You mean Secretary of State plan don't you?
FReegards!
Posted on 06/28/2011 8:00:11 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Edited on 06/28/2011 8:05:08 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
In a one-hour meeting devoid of arguing and bickering over the facts and law, the three-member Recount Commission panel comprised of two Republicans and one Democrat ruled unanimously that Secretary of State Charlie White had not committed vote fraud in the 2010 primary election by casting a vote at his ex-wife's residence, thereby rejecting a petition filed by the Indiana Democratic Party to have him deemed ineligible to serve as Secretary of State and have his Democratic opponent who he overwhelmingly defeated in the November general election take his place in office as the second-highest vote getter.
To the disappointment of Democratic partisans and long-faced members of the media in attendance at today's hearing, Democratic commission member Bernard Pylitt assured the public the Commission's decision was not about partisan politics or a pending criminal case against White.
The Commission's decision Pylitt said was based on the choices the legislature made in enacting Indiana's Election Code based on Indiana court decisions.
Pylitt maintained the Democratic Party petitioners had failed to present sufficient evidence to prove White was not legally eligible to vote when he ran for Secretary of State. (Snip)
Wheeler cited the defining case involving the contest Republicans filed against Evan Bayh when he ran for governor in 1988 challenging whether he had continuously maintained a residence in Indiana during the previous 5 years as required by the Indiana Constitution as determinative in today's ruling.
Wheeler pointed to the fact that Bayh had moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, where he remained for one and one half years before returning to Indiana.
Nonetheless, the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed Bayh's eligibility based on his stated intent of maintaining his voting residence in Shirkieville, Indiana at the family's farm.
Wheeler said it was impossible to overcome White's stated intention of maintaining his residence at his ex-wife's home until he remarried and moved in with his second wife.
And even better, the basis for White being eligible is what's known as "Evan Bayh's Law".
The State media-types were VISIBLY saddened by this, as they have been pimping the "INELIGIBLE!" line for over eight months.
In White's case, Bayh's case, Rahm Emanuel's case ~ they never established a new legal residence somewhere else.
If you apply that standard to illegal aliens, NONE OF THEM can have legal residence anywhere in the United States for any purpose. As long as residence is considered relevant for a government benefit, e.g. sending your kids to school, getting instate tuition, driver's license, voting, etc. they don't qualify.
In a one-hour meeting devoid of arguing and bickering... Recount Commission panel comprised of two Republicans and one Democrat ruled unanimously... White had not committed vote fraud in the 2010 primary election by casting a vote at his ex-wife's residence... To the disappointment of Democratic partisans and long-faced members of the media in attendance... was based on the choices the legislature made in enacting Indiana's Election Code based on Indiana court decisions... the defining case involving the contest Republicans filed against Evan Bayh when he ran for governor in 1988 challenging whether he had continuously maintained a residence in Indiana during the previous 5 years... the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed Bayh's eligibility based on his stated intent of maintaining his voting residence in Shirkieville, Indiana at the family's farm.
Indiana Dems take it in the ..................
Awesome!
Hopefully the news stops Soros’s heart.
we think alike.
Excellent news!
Thanks be to God. So many have been on their knees for our country. Even tiny victories for what is right are an encouragement.
You mean Secretary of State plan don't you?
FReegards!
(Soros doesn't have a heart.)
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