Deocratic lawsuit based from Cheney's state of residence ?? how stupid can you get

[Valhalla1]

What the hell? havent seen CNN today, but I read on cnn.com a little paragraph on some lawsuit by some deocrats trying to steal the election for gore, by saying that Cheney is a resident of Texas, same as Bush, so therefore Texas' electors cannot vote for both of them do to the 12th amendment.

Come on now.. this is getting rediculous... are all democrats whiney sore losers?





<< Bush's running mate Dick Cheney is a Wyoming resident and therefore is constitutionally qualified to serve as Bush's vice president, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. Three Texas residents had argued that Cheney is a Texan -- the same as Bush -- because he moved there in 1993 to take a job. A three-judge panel from 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected the claim.

Cheney, a former Wyoming congressman, lived in Dallas while he was chairman of Halliburton Co. until he changed his voting registration to Teton County, Wyoming, on July 21 -- four days before becoming Bush's running mate. The 12th Amendment of the Constitution says that if the presidential and vice presidential candidates reside in the same state, then that state's electors cannot vote for each of them
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[Valhalla1]

oh, and by the way..

what kind of hokey crap is this, that a state can't vote for both members if they are from that state.. kinda cheesy

 

[Double Trouble]

Like a drowning man grasping at anything in reach.... Sad, really.

 

[gittyup]

And the word of the day, desperate!

 

[gittyup]

And while I am at it. GIVE IT UP ALREADY GORE! Damn lawyers! :disgust:

 

[Stallion]

I'm almost sure my post count wil go down to an average of .05 a day when this election crap gets over with. I had better start posting more.

BTW, Gore is a chump. not that you didn't know that already.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Valhalla1:

While I agree this rule probably ought not apply in this particular case (since I think Cheney would have at a minimum a good argument that he is not a Texas resident), it is in fact in the Constitution, the highest law of the land. The 12th Amendment was passed after the election of 1804, in which Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the presidential vote, and intended to add some clarity to the electoral process.

I assume the intention of the drafters in preventing both the President and VP from drawing electoral votes from the same state was that having both of the two highest executive officers from the same state might impair their ability to fairly administrate a nation made up of the several states, and that it might lead to a sort of parochialism at the highest levels.

It is clear that Vice-President Gore's campaign wishes to exhaust every possible legal avenue prior to conceding (for better or worse), and this is probably at least a legitimate argument by the Gore side.

 

[bigbootydaddy]

and all of you would do the same that gore did in his position

 

[FettsBabe]

<< and all of you would do the same that gore did in his position >>



I can definately say that I would not have asked for multiple recounts. The first recount is automatically performed by Florida per Florida law,so there was no reason to ask for one anyway.

 

[PCAddict]

The end is near, and Gore finally knows it.

 

[DefRef]

Actually, I've heard that Gore may continue to fight, whine, fill diaper, appeal, etc. even if he loses all his cases today.

I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't concede and just sits around in his full diaper and hollers, &quot;More people intended to vote for me!&quot;, for the next four years. After torturing the legal system for a month in his pathetic effort to steal the election and have himself appointed President, what's he gonna do? Make a speech saying, &quot;I support President Bush.&quot;?

Shaw...right...

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I believe there was a later amendment that takes into account that the election procedure was changed from #1==president and #2==VP to #1 team==pres and VP.

I could be wrong though.

 

[thebestMAX]

DEF-

<<Actually, I've heard that Gore may continue to fight, whine, fill diaper, appeal, etc. even if he loses all his cases today.>>

Expect this for at least the next 4 years, the whining especially, and not from just Sore but most of the Dems. I actually hope he DOESNT EVER make a concession speech, it will just go to underline where his true interest lies, in himself and not the country. I said it before, Bush is a Texas Gentleman, Bore is just.................Sore.

Saw this thing several week back about both being from the same state but nothing more about it till now. More grasping at straws.

 

[DefRef]

The Dems are going to use this close race as a means of undermining the legitimacy of Bush's administration. The media will tell Bush he needs to share power with the Dems and forget about any agenda he may have had concerning school choice, tax cuts, whatever. Anytime he proposes something they don't like, they say, &quot;He has no support amongst the people for this. He didn't even win the popular vote and he had to disenfranchise minorities to win.&quot;

Anyone else notice that these bullshiznit stories about blacks not being allowed to vote happened in DEMOCRATIC AREAS?!? So, how was the GOP holding them down? More lies and spin.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Funny, in this election neither candidate actually got a majority of the popular vote.

 

[DefRef]

NO ONE has gotten a majority since G.H.W. Bush in 1988. Clinton got about 43% in '92 and 49% in '96. Dubya got more votes than Clinton did EITHER time.

If they counted the million absentee votes in California that are being ignored, Dubya may move ahead of Gore in the popular vote:Q and be only 2nd to Reagan in '84 for most votes ever.

So much for counting every vote. Gawd, Gore is a desperate, pathetic LOSER.:|

 

[rmeijer]

Don't hold back DefRef, tell us how you really feel.

 

[Valhalla1]

as each day passes, I really feel like gore has a sick addiction to these lawsuits, or he is suffering from a major mental disease

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Does Gore work for Rambus?

 

[somethingwitty]

<< The Dems are going to use this close race as a means of undermining the legitimacy of Bush's administration >>



True-but if Gore were to pull this off, the republicans would do the exact same thing. Whoever wins this (or, sadly, when bush wins this) the other side will have plenty to say about the legitimacy (or lack thereof) of the winner.



<< Anyone else notice that these bullshiznit stories about blacks not being allowed to vote happened in DEMOCRATIC AREAS >>



I believe that, statistically, most blacks are democrats.

 

[Corn]

somethingwitty, I believe that Def Ref's statement was referring to the fact that the area's where the Black community is alledging disenfranchment because of targeted racism or harassment are governed by Democrats (remember the sheriff, mayor, election commission are voted by the residents of the immediate city and county). The issue is that some &quot;leaders&quot; of the black community are basically implying republican dirty tricks to keep people of color out of the voting booth because the state has a republican dominated legislature and governor.

Complete rubbish, but as is typical with liberal thinking: &quot;It's always someone else's fault. Time to sue.&quot;

 

[Valhalla1]

no, its society's fault that blacks were disenfranchised in florida

 

[Deeko]

Hey fellas, Gore didn't come up with this, why are you blaming this on him?

 

[saxman]

I sense ignorance in nearly every post in this thread.

 

[Valhalla1]

which would of course include yours...