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Posted on 01/07/2005 3:14:21 PM PST by pikecountyrepublican
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Senate Republicans asserted their power in a disputed election Friday and seated Dana Seum Stephenson as a senator, acting quickly to swear her in and attach a large bronze nameplate to her desk.
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I don't get it. If the constitution says the candidate is not eligible, how can a simple majority vote of the senate override that?
Would it be possible to give a one or two sentence explanation/background/summary for those of us who (a) know nothing about this and/or (b) have wretchedly slow dialup and hesitate to go elsewhere as it takes forever?
Just wondering.
Well, if she was a Kentucky resident for the requisite 6 year period, Indiana should go after her for fraud for just paying in-state tuition there. " Stephenson lived in Indiana, including attending school and paying in-state tuition, voting, getting a driver's license and buying a house, during nearly three years of that time."
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