Posted on 11/15/2017 11:46:42 AM PST by Kaslin
The allegations of sexual improprieties with minors against GOP senatorial nominee Roy Moore have created tumult in Republicans circles. Several sitting U.S. senators have opined that Mr. Moore is unfit to serve. We’ve even heard some wonder whether Moore, if elected, should be seated.
The issue of whether the Senate can refuse to seat a new senator was explored back in January of 2009 in a scholarly paper by Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation: “The Constitutional Requirement to Seat the Senator from Illinois: Upholding the Rule of Law.” It’s so scholarly that it has 22 endnotes, but it’s eminently readable. You might want to read the pristine PDF version, as the main page has suffered some formatting problems, but the print version might be more to your liking as its endnote numbers are clickable. What Spakovsky addressed was the seating of Sen. Obama’s replacement:
The refusal of the United States Senate led by Harry Reid to seat Roland W. Burris fails that test. Burris was appointed by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich under the authority of the 17th Amendment to replace outgoing Senator Barack Obama.[1] It is clear from a review of the applicable constitutional provisions, Supreme Court case law, and the history of the Constitutional Convention and the Constitution's subsequent ratification that the Senate does not have the constitutional authority to exclude Burris. There are no political or other objectives that the Senators opposing his seating could possibly have that would in any way justify such a stark and direct violation of the Constitution.
Mr. von Spakovsky made a solid case that the Senate does not have the authority to deny any duly elected senator his rightful seat.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Awaiting the imminent arrival of the anti-Moore jihadis.
The title says it all.
I’d love to see the corrupt Senate try to expel Moore if he wins the seat.
Allegations will surface of those who try to take his seat.
The names of current GOP sexual harassers will leak out.
Let them try.
Given the latest polls, with Moore leading by 10 and by 6 points, my prediction of a Moore 57/43 victory is looking good.
The Alabama electorate alone will decide Judge Moore’s fitness for the U.S. Senate.
Has anyone taken a close look at the backgrounds of Alabama politicians historically?
Lol
I’ve noticed news reports about Judge Moore’s past have slowed to a snails pace in the last 24 hours.
The internals of the polls showing Judge Moore still ahead must be awful for Mitch, the Media, and their fellow progressive parasites.
Yes.
If you can expel a Senator for 40 year old accusations, then a lot of members of Congress are up for expulsion.
The age of doing something not authorized by the constitution was ushered in by our last President. It will become the norm now ...
I just get the feeling that this who “scandal” is really just a distraction. Whatever happened to all the indictments that were supposed to be handed down this week?
They have done something like this every time a conservative wins a primary. This is why people don’t believe them.
Awaiting a sudden interest by the MSM in voiding the 17th Amendment.
If Moore is ahead in the polls next week, then the media and the establishment failed again.
Which is exactly where it should be.
STATES RIGHTS!
If The Swamp succeeds in getting Moore’s scalp, they’ll move on to Arizona for Kelli Ward. Then on to Tennessee for Marsha Blackburn. I heard the Post is already sliming around in AZ.
This same cabal were certain that they had Trump in October 2016 when “pussygate” erupted. All the usual GOPe suspects distanced themselves from Trump and were hoping he’d bow out, or at least be fatally wounded. There was a temporary drop in Trump’s support and then a surge all the way to election day. The People clearly signalled that they were not going to be manipulated by the Rats in Congress conspiring with the MSM. The same thing seems to be happening this year in Alabama.
Who among them has cast a stone? Yet this man was not “caught”. Hearsay or “paysay” should not stand with elephants. Now we need to deal with donkeys in elephants clothing!
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