[crasher]

Explain to me why the Dems will lose the lawsuit.

Are you saying that the courts will make an exception for death, not for scandal?? How can we be so sure the court won't stray? Obviously, I agree, no write in campaign could work. Bubba wouldn't really run, and even he might have trouble.

[Torie]

It would render the deadline of 45 days a total dead letter. It would replace a bright line test with some amorphous test as to when a switch could be made. It is not authorized by statute. It would allow manipulation of campaigns. If it gets close to the election and you are behind, why just put someone else in, who the other guy hasn't been campaigning against. The policy reasons not to go down this road are enormous, and there are almost no policy reasons going the other way. It will not stand. The courts will not do it.

[sinkspur]

Are you saying that the courts will make an exception for death, not for scandal??

If the courts overturn state law, and make this exception, then it will establish a precedent that will allow any candidate, in any senatorial election to pull this stunt.

Hell, Bill Simon could pull it in California, right now.