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To: Torie
By the way do only $400 per hour DC lawyers read the statutes, and not $300 per hour ones?

Actually, if you would care to show me where you can find the authority to provide for a single one of your fanciful proposals, e.g., how such a special election as you propose wouldn't violate the Constitution as well as established Federal law and NJ state law on this issue.

Just for your edification, Amendment XVII of the Constitution states in part "When vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, that the legislature of any state may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

The SCONJ cannot impose the NJ constitution or case law to circumvent the plain language of a statute without running afoul of the Constitution, but what are the odds that the SCONJ will be as stupid as the SCOFLA?

By the way, petty sniping doesn't phase me much. Lying does, but your posts come off as naive, not the product of dishonesty. No offense.

414 posted on 10/01/2002 9:14:50 PM PDT by Smedley
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To: Smedley
Now read reply number 407 and regroup counselor.
417 posted on 10/01/2002 9:20:54 PM PDT by Torie
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