tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20082680.post1086008291587580888..comments2023-10-22T07:58:46.380-04:00Comments on SC6: So, When Is 21 Exactly 21 ??Thoroughbred 401khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615321253857879461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20082680.post-92136895082398438622012-04-04T21:38:36.567-04:002012-04-04T21:38:36.567-04:00The entire affair is just lame. It's not hard...The entire affair is just lame. It's not hard to look this shit up. It's Art.III, Sec.7 of the SC Constitution. And there's no "at the time of filing" requirement in there for age, while there is for residency. Oops...<br /><br />So despite the proclamations of such weighty legal scholars like Rep. Lowe or your first Vice Chair, it's not "very clear" that Smith has to be 21 at time of filing. In fact, it's quite clear that is not the law. And I think I know a thing or two about election law and challenges.<br /><br />But move beyond that to WHY? The kid has little to no shot at taking that seat as it's simply drawn too strongly Republican. Now, instead of your incumbent quietly and easily winning re-election, you've gift wrapped free media to his opponent. Media, I might ad, from which there's no way your candidate can come off as anything other than a bully. Not exactly a narrative you want to give oxygen to when your incumbent still has the tax charges he's got to resolve. <br /><br />Politics ain't checkers...It's chess. This is just a perfect example of how some people think you make moves because you can and don't realize discretion is, in fact, pretty damn important in politics.pluvlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419133248957132293noreply@blogger.com