guys, dont shoot the messenger, im just telling you what she told me...the main point being he is avoiding the public eye at all costs to avoid being exposed. full disclosure, i didnt vote for either one...mostly because every time i register to vote i get selected for jury duty once every year or so...as a student, i have to get hassled to get out of duty because they interfere with classes. with threat of jail time, i dont like being in that situation as my full time hinds county residency is iffy at best considering i am all over the state much of the time. its better just to avoid it all together until i settle down somewhere.
i must admit that i didnt know how all that all works, that is why i said it may not be plausible. at one time i was current on these types of things, but politics have been on my back burner for some time now. i had to look it up and found the below information. maybe manipulating a special election in regard to its timing would effectively serve the purpose she was referring to or having a house member overtake a seat and having a clear incumbent in the house member's district would have the same effect....i have no idea, nor do i really care. i am far too jaded to really care that much about politics anymore. my general philosophy is that democracy, in theory, is a good one, however, in reality, people are far too stupid to be trusted. case in point, 37% of americans can't even identify the united states on a world map. talk about scary....WE THE PEOPLE cannot be trusted.
Members of Congress, senators and representatives, usually leave office before the end of their terms for one of five reasons: death, resignation, retirement, expulsion, and election or appointment to other government posts.
While the Constitution does not mandate a method by which vacancies in the Senate are to be handled, vacancies can be filled almost immediately by the governor of the former senator's state. The laws of some states require the governor to call a special election to replace U.S. Senators. In states where replacements are appointed by the governor, the governor almost always appoints a member of his or her own political party. In some cases, the governor will appoint one of the state's current U.S. representatives in the House to fill the vacant Senate seat, thus creating a vacancy in the House. Vacancies in Congress also occur when a member runs for and is elected to some other political office before his or her term is over.
Since Senate vacancies can be filled so quickly and each state has two senators, it is highly unlikely that a state would ever be without representation in the Senate.
Vacancies in the House, however, take far longer to fill. The Constitution requires that member of the House be replaced only by an election held in the congressional district of the former representative."When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies." -- Article I, Section 2, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution
According to the US Constitution and state law, the governor of the state calls for a special election to replace the vacant House seat. The full election-cycle must be followed including political party nominating processes, primary elections and a general election, all held in the congressional district involved. The entire process often takes as long as from three to six months.
While a House seat is vacant, the office of the former representative remains open, its staff operating under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The people of the affected congressional district do not have voting representation in the House during the vacancy period. They can, however, continue to contact former representative's interim office for assistance with a limited range of services as listed below by the Clerk of the House.
