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Not only that, there was another related legal stunt pulled by a so-called registered Democratic voter (whose son is actually a staffer for Governor Brownback) who sued the state Democratic party to pick a replacement candidate. The KS Supreme Court refused to hear his case.
David Orel, (the pretend Democrat and father of one of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s senior staffers), who filed suit against the Kansas Democratic Party, claiming he was disenfranchised by the party when Taylor dropped out, was a no-show in court on Monday. Seems he didn't want to face questions from the Democratic Party lawyers. He has also been refusing to answer questions from the press. Yeah, real conviction there.
a principal residence is not a primary residence.
there is a difference legally.
Roberts's problem isn't as much as a legal issue on this, but just the whole out of touch perception problem. He doesn't have a technical legal residence in Kansas, he stays with a family of a donor while in Kansas. There are those in both parties that have had an issue where there technical legal residence is, Landreiu is dealing with it a little bit, same with Santorum when he was in the Senate (and I'm sure there are others of each party that haven't been talked about).
Roberts is likely dealing with it more than some of the others due to the whole out of touch aspect (which was a problem he was dealing with even prior to this) as well as the living with campaign donor.
In 1787, US senators did not run for election. They were appointed by the even smaller state districts within the individual states, that are smaller even more localized than the US house is.
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As far as being 'clear', you need to work on that.
United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 3, paragraph 1:
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The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
Let us be clear.... In my state, US rep offices have different district lines, than do the smaller districts that make up the reps in the State legislature.
You reenforced, defining what I said, so I guess it was pretty clear.
He has said he would caucus with whoever has the clear majority. Now if he considers 50-49, 51-48, etc a clear majority, who knows. He appears to be middle of the road on fiscal issues, and more liberal on social issues.
I thought he will caucus with whom he agrees with.
I thought he will caucus with whom he agrees with.
He hasn't been exactly clear and was a bit vague in what he meant with "clear majority". With that being said, from an ideolgical basis, he looks like he would be a better fit with the Democrats than the GOP.
The Tea Party in Kansas has issued a set of demands in return for their support of Roberts:
**Stop the medical ethics board investigation into Tea Party candidate Milton Wolf, who lost a bitter primary to Roberts. Wolf, a radiologist, is being investigated for posting X-Rays of patients, accompanied by off-color comments, to his Facebook page, a move which helped to sink his campaign in the primary.
**That the state official who launched the investigation of Wolf, Anne Hodgdon, be removed from her post and barred from ever working in any state agency again.
**That the top state GOP officials resign.
**That if Roberts doesn't complete all six years of his term, Wolf would automatically be named his replacement.
They are also pissed at Sarah Palin for swooping in and campaigning for Roberts, and for declaring he has Tea Party support without even bothering to consult with the Kansas Tea Partiers first.
This once "safe" Republican seat is now up for grabs.
The good part is there is ZERO chance a Democrat wins the seat.
The country would be vastly better off if the Democrats refused to run candidates in *every* election.
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