volokh.com - 10/29/2008
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The Politico raises the question of whether Senator Ted Stevens, now that he is a convicted felon, can vote for his own reelection to the U.S. Senate. Under Alaska law,...
politico.com - 10/29/2008
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 10/28/2008
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Why is it, exactly, that while Sen. McCain
called for Sen. Ted Stevens to resign in the...
wake of his corruption convictions, Gov. Palin couldn't bring herself to utter the word? Will the media interpret this as a disagreement between the ...
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adn.com - 10/28/2008
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adn.com —
Can Sen. Ted Stevens still run for office
after being convicted by a jury on Monday? Yes....
Can a re-elected Stevens keep his seat in the Senate if he loses on appeal? Doubtful, but that would be up to his fellow senators. If Stevens were to resign from ...
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Stevens could keep seat in Senate: Politics
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Taking the initiative
Stubborn Facts —
... governor a veto power. And it means that an initiative, referendum or ballot initiative can't carry out functions vested in state legislatures by the federal Constitution, even if state law says otherwise. Any other conclusion would detract from the Supremacy Clause.
Thus, the initiative is void to the extent it seeks to exercise any authority vested in the state legislature, and the statute stands as the most recent intra vires exercise of the state's authority.
HT: Volokh Conspirator Jonathan Adler
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