The Anointed don't need no steeking laws!
Posted on 05/22/2024 4:15:07 PM PDT by T Ruth
As things stand, Joe Biden will not be on Ohio's general election ballot in November, setting up potentially disastrous down-ballot consequences for Democrats.
For months, the president and his party have been pushing the legislature to pass a "fix" that would allow him to make the state deadline in early August. On Wednesday, the Republican-led legislature justifiably told him to pound sand.
The fix won’t happen through the legislature, said Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens, R-Kitts Hill, and Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo, D-Upper Arlington, during separate gaggles Tuesday morning.
“There’s just not the will to do that from the legislature,” Stephens said.
Russo said she was skeptical the fix was ever going to happen in the legislature.
“We’ve seen the dysfunction here in this place,” she said. “And I think we’ve seen that folks have not been able to put aside partisanship and hyper-partisanship and infighting. … I think at this point, you’re probably going to see either, you know, some sort of inner party effects or perhaps court action.”
At issue is the fact that the Democrat National Committee (DNC) flouted known state law in Ohio and scheduled the close of its nominating convention on August 22nd. The deadline to file as a candidate for the general election ballot is August 7th. That means Biden will not technically be the nominee in time to qualify.
While Biden was never going to be competitive in Ohio, his absence could depress turnout, leading to losses in down-ballot races for his party. Notably, all of this is happening with the backdrop of multiple Democrat-led states attempting to forcibly remove Donald Trump from the ballot. ….
Naturally, Ohio's moderate Republican governor still wants to see a "fix" happen.
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Will ‘pubbies have the balls to continue with their own lawfare?
I doubt it.
Blame the DNC, not the Ohio Republicans. The DNC should know the requirements of the various states. The DNC messed up!
Joe can still file personally I believe.
He just won’t have a D after his name.
Stupid move by the DNC, they’re great at those.
“The DNC messed up!”
I guess it felt the Democrats shouldn’t nominate a demented person twice.
I thought the Supreme Court ruled a state couldn’t keep someone off a federal ballot.
It may have been done on purpose so Joe would have to get nominated or the ‘rats would be sure to lose Ohio electors.
Patiently waiting for Vivek to succeed DeWine in his home state.
Vivek needs to give an opinion. I do believe it’s one way-just want to hear him explain what it is as he does so well.
Dems be having conniptions, lol, there goes the popular vote
The Anointed don't need no steeking laws!
The Supreme Court ruled that states could not keep a candidate off the ballot, using the 14th Amendment as their justification.
When Biden was asked his thoughts about the Ohio problem, he responded, “Ohio, I love those cookies. I twist them apart and eat the creamy center.” /s
Rats make their own rules and even break those too. What’s so hard about filing by a reasonable deadline?
I’m not sure what the legal status of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is, but if it had any teeth, little to no Ohio votes would be BIG.
The Democrats will have to write-in “Joseph R. Biden, Jr.”, if they know how to write.
Bad news for Bernie Moreno. Many dumb GOPers won’t show up to vote.
Some judge in Hawaii may rule that Ohio has to put Biden on the ballot.
It will be even more of a mess if they (the Democrats) decide to put in a pinch runner at the last minute.
Guaranteed some judge puts him on the ballot. Peoples right to vote for their preferred candidate is more important than silly laws. This happened in NJ when Torricelli was replaced with Lautenberg well after the law clearly permitted.
Bet the farm on it.
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