Candidates For The US Senate

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Our candidate for the US Senate is Alexander Snitker. His web site is Alexander Snitker For US Senate.

Qualifications For U.S. Senators

While most people assume that one of the requirements to be a U.S. Senator is that the candidate possess a law degree. That is not the case. Article 1., Section 3., of the constitution spells out the requirements for this office:

"No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained the age of 30 years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen."

Each state has 2 Senators. Originally these men were chosen by the legislature of each state. Popular election to the Senate was standardized nationally in 1913 by the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Senators serve terms of six years each; the terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the seats are up for election every two years. The staggering of the terms is arranged to ensure that both seats from a given state are never contested in the same general election

Congressional Oath:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."

We should try to field the very best candidates possible. Men with strong morals and a record of achievement in their occupation. We have many able and well qualified individuals in this area. There are many people here who retired at the top of their profession or occupation. Our area draws people from all over the country. We have many retired military people in this area who have served well and honorably in the service of their country. Perhaps some of these men would be willing to continue on in the service of their country.

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Walton County Libertarians, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32451