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A residency bill that would stop several candidates from running for the Republican nomination in Tennessee’s newly drawn 5th Congressional District 5 passed the Senate on Monday.
Senate Bill 2616, which passed 31-1, was amended and would require candidates to have voted in party primaries for three years before they are eligible to run for the U.S. Senate or House, matching the requirement to run for Tennessee’s state Senate and House.
The House version of the bill is scheduled to be addressed by the House Elections and Campaign Finance Subcommittee on Wednesday.
Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, asked bill sponsor Sen. Frank Niceley, R-Strawberry Plains, to clarify the bill does not prevent anyone from running for a seat as an independent or third-party candidate. It only would prevent candidates who do not meet the residency requirement from running for the Democratic or Republican nominations.
Hmm, I am thinking about the slippery slope on this. Needing to have voted for three years in the area – I am not against this, though this also eliminates someone who legitimately moved to the district and wants to be involved. It would remove the carpetbaggers. I do not have a different solution. Maybe something along the lines of where do you pay your taxes (OMG, I just brought the liberal IRS into this. Go ahead, flog me unmerciffuly).
On the same thread, what are the downsides? You know the left (and any legitimate politician) will look to how they can exploit this
Agreed, I like the general idea but wonder what dangers they are creating. Seems almost like something DNC & RNC would agree on but nobody else.
I do like the idea of requiring a minimum residency, as long as that is Constitutional. I don’t like bringing any particular party in by name.
@RogerF March 1, 2022 at 12:00 pm
> Go ahead, flog me unmerciffuly
Too much work. So…
Nobody, what can mafs, needs — nor will amuse the stupidity of — redistricting “committees”. When the queen is retarded, so let “us”, all, lick the pedestal of the queen — is when you need committees. To determine the value of pi.
No one — who even MIGHT have — “dual loyalties” (none DARE call it “disloyalty”) is NEEDED. The grinding out of government “services” is tuned to those that stand on the summit of the bell curve. Preventing — even the questionable — from, even, applying… still leaves a sump of good for nothing else. So why poison the job? Just to “see what happens”?
Anon 12:00pm
W-T-F was that word salad?
It’s a great way to keep out those who don’t affiliate with a party normally. So, you are independent – means you can’t vote in primaries in some states – and you decide there are no credible candidates to vote for anymore and want to get involved in government. Sorry, you need a three year time out before you can run. Only GOPe is allowed.
Good start. Now follow Wyoming’s lead and annul ALL worthless degrees. Taxpayer $ is your responsibility.
https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/thank-you-wyoming/