never happen, of course...at worst, the state legislature, controlled by the two parties, rewrites the law and puts the two of them back on the ballot. But it would be great to see.
Ramius Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Fuggin awesome! i'd love to see this happen.
/dev/null Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Go Bob! John McCain has got to be sh*tting a brick over this one. He stands no chance without Texas' 34 guaranteed electoral votes
Steely Dan Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Looks like he's not on in the following: Oklahoma, Maine, Mass, WV, and Conn... Linky? Never happen, of course...at worst, the state legislature, controlled by the two parties, rewrites the law and puts the two of them back on the ballot. But it would be great to see. I don't think they can use new laws to forgive past transgressions. The Governor could probably pardon them. It would be ing funny as hell to see this happen. He's right, why should they get a pass?
Chilly Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 I don't think they can use new laws to forgive past transgressions. The Governor could probably pardon them. It would be ing funny as hell to see this happen. He's right, why should they get a pass?
John Adams Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Go Bob! John McCain has got to be sh*tting a brick over this one. He stands no chance without Texas' 34 guaranteed electoral votes Obama is probably funneling money to Barr for this.
erynthered Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 If Bob Barr knows how to e-mail people he's got My vote!!
DC Tom Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 I don't think they can use new laws to forgive past transgressions. I don't think they SHOULD be able to. But while it's unconstitutional to pass a law to punish past transgressions, I don't know that it's strictly illegal to apply a law retroactively otherwise. It's certainly not illegal to try...and the final arbiter would be the Texas courts. By the time they made a decision, the point would probably be moot. I mean, I'm not advocating it (hell, no...I think it's an idiotic idea). I'm just saying they could easily try, and get away with it.
Steely Dan Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 I don't think they SHOULD be able to. But while it's unconstitutional to pass a law to punish past transgressions, I don't know that it's strictly illegal to apply a law retroactively otherwise. It's certainly not illegal to try...and the final arbiter would be the Texas courts. By the time they made a decision, the point would probably be moot. I mean, I'm not advocating it (hell, no...I think it's an idiotic idea). I'm just saying they could easily try, and get away with it. Not necessarily, if it is still being decided and the race is close it could turn into another 2000 election bullcrap fight. They may have to wait for the Texas Supreme Court's decision before certifying the election results.
/dev/null Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day.... Avast mateys! I hope Bob Barrrrrrgh makes those scurvey dogs walk the plank!
Booster4324 Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 *sighs, "I suppose it is wishful thinking that they both forgot to apply to the other 49 states..."
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