Posted on 05/21/2022 8:17:25 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz slammed his primary opponent David McCormick for attempting to count undated mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania’s deadlocked Senate primary.
In a statement posted to his Twitter account, the Oz campaign slammed McCormick for “following the Democrats’ playbook,” and eroding voters’ confidence in election integrity, after it was revealed that lawyers for the McCormick campaign were pressing state officials to count the undated mail ballots.
“David McCormick has been a formidable opponent, but it is becoming obvious that he is likely going to come up short to Dr. Mehmet Oz,” Oz’s campaign manager Casey Contres said Saturday. “Unfortunately, the McCormick legal team is following the Democrats’ playbook, a tactic that could have long-term harmful consequences for elections in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a clear contrast between Dr. Mehmet Oz’s efforts to secure America’s democratic process and John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee, who doesn’t even want to require Pennsylvanians to show ID to vote. As a party, and as a people, Dr. Mehmet Oz believes we must restore faith in our government institutions.”
“Dr. Mehmet Oz continues to respectfully allow Pennsylvania’s vote counting process to take place and puts his faith in the Republican voters who we believe have chosen him as their nominee,” Contres added. “That is why our campaign will oppose the McCormick legal team’s request that election boards ignore both Pennsylvania Supreme Court and state election law and accept legally rejected ballots. If Dr. Mehmet Oz is the nominee, he would appreciate David McCormick’s support, and every other Pennsylvanian, if defeating extreme liberal socialist John Fetterman who would prove nothing more than a rubber-stamp for Joe Biden’s failed policies.”
Lawyers for the McCormick campaign wrote letters to officials in all 67 Pennsylvania counties asking them to count undated mail-in ballots, after the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling ordering mail ballots to be counted in a county court election from November 2021. The Third Circuit ruled that 257 ballots thrown out in the race for Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Lehigh County should be counted, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
“We trust that in light of the Third Circuit’s judgment you will advise your respective Boards to count any and all absentee or mail-in ballots that were timely received but were set aside/not counted simply because those ballots lacked a voter-provided date on the outside of the envelope,” McCormick’s lawyer said in an email to the county officials, via CNN. “To the extent you are not willing to provide this advice, we ask for a formal hearing before your Boards on this issue.”
The Third Circuit ruling further complicates an already tense conflict over mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania, as the PA Supreme Court issued a complicated ruling on whether to accept or reject mail-in ballots, the Inquirer noted. Another case is currently before the Court on whether to strike down Pennsylvania’s controversial Act 77, which established mail-in voting.
The PA Senate race is still too close to call, but Oz currently holds a razor-thin lead, according to NBC News’ election results tracker. Oz leads McCormick by about 1,070 votes, less than 0.1%, with an estimated 9,500 ballots left to count. The vote is almost certain to trigger an automatic recount, which takes place if the vote differential is under half a percentage point, according to Pennsylvania law. Former President Donald Trump, who endorsed Oz, has repeatedly criticized the delays in the vote count, and called for Oz to declare victory, on his Truth Social platform.
no
yes #16
that is what Mrs Barnette says
He was born and raised in the USA. Except for a brief stint in Turkey...he is 100% American.
So Mr. Hannity, answer why Oz used his mother-in-laws address to register to vote in Pennsylvania (and waited until he was 59 years old to vote for the first time in PA)?
I’ll tell you why, it’s because he has NO house in Pennsylvania. His residence is in New Jersey.
Anyone can look up the public voting records in any county of Pennsylvania. It’s open records. It shows Oz NEVER voted in PA until only two years ago. But yeah sure, he’s a Pennsylvanian. Fetterman will use this information to beat Oz’s clock. He is the worst endorsement ever by Trump.
There are currently a number of dual citizens inhabiting the United States Congress. In 2018 there were 13 dual citizens in the Senate, and 27 in the House. Historically, a number of presidential appointees and very high level government personnel have been dual citizens. Justice Kagan is also listed as a dual citizen when she was US Solicitor General (2009-2010).
An astoundingly flawed SCOTUS decision in the late 60’s opened the door for this, and it is one of many tidbits of knowledge that are not generally known by the public. Another is the fact that the US has been under COG - Continuity of Government - operations, for years. Quietly, unobtrusively, our government has used - and will continue to use, this contingency plan to literally suspend the Constitution.
investmentwatchblog.com:
A reminder that the US Shadow Government legalized itself on 9/11 via “Continuity of Government”
You are correct. Dual passports are not a big deal unless a war breaks out between the dual countries. Then you must choose sides.
You are low IQ if you think PA republican voters should all think like you.Wake up and smell the coffee. PA is not Alabama.
Name these dual citizens in Congress. Show us your sources.
A rejected ballot is a rejected ballot...McCormick seems like a fraud repeating Democratic fraud tactics.
A rejected ballot is a rejected ballot...McCormick seems like a fraud repeating Democratic fraud tactics.
This is an incorrect repeat of your previous posts.
The date and signature on the outside envelope (not on the ballot as everyone is stating) relate to the legal statement you are signing under penalty of pejury, with name, date, location, found on all legal documents.
Failure to provide a legal statement of authentication makes that envelope, and its enclosed ballot, UNLAWFUL. Retaining the ballot and adding its contents to the election at hand makes that election UNLAWFUL, and indeterminate as that ballot cannot be removed once it is separated from its envelope and statement of identity.
Answered: Are there "Dual Citizens" in Congress?
“Your first question -- how many members of Congress -- is one with an easy answer: nobody knows for sure. Forbes has estimated it's likely between one to two dozen. Several news outlets have tried to get at a more specific answer in the past few years, and without much luck, given that there is no requirement for members of Congress to publicly disclose dual citizenship.”
Time For New Rules In Washington Dealing With Dual Citizenship
“But there is another aspect of citizenship that has not been given enough attention. That is the impact of politicians who have dual citizenship and their role in formulating American policy related to their countries of foreign allegiance.”
The information - as far as the number of dual citizens - I referenced in earlier posts is unsubstantiated. There are claims that the numbers are not that high. But since there is no source providing accurate information then we’re at the mercy of internet wisdom
See my Post 50.
Oz leads by 1078 votes. There are around 9500 outstanding.
Together McCormick and Oz have gotten 62% of the vote so far.
That leaves about 5900 votes that should/could go to either candidate.
If McCormick even does well enough to split them ( something he would have to do without Allegheny County his strong hold that has already finished counting) he picks up another 2950 votes and still loses to Oz’s 4028.
This is why Oz has a 89% chance of winning.
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