Posted on 03/04/2021 10:01:10 AM PST by Red Badger
Oklahoma either passed or considering a state law where unconstitutional federal laws will be ignored.
Like the blue states that ignore federal immigration law.
IT ISN’T THURSDAY NIGHT YET !!!
What is this???
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Nope. I’m sorry that you don’t like what the Constitution says, but the text is very clear.
“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but Congress may at any time make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place of chusing Senators.” Article 4, Section 1.
The text clearly says “TIMES, PLACES and MANNER.”
State Legislatures have the right to prescribe (regulate) “TIMES, PLACES and MANNER.”
BUT, (and the BUT is there, like it or not) BUT CONGRESS, may at any time make or alter such Regulations.
“Such Regulations” has to modify what immediately precedes. “Such Regulations” is not just a modifier on place, it is a modifier on TIME, PLACE and MANNER.
The only thing taken off the table with the EXCEPT that follows is the “Place of chusing Senators.”
(Keep in mind, this was written when State legislatures elected Senators, there was no direct election.)
Now the Framers never envisioned an all powerful centralized federal government sticking their nose in places that it doesn’t belong, so when they wrote this, they didn’t conceive of anything like H.R. 1.
But the text is what it is, and this is one of the areas of the Constitution that probably needs revision.
Our politicians - democrat AND Republican, who ALLOWED our recent election to be stolen are dismantling our nation.
They are dismantling our laws, our Constitution, our freedoms...
There will come a point when foreign forces will see their chance and come a looting...
And they will abide by NONE of the rules and laws we thought we had here. It’s coming.
The vultures out there see what’s going on. They will wait patiently..
Fake title!
Corrected title:
"In An Effort To Maintain the Current US Politburo and One-Party Government"...
Nore to Redstate: You left out the Ranked Choice Voting provision.
WTF! We already HAVE one party rule - the UNIParty!
Automatic voter registration upon the submission of personal information (name, address) to any state agency for any purpose.
.But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism...
I’m doing my impression of Goober Pyle......”say it again”......uh?......;)
.But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism...
I’m doing my impression of Goober Pyle......”say it again”......uh?......;)
I do not think they are.
The method used - even if the method chosen is a popular vote election - for a State Legislature to appoint its electors for President and Vice President is not a Federal function and is not subject to Federal oversight or regulation.
You’re both right.
Congress does have ultimate authority over the way elections for Congress are conducted.
Congress has NO authority over the manner that State Legislatures appoint their Electors, INCLUDING the manner in which voting by private individuals is employed, if a State Legislature chooses to do so.
We’re about to find out if SCOTUS can do anything other than read Congressional legislation
The Ranked Choice Voting provision in HR1 should scare scare the crap out of anyone wanting our republic back.
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