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originally posted by: MysticPearl
a reply to: Annee
You've been in denial for many moons regarding the crime and corruption surrounding the Clintons, brushing it off as business as usual and have been in denial about the FBI's and DOJ's role in the coverup.
originally posted by: queenofswords
I think Comey now knows that Hillary Clinton is not eligible to have access to classified, much less top secret, information. He is giving her a graceful out. I look for her to withdraw soon, or face indictment. Kaine is creepy as hell, but he may have to step up to the plate.
Maybe Joe Biden knows this, too, and that's why he told everybody today that he will not serve as S.O.S., because he knows he may have to be the one to step up to the plate as prez candidate.
So that leaves the scenario people are talking about at the moment. What if a party’s nominee dies or voluntarily withdraws before the November election?
Three layers have to be unraveled on this question. First, and probably most important, is how a party goes about replacing its nominee. In the Democratic Party, the formal decision-making body is clear. The chair of the Democratic National Committee (currently Donna Brazile) would call a special meeting of the DNC, which is roughly a 447-person body. That body has the power to replace the party nominee, as far as the party is concerned. This is how the Democratic Party replaced Thomas Eagleton with Sargent Shriver as the VP candidate after the 1972 convention.
But how the DNC goes about making the choice — under what rules, through what process — is not spelled out further in the party rules.
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Second, once the party comes up with a new nominee, the question becomes whether that candidate can now get on the ballot in various states to replace the convention’s nominee. This is an issue of state law, handled differently in different states. In some states, it is formally too late at this point to replace a party nominee for the presidential election. But the courts might well conclude that state laws that allow too short a time for replacement in the case of death or withdrawal, in a presidential election, are themselves unconstitutional.
Third, and finally, we are back to the question of how the electors vote. Suppose the convention’s nominee cannot be replaced on the ballot in time but has died or withdrawn. The party has chosen an alternative, through the process above, but that person can’t get on the ballot. And now voters who support the party — let’s say Democrats — vote for the Democratic candidate on the ballot, even though he or she has withdrawn, to express their support for the Democratic Party.
originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: MotherMayEye
Browsing for personal reasons is one thing; an official FBI investigation is quite another. Just like the previous emails in the investigation, interviews will have to be completed, other departments will have to be consulted - this is the government we are talking about here - these things take time. It took a long time to conclude the other investigation; it will take several weeks to fully review these.
I agree on the timing of this. I don't think Comey saw anything special about these emails compared to the rest, hence the "they may not be significant" comment.
originally posted by: MysticPearl
a reply to: Annee
This is proof of your denial.
You've already been presented with the info/proof you need time and time again, and not only did you not consider it because it's inconvenient, but now you're pretending no one has even presented this stuff before.
And it's all over ATS.
Extreme denial. But you asked.
Donald Trump's oft-repeated claim that the FBI's investigation of "Crooked Hillary" and the presidential election itself were and are "rigged," seems to have thrown FBI Director James Comey into a state of panic. In foolishly making a public announcement that the bureau is reviewing newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton's personal server, he has inserted himself yet again into the presidential campaign.
originally posted by: muse7
Someone up date me...been at work all day
How will this sink Hillary? What's in these emails?
In an internal memo obtained by Fox News, the beleaguered director noted that the FBI typically would not communicate with the public when reopening a case, according to a Department of Justice source. But Comey said he had to in this case because Clinton is seeking the White House in an election on Nov. 8.