As a result of a complaint filed by Hoosiers for a Conservative Senate regarding Dick Lugar’s lack of a residence in Indiana, the Indiana Election Commission will hear arguments next Friday to determine if Lugar’s McLean, Virginia home since 1977 means he’s no longer an Indiana resident.
It’s been determined that the Indiana Attorney General’s office has no say in the matter. What’s at hand is the United States Constitution, and its requirement that anyone running for the U.S. Senate, reside in the state they are seeking election.
I expect this may move outside the jurisdiction of Indiana if Dan Dumezich and company rule in favor of Lugar.
The IEC will also hear on complaints surrounding presidential candidate Rick Santorum, as well as GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Wallace, and whether they should not be allowed on the ballot. Both Santorum and Wallace were short of the required 500 petition signatures in Indiana’s Seventh Congressional District. However, both claim the error lies with Marion County voter registration officials who disallowed signatures that they claim were valid.
It seems the republican political machine and good old boy network are alive and well, and, full steam ahead in Indiana. Expect a smokescreen from the IBC and Dumezich’s commission on all three counts.
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What is the process? Who is in control of the hearing? How will the hearing be conducted? Who will be representing the plaintiffs?
Not sure. Looking into that.
Wo filed a complaint against Wallace?
Why would the Tea Party want to possible give the Obama administration a shot at our Constitution.It seems counter intuitive.
meanwhile- back in fort wayne- I got a letter from the allen countyelection board the other day- seems someone has filed a election complaint about my "nickname"- and they could possibly remove me from the ballot. sond familiar? At the most- they should only be able to rescind my "nickname" on some technicality. but they could also possibly remove me from the ballot, and handing the primary election over to my opponent. since when did 1 citizen, and a minor board be allowed to decide -pick and choose winners, and losers in an election? so this is how our elections are to be decided? by technicalities, obscure phrases in minutia of election laws, instead of letting the people decide? welcome to Amerika, 2012.. ? feb 29th , 3:30, election board office- superior st, ftw.
is this the way elections, the govt of we the people is to be run by the Koch brothers/ citizens united? a few disgruntled citizens, unelected bureaucrats, activist judges, you know the schtick..
Here is what THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES has to say about Senators:
Article 1, Section 3
No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
A Person must be at least 30 years old to be a Senator.
A Person must be a U.S. citizen for at least nine years to become a Senator.
A Person must be an inhabitant of that State for which he is chosen, when elected.
According to the Constitution, only men can be elected Senators. Women are considered as allowed to vote (Amendment XIX). Other than that, the Constitution mentions citizens, Citizens, Inhabitants, People, persons, Persons, Subjects, male citizens, male inhabitants and the occasional Indian exclusion.
Oxford American Dictionaries says an inhabitant is a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place.
The same source defines "residency" as "the fact of living in a place," which brings us back to the CONSTITUTIONAL Inhabitant referring to a man or animal occupying a place or environment.
Big Dick Lugar must bear male genitalia to be a Constitutional Senator.
Dick "The Animal" Lugar must occupy a place in Indiana when chosen there.
Dick simply has to whip it out, then whip out some Hoosier hotel receipts. A vaguely verifiable story about a sleepover at a Hoosier mama's house until Election Day will also suffice.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES does not apply to human beings. It is a document crafted by lawyers for Executives, Judges, Representatives, Senators, corporations and other such legal entities. The Constitution outlines the structures and functions of government as practiced by the corporate union known as THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Those who swear by THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES can only suffer by THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.