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Tennessee Republican Party Removes Three
Candidates From Ballot for US House Seat

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Posted By: earlybird, 4/20/2022 2:05:46 PM

The Tennessee GOP has voted to remove three candidates who were vying for a seat representing the state’s 5th Congressional District. Republicans voted to boot Morgan Ortagus, Robby Starbuck, and Baxter Lee from the primary ballot, Tennessee Republican Chairman Scott Golden told news outlets. Golden and the party did not respond to requests for more information. Ortagus, a State Department spokeswoman during the Trump administration who recently moved from Washington, was just endorsed by former President Donald Trump.(snip) The vote came after state lawmakers passed legislation that requires congressional candidates to have resided in Tennessee for at least three years to appear on primary ballots.

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Gov. Lee (R) returned legislation unsigned, but it will still go into effect - but not until after the 2022 election.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 4/20/2022 2:10:25 PM (No. 1133518)
So - China Mitch is getting his thugs to keep real conservatives off the ballot in Tennessee.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: EJKrausJr 4/20/2022 2:11:10 PM (No. 1133519)
GOP election shenanigans. It's not just Democrats, folks. It's the UniParty in action.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Starboard_side 4/20/2022 2:54:08 PM (No. 1133576)
Interesting issue pertaining to residency. After all, most people need to live in a state for 1 year before they are eligible for in-state tuition, right? Why are some allowed to "move", register, vote, then simply "move" again? At a minimum, since candidates need to file to be on a given ballot by a certain date, that should be the date everyone voting in that election should also be registered. I'm sure this one will end up in the Courts.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: judy 4/20/2022 3:08:49 PM (No. 1133589)
Another reason Not give to the RNC!!! Hmmmm sounds like dems ....change rules in mid stream....
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Reply 5 - Posted by: pedro4 4/20/2022 3:24:08 PM (No. 1133598)
Ortagus should run as an independent and win or cause the Rino to lose.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: snakeoil 4/20/2022 4:09:29 PM (No. 1133616)
What wrong with a residency requirement? It would have kept PIAPS from being a senator from NY.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: justavoter 4/20/2022 5:38:16 PM (No. 1133685)
Clearing the deck for Beth Harwell. More deep state maneuvers
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Reply 8 - Posted by: justavoter 4/20/2022 5:39:58 PM (No. 1133687)
For Non Tennesseeans: Beth Harwell is the former House Speaker and RINO. Talks a good game but she is deep state to the core. This move proves it.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: formerNYer 4/20/2022 5:40:16 PM (No. 1133688)
This is the seat of retiring democRAT Jim (I talk like a moderate but vote like AOC) Cooper. I'm not sure the law is Constitutional which sets the requirements for House members. It will be challenged in court.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: ussjimmycarter 4/20/2022 5:42:31 PM (No. 1133691)
GOP…just keep kicking the bear! You will wonder why he bit you on Election Day!
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Reply 11 - Posted by: lakerman1 4/20/2022 5:44:50 PM (No. 1133693)
In the case of Speaker Tom Foley against the State of Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a State could not set term limits for House members. Foley subsequently was voted out of office. Setting a 3 year residency requirement for a candidate to be on the primary ballot would, applying the Foley standard, likely be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: TLCary 4/20/2022 10:40:39 PM (No. 1133872)
There already was a check on how long your state residency was... the voters had the ability to vote NO if they were concerned about it. Some politicians don't trust the voters to vote "the right way". Polls show that America dispises our elected officials. History shows that incumbents almost always win. How can that be? It's rigged. They sculpted a system that allows them to use their office and our tax money to get themselves reelected no matter how despicable they treat us.
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