HT To California Conservative.
Throw out the constitution. Heck its only a piece of paper. What we need is a real authority to tell us what to do. At least that is what Louisiana is poised to do. If this is the mindset of an Attorney General of a State I wouldn’t be surprised to see it happen (at least attempted) on a National level. Be watching this one. They are attempting to build case precedent and legislate from the bench. I don’t expect it to win… but anymore it isn’t always a sure thing.
Based on this article, I’d say that the Democrats’ culture of corruption is rearing its head again in Louisiana, this time in John Breaux’s quest to become their next governor. Here’s the most important detail to this non-question:
Breaux is registered to vote in Maryland and lists his primary address there, about 70 miles from Washington, where he works for Patton Boggs LLP, a lobbying firm.
So Breaux isn’t a Louisiana native, thereby disqualifying him right? Not exactly:
Attorney General Charles Foti said in a statement that the issue of Breaux’s residency should be decided by a court.
What’s to decide, Mr. Foti? The Constitution is clear:
…the state constitution requires candidates for statewide elected office to be a “citizen” of Louisiana for “at least the preceding five years.”
This is the conclusion of the writer.
This just means that the political fix is in. AG Foti will claim that his hands are clean, that he simply stands by the court’s ruling. Let’s just hope that the RNC will jump all over this. Let’s hope that the RNC will show the hypocrisy of the DNC by showing them arguing against taking Tom DeLay off the ballot after he’d moved to Virginia but then turning around to say that John Breaux, a Maryland resident, should be allowed to run for governor, contrary to the Louisiana Constitution.
I’d make this a national campaign issue, too. Let the American people see that the Constitution doesn’t mean anything to Democrats when it comes to them winning races. Let America know that they’re perfectly willing to break the law to win elections. Let America know that Democrats are the embodiment of the Culture of Corruption. Point out the fact that William Jefferson is the picture of corruption, having been caught with $90,000 in cash in his freezer. Remind the American people that Nancy Pelosi wanted to establish their own foreign policy apparatus despite the Constitution forbidding it.
Most importantly, remind the American people that our system of government can’t survive when one political party ignores the Constitution for political gain.
It’s really hard for me to see this as becoming the defining issue of our time. Then there are many things I didn’t expect to see in my lifetime.
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