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Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators
« on: January 30, 2020, 11:09:04 pm »
Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators

By Tyler Olson | Fox News

Republican Utah state Rep. Tim Quinn has introduced a bill in that state's legislature that would allow voters to recall U.S. senators -- a possible swipe at Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, despite Quinn saying the bill isn't targeted at anyone in particular.

First reported by Deseret News, the bill would create a process by which a recall vote could go on the ballot after a petition by voters.

“I know that’s what’s going to be the narrative,” Quinn told the Deseret News when asked if the bill was aimed at Romney, the sitting GOP senator whose current term doesn't expire until 2025. “If it were, then it might make sense to have a sunset on it. That would not be the case.”

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Re: Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2020, 01:52:57 am »
Nice gesture, but... unconstitutional.
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Re: Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2020, 02:44:14 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on January 31, 2020, 01:52:57 am
Nice gesture, but... unconstitutional.

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Re: Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2020, 02:48:54 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on January 31, 2020, 01:52:57 am
Nice gesture, but... unconstitutional.

Seems like how a state selects (or unselects) it’s senators is up to the states.
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Re: Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2020, 04:08:10 am »
Quote from: skeeter on January 31, 2020, 02:48:54 am
Seems like how a state selects (or unselects) it’s senators is up to the states.
That's not what the Constitution says. Senators are elected to six-year terms. Period. A state cannot call an election for a federal office that the Constitution does not authorize.
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Re: Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2020, 07:19:18 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on January 30, 2020, 11:09:04 pm
Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators

By Tyler Olson | Fox News

Republican Utah state Rep. Tim Quinn has introduced a bill in that state's legislature that would allow voters to recall U.S. senators -- a possible swipe at Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, despite Quinn saying the bill isn't targeted at anyone in particular.

 

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Romney needs to be swiped at with a Buick,but there is no way in hell the Mormons are going to vote him out of office.
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Re: Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2020, 07:47:11 am »
Quote from: sneakypete on January 31, 2020, 07:19:18 am
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Romney needs to be swiped at with a Buick....

Just make sure there's no dog on the roof.
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Re: Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2020, 06:10:12 pm »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on January 31, 2020, 04:08:10 am
That's not what the Constitution says. Senators are elected to six-year terms. Period. A state cannot call an election for a federal office that the Constitution does not authorize.

That's exactly correct. 

The Amendment states, "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote."  There is no provision for removal from the office by the Electorate, and thus a "recall" scheme runs directly afoul of the 17th Amendment.
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Re: Swipe at Romney? Utah lawmaker introduces bill to recall US senators
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2020, 06:59:08 pm »
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