Originally posted by midnight Target
Regarding the deadlines. Many of these election regulations are outdated and based upon a time when travel and communication were much more difficult. 5 weeks is sufficient for a run at the Senate. Why not replace the candidate? Other than because we have an arbitrary deadline.
Cool, now we can call laws arbitrary and not pay attention to them if they are inconvienent to us.......hmmm..Burglary and Robbery Laws are so arbitrary.....We shouldn't follow them...
Sexual Harrassment laws aren't meant to be applied to the Chief Executive...let's not follow it....Perjury laws...heh, that's for other suckers to follow.
MT,
While I may agree with that law being arbitrary, the fact is this...
It is in place, everyone knows about it and it is not onerious (sp?). Changing them in mid-stream because 1 party defaults after the deadline is NOT about being unfair to the voters....the Candidate and his party have done that, not the law.
Cobra