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To: RocketRoland
Thank you for the eHow citation.

The United States Constitution, which actually contains the conditions and qualifications for holding a seat in the United States Senate, contains no provision for Congressional recall elections.

The United States Supreme Court held in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), that "In light of the Framers' evident concern that States would try to undermine the National Government, they could not have intended States to have the power to set qualifications." The court also noted that the framers of the Constitution decided to "reject a proposal allowing for States to recall their own representatives, see 1 Farrand 20, 217..."

155 posted on 11/17/2010 7:23:15 AM PST by Mojave (Ignorant and stoned - Obama's natural constituency.)
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To: Mojave

Seems to me therin lies the problem. We have laws for everyone to abide by. That is everyone but the politicians and smart lawyers.I doubt there is such a thing as an absolute law. They are like words or the word is,they are left up to those who wish to interpet them. I would as soon go back to the law of the fittest as to where we are headed. Our country is in a sorry state of affairs and lawyers and politicians are the only ones that are not getting sued.


169 posted on 11/17/2010 1:21:36 PM PST by RocketRoland
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