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States Passing Laws to Exclude Presidential Candidates

Discussion in 'The Dungeon' started by kangasj, Mar 18, 2019.

  1. kangasj

    kangasj Banned

  2. pickled egg

    pickled egg Tell me more

    I saw Maine had something in the works and just shook my head...
     
  3. Fonda Dix

    Fonda Dix Well-Known Member

    Democrats hate America. /story
     
  4. jrsamples

    jrsamples Banned

    Wow. The left keeps poking the sleeping bear.
     
  5. TXFZ1

    TXFZ1 Well-Known Member

    There may be some truth to it. Read an interesting stat about the difference between Republicans and Democrats. Seems the Repubs love this country even during the Obama years while Dems have rarely favored it. Repubs: 2018 72% , 2013 67%. Dems 2018 29%, 2013 38%.

    Yeah, yeah, save your typing on the insignificance of polling.
     
  6. brex

    brex Well-Known Member

    Dems are human garbage that the world would be better without.
     
  7. pickled egg

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    If the methane caused by their decomposing wouldn't contribute to global warming, I'd say reducing their carbon emissions via suffocation would benefit the planet greatly. :D
     
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  8. brex

    brex Well-Known Member

    Sounds like a good use for scientific grant money.
     
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  9. Potts N Pans

    Potts N Pans Well-Known Member

    So they are concerned with Russian interference in an election...yet do this.
     
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  10. ahrma_581

    ahrma_581 Well-Known Member

    How about restricting Communists from the ballot? That should get a lot of support....
     
  11. pickled egg

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    Dammit! Shoot them into space! Let the space heroes get 'em! :D
     
  12. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Can the state laws overrule the federal election laws?
     
  13. pickled egg

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    Elections and ballot access are state issues.
     
  14. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Yeah but I can't see a state law being allowed to remove a candidate for any reason when federal law doesn't.
     
  15. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Hell, that ability would have changed a ton of things in the 60's...
     
  16. pickled egg

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    They're not removing one. They're denying ballot access unless conditions A-Z are satisfied.

    A bit worse than a poll tax or requiring a voter to prove residency and eligibility, no?
     
  17. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Same net effect - they are denying a federally approved candidate for a federal position from being on the ballot. Can't see that ever flying and like I said I think there has to be something limiting their control over the ballot or there are other times the states would have nuked certain candidates. Interesting to think about.

    Might have to look into it if I get bored enough :D
     
  18. brex

    brex Well-Known Member

    I wonder what the media reaction would be if a state denied ballot access to all who register as democrat, green or socialist.


    OK, yeah, I don't wonder at all.
     
  19. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Or even all registered republicans. They flip the hell out. They'd be flipping the hell out over this if it were anyone but OMB. Rightfully so. It's as stupid as people still bitching about Obamas grades.
     
  20. TXFZ1

    TXFZ1 Well-Known Member

    A state still cannot override the constitution as it defines the requirements for POTUS eligibility. Still requiring the tax returns is a sticky gray area. What are you going to do with them?
     

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