Talk Elections

Looks like VA is becoming the new Illinois.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/23/politics/terry-mcauliffe-fbi-doj-federal-investigation-campaign-contributions/

So much for his VP candidacy.

So, in Virginia, if the Lt. Gov becomes Governor due to a mid-term vacancy, he/she can still legally run for a full term in the following regular election, right? The one-term limit only applies to governors elected to a full term in a regular election, correct? Also, has a Virginia governor ever stepped down in the middle of his term?

Took long enough.

The good news is that his ego is too large for him to ever resign, this only weakens Northam in 2017 like Mcdonnell hurt Cuccinelli

I don't see why not - two peas in a pod!

And the Hildawg loves to double down on her weaknesses so why not!

Good riddance. I hope Tom Perriello, Gerry Connolly, Glenn Nye, or someone similarly moderate primaries Northam.

Just waiting less than two years until he's gone.

Wow!  Two in a row!

You have to be a troll.

True. Prof. Sabato probably takes him off the VP list. You don't want to have two people on a ticket under investigation. Too corrupt.

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-veepstakes-part-one-clintons-choices/

This probably adds a Republican governor in 2017 in VA.

Are you referring to the "random names" I sometimes do? Yeah, that's called Atlas #notsatireanalysis.

Connolly and Nye are both pretty moderate and weren't handpicked by McAuliffe.

Since the Atlas Forum Court has already handed down the conviction, can it also inform us what the sentence will be?

I know how unpopular he was in 2003 and 2004 with the grassroots far left when he was the DNC chair. Some felt that he didn't do enough for Kerry/Edwards so that Hillary Clinton could win in 2008, but that did not work.

Not surprised at all by this.

Well, prospects have just brightened for Republicans looking to regain the governor's mansion it seems. 

Most likely interpretation.

Va. Con. Art. V Sec. 1: " ... He shall be ineligible to the same office for the term next succeeding that for which he was elected ..."

Va. Con. Art. V. Sec. 16: "In the case of the removal of the Governor from office or in the case of his disqualification, death, or resignation, the Lieutenant Governor shall become Governor."

Also, I don't believe Virginia has had a Governor resign or die in office or otherwise end their term prematurely since the north dissolved our government at the end of the Civil War.



This. I was disappointed when nothing came of him and Hillary's brother selling visas.



Lol.

No, I'm saying that you must be a troll due to how much you seemingly know and how much you get horribly, horribly wrong.

First, the Lt. Gov. is not "handpicked" by the gubernatorial nominee. Northam won Lt. Gov. by winning a contested primary against Chopra then beating E.W. Jackson. Chopra, by the way, was supported by "insider" types such as McAuliffe and he was included in his transition team. So very much the opposite.

Secondly, all of the Democrats you listed are less "moderate" (if we're going to use that idiotic descriptor) than Northam. Please read this article about his almost-party switch. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/20/AR2009022003415.html)


I've been reading all of the crap you spew, and it's clear that you either have a wealth of knowledge but just can't put the pieces together, or just great at trolling. The latter, to me, is likelier.

That and the lawsuit they filed on Monday challenging McAuliffe's blanket process for restoring felon voting rights. If they can get a preliminary injunction and bog the case down until after 2016 or 2017, they'll be thrilled since they just lost the redistricting case at the Supreme Court.

That case is open and shut. Virginia's constitution clearly gives McAuliffe those powers.

And our constitution also says that by default no felon may vote unless the Governor makes an individualized determination and restores that particular felon's voting rights. The process is what is being challenged. No one questions his ability to restore rights for individuals or to even restore the rights of everyone through an independent, individual action for each felon. The challenge is to him just saying in a single act that from this day forward every felon in the present and every felon in the future forever will not face voting restrictions, even though the same constitution he's claiming his power under says otherwise.

Quite frankly, I wish it was trolling. Sometimes I mock Atlas(see maps), but other times I just do something like that very stupidly not making my puzzle. It's common enough to happen to people with ADHD, like myself.

Not really:


It says absolutely nothing about how the Governor must issue reprieves. The only limitation mentioned above is in regards to convictions by the House of Delegates. Other than that, there are no restrictions on how he may use his power to restore rights taken away via felony disenfranchisement. It basically just says he can restore rights, and that's it.

The 2nd paragraph in my quote only specifies that the Governor must tell the General Assembly each person who got their rights back, which isn't a restriction but rather a requirement of notification. I'm sure he'll do that just fine.

Trying to interpret that clause of the State Constitution to only allow "individualized" reprieves would be a big stretch and ironically the opposite of how conservatives claim they wish the Constitution to be interpreted.

http://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution



The thing is, he is not doing all this in a single act. He specifically said he will be issuing a new executive order restoring voting rights every month. The orders he is issuing only restores voting rights to those who have lost them at the time the order is issued. Any after that have to wait for the next order to be issued.

It's worth noting that he also stated he had law professors in Virginia review the Constitution to determine the legality of this. They gave him an unequivocal thumbs up. Republicans are just mad that he did a blanket restoration that will bring more Democrats onto the rolls come election day and hurt their chances not only in the presidential election, but the upcoming gubernatorial election(s) in 2017 and beyond.

One thing is certain, he won’t be reelected.

Well the thing is he can't.

Virginia is the only state that bars Governors from seeking a 2nd consecutive term.

I know. That was just an ironic statement.

Assuming they don't get a garbage nominee.