Comments on: More on Bloomberg-Paul vs. Baldwin-Castle

By: G.E.

G.E. — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:35:11 +0000

I’ve lived in Michigan for 30 years, but I just now found out that Michigan is one of just two states where a faithless elector’s vote can be canceled and changed.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:34:19 +0000

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/laws.html

* VIRGINIA – 13 Electoral Votes
State Law – Â§ 24.1-162 (Virginia statute may be advisory – “Shall be expected” to vote for nominees.)

“Shall be expected” is pretty weak language.

By: Steve LaBianca

Steve LaBianca — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:24:53 +0000

G.E. – true enough, but in the 11 years I lived in Virginia, I hadn’t heard of this, though my not hearing doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:18:34 +0000

That might be why they made the law.

Regardless, those laws are of questionable “constitutionality” in the liberal “constitutional law” regime. What are they going to do anyway: Send the faithless electors to Gitmo?

By: Steve LaBianca

Steve LaBianca — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:00:26 +0000

Hugh Jass // Aug 22, 2008 at 12:31 am

Matt,

Actually, Virginia law states that the electors must vote for the pledged nominees.

If this is true, the law regarding electors must have changed since 1972, when GOP elector Roger MacBride cast his electoral vote for the LP’s Hospers/Nathan.

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:15:15 +0000

Im not sure what is going on here. Did the Baldwin campaign pay the Independent Greens to qualify them for the ballot? And if they did, WHYYYYY? its such a terrible ballot-name for a conservative. Ugh.

Also–Baldwin/Paul should be qualified. It’d kick arse. Even with the crappy ballot-label.

By: SovereignMN

SovereignMN — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:40:03 +0000

“Virginia law states that the electors must vote for the pledged nominees”

Hugh…any idea how they enforce that? Are the electors not afforded a secret ballot that they submit to Congress?

By: Hugh Jass

Hugh Jass — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:31:55 +0000

Matt,

Actually, Virginia law states that the electors must vote for the pledged nominees.

By: MattSwartz

MattSwartz — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:18:31 +0000

They can toot around for attention as much as they want; after gathering all of those signatures (I think they have volunteers doing it) they deserve whatever attention they get. They’re heroic, to borrow Lew Rockwell’s favorite adjective.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Paul/Baldwin or Baldwin/Paul. Who cares? In the thousand-to-one chance of that their ticket wins, the electors can vote as they see fit. I don’t see a downside.

By: Sivarticus

Sivarticus — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:17:38 +0000

Yeah, encourage them to replace it with Ron Paul/Baldwin or Ron Paul/Barr. McCain would be totally screwed in Virginia.

By: Fred Church Ortiz

Fred Church Ortiz — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:46:08 +0000

from Fred Church
to VoteJoinRun@aol.com
date Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 8:44 PM
subject IGP presidential ticket

Please reconsider your decision to substitute Darrell Castle for Ron Paul. I believe Baldwin would agree to be listed on the ballot alongside Ron Paul. I believe Castle would be willing to take one for the team vis a vis the national Baldwin/Castle campaign. Ron Paul’s spokesman Jesse Benton has indicated they would do nothing to stop his placement there. The national attention your party has been receiving will continue, and the IGP will grow.

Please.

-Fred Church

By: Hugh Jass

Hugh Jass — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:33:36 +0000

What a bunch of attention whores.