"You can’t just swap’ a presidential candidate out" - Jason Chaffetz (video at link)
Posted on 06/29/2024 5:11:25 PM PDT by shadowlands1960
A major conservative activist group is preparing for legal battles in case the Democratic Party chooses to pull President Biden out of the running before or after he becomes the nominee.
The Heritage Foundation, one of the United States' most prominent and well-connected conservative activist groups, is laying the groundwork in case a sudden switch-up in the Democratic roster sparks a legal war.
"We are monitoring the calls from across the country for President Biden to step aside, either now or before the election, and have concluded that the process for substitution and withdrawal is very complicated," Executive Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project Mike Howell said in a statement. "We will remain vigilant that appropriate election integrity procedures are followed." Heritage has already identified multiple states in which a switch away from Biden before or after the nomination could mean serious trouble for the Democratic Party.
In a separate statement, the Oversight Project warned, "If the Biden family decides that President Biden will not run for re-election, the mechanisms for replacing him on ballots vary by state. There is the potential for pre-election litigation in some states that would make the process difficult and perhaps unsuccessful.
"Given the expected intensity of election integrity concerns in this election cycle, policymakers and the public should be educated and aware of the contentious path ahead," it added.
Heritage points out that many states — including swing states such as Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin — might not allow a replacement on the ballot.
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stupid, and wont work. The Democrats will be allowed to have a candidate on the ballot no matter what.
This just makes us look stupid.
The courts looked the other way when they broke the rules in 2020... PA allowing courts to change election law for instance ... no doubt they’ll look the other way again..
Well, it’s a moot point... Doctor Jill and her lobotomy patient ain’t goin’ anywhere.
That’s my impression... as long as Obama is blowing hot wind in their sails, they’re good to go.... unless he completely collapses... then thinks get really tricky..
Trump, 100 million.
TBD, 25 million.
Biden, 25 million.
If the Democrats think they’re bound to lose, they’ll swap him out. Doesn’t matter how many lawsuits are brought against them. They’ll find a judge who’ll rubber stamp them.
Just remember what happened to that NJ Senator, I can’t remember his name. Oh yeah, Bob Torricelli.
Keel over? Don’t you think Biden being on the ballot is actually the best thing for us?
Yes. But what if it does not happen, should we not contest it?
Yes.. if they try to remove him where it is prohibited.. I think that is what Heritage is getting at... make them stew in it.
Will Heritage have standing?
Good question This SCOTUS seems to think no one has standing in cases involving election law... they are very shy of these cases...
They will either have no standing or will be deemed to have filed too late. Just like 2020.
I think a forfeit will be in order since democrats have abided with and further promoted their problem joe to this point, how do you spell stupid and evil at the same time?
President Trump was elected in 2020 and should immediately take office through 2028 at the least
Last time I looked the folks at Heritage were all sitting...
(future senile judge opinion)
;-)
Agreed. Focus on registration and ballot fraud.
I’ve stated now ad nauseam that this didn’t happen without a plan.
Was this the looming ‘crisis’ they had in mind? (rhetorical)
Pales in comparison to the others I’ve speculated...
We can’t rule out stupidity though... maybe they really didn’t know those three states had deadlines for this? Obama’s intelligence is over-rated in my opinion.
If it comes down to taking your goofy opinion or the work of the highly respected Heritage Foundation, I’ll go with the latter every time.
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