#ELB: The Latest Ploy GOP Considers to Avoid a Roy Moore Senate Problem Likely Violates the 17th Amendment http://electionlawblog.org/?p=96022
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One threshold issue that I don't understand -- how would this ploy create a "new vacancy"? It's the same old vacancy, no? What am I missing?
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Yeah, I get it for the 17A issue, but that aside, I don't see why anyone would think that as a matter of state law (or logic) this would somehow enable the governor to cancel the election.
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you'll have to take that up with
@hughhewitt, who advanced this argument on Twitter Saturday in a discussion with me. -
I think Eric's point, which I agree with, is -- are there any actual lawyers who think this is legit? I try to understand the arguments but I'm not seeing anything at all that passes the laugh test here.
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One other question: can GOP afford to lose Strange for tax votes? If he resigns?
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by their logic they can just reappoint him to the temporary seat after he resigns!
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or just keep on structuring resignations and new appointments before each election, for years, and never lose the seat?
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