01-17-2016, 06:45 PM
(01-08-2016, 08:50 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: So what is interesting is that the Virginia courts rubber stamped this with an approval. Which is why the supporters are now taking it to the federal courts. Apparently our courts think it is within our laws.
Presidential elections produce some of the toughest debates involving State and Federal rights.
States have a lot of power over who even gets on the ballot. And sometimes all it takes is one state to swing a Presidential election. I guess all of the states have already certified Cruz as qualified, but that is an example of what could happen in the future.
And to someone who lives where I do that example doesn't sound that crazy. There are multiple State level Senators/Representatives in Tennessee who claim that the Federal Government and United States Supreme Court have no real authority over the law. It would not shock me to see them try and block the leading Democratic candidate from even getting on the ballot in Tennessee.
