Hey, cool - we really CAN put a * next to this administration!

Paragon

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Tue Aug-31-04 11:43 PM
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Hey, cool - we really CAN put a * next to this administration!

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story?id=6450422

...Since Cheney lived in Texas at the time, choosing him led Bush into a situation that, if the words of our Founding Fathers still have any meaning, is unconstitutional. The Constitution forbids a state's electors from voting for candidates for president and vice president who are both "an inhabitant of the same state as themselves." Yet by voting for Bush and Cheney, electors in Texas did precisely that. Cheney lived in Texas, had a Texas driver's license and filed his federal income tax using a Texas address. He had also voted in Texas, not in Wyoming, a state where he had not lived full-time for decades....

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olddem43

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Tue Aug-31-04 11:55 PM
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1. That was brought up before the 2000 election and

any objections were dismissed.

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Feanorcurufinwe

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Tue Aug-31-04 11:58 PM
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2. Yeah, why worry what the Constitution says? Surely that's not important.

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librechik

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Wed Sep-01-04 12:06 AM
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4. yeah, they'll change that right after Arnold is president

no problem

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bobbieinok

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Wed Sep-01-04 12:03 AM
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3. by repub fed judges.........court case at district court that covers TX

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seabeyond

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Wed Sep-01-04 12:07 AM
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5. when have they been held to follow any law

time and again

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Flubadubya

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Wed Sep-01-04 07:40 PM
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6. Constitution eschewed from the git-go!

Edited on Wed Sep-01-04 07:41 PM by Flubadubya

This should have been a red flag at the outset as to just how much this bunch would ultimately disrespect the constitution. They started off their campaign by pissing on it! :puke:

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