17-Year-Old Girl Running for Mayor of Minnesota Town

AP ^ | 10-4-04

[georgiadevildog]

Erin Feehan-Nelson, running for mayor of this St. Croix River town, has a campaign slogan that's hard to dispute: "Uncorrupted by years of experience." The reason? She's 17.

....state law says candidates must be eligible voters and at least 21 years old when they take office.

"I doubt the judge would be able to say no to the popular vote," she said. "The people's right to choose prevails over (state law)."

[georgiadevildog]

"The people's right to choose prevails over (state law)."

Umm, no it doesn't.

[maestro]

A 'manly-girl'....?

[chalkman]

No kidding, but with the screwy judges in today courts I wouldn't make any bets.

[CzarNicky]

"I doubt the judge would be able to say no to the popular vote,"

she's never meet a leftist California judge overturning a conservative voter inititve.

[Non-Sequitur]

I doubt the judge would be able to say no to the popular vote," she said. "The people's right to choose prevails over (state law)."

Don't bet on that, sweetie.

[flashbunny]

must be a dem

[chalkman]

First things first: You have to win the popular vote, then you have to win a case that has about as much chance as O.J. Simpsons should have had.

[Centurion2000]

"Uncorrupted by years of experience." The reason? She's 17. ..... "I doubt the judge would be able to say no to the popular vote," she said. "The people's right to choose prevails over (state law)."

And too naive to realize that her opponent will play every dirty trick to overturn this election if he loses.

[Bogey78O]

If a judge can say no to the president and the congress he can say no to you too.

[Hank Rearden]

must be a dem

Erin Feehan-Nelson

I'd say the odds of a hyphenated-American being a 'Rat are pretty good.

[eno_]

....state law says candidates must be eligible voters and at least 21 years old when they take office.

Unless it's in the state constitution and not just state law, she's probably win if the turns 18 before taking office. It's not easy to tell adults they can't do something other adults can - that's the basis of equality under the law.

Can someone explain how the drinking age thing is constitutional?

[Snuffington]

Feehan-Nelson said that if she receives the highest number of votes but is not certified, she is prepared to take the matter to court.

The legacy of Algore keeps on giving.

[chalkman]

Took me a second to figure that out, and if I got it right, then by winning she ends up losing...Am i right?

[chalkman]

I just really hope she is a dem and doesn't give republicans a bad name.

[alchemist54]

Wonder if clinton will offer his services to her campain---if she wears a thong under a blue dress and delivers pizza--that would clinch the deal.My advice to the young lady--study your history,and social studies--state legislaters make the laws---we live in a repersenative republic NOT a ture democracy.

[Lizavetta]

Erin Feehan-Nelson, running for mayor of this St. Croix River town, has a campaign slogan that's hard to dispute: "Uncorrupted by years of experience." The reason? She's 17.

...and unburdened by the wisdom gained by living beyond childhood.

[AQGeiger]

She has to be, with the talk about the rule of law being trumped by mob rule.

[siunevada]

"The people's right to choose prevails over (state law)."

Umm, no it doesn't.

The right to choice just keeps getting better and better.

It must be somewhere in the emanations from the penumbra to the Constitution. It's just you hide-bound old fogeys that can't perceive it until it is written down.

It's only a few short steps until they are setting up the guillotines in the public square!

[georgiadevildog]

And too naive to realize that her opponent will play every dirty trick to overturn this election if he loses.

Yeah, I bet by week two of the campaign, the opponent has her in tears on the local news channel. He'll be talking to her ex-boyfriends before week's end. Bet on it. hehehe