doesn't mean the law should be bent. There are other candidates in the race besides the Republican. The absentee voting has already began. Would there be enough time to reprint the absentee ballots and get them out, especially to the overseas military voters? Seems doubtful, so there's the risk that the only "disenfranchised" voters will once again be military voters.
Once the election is underway, you can't change the rules if it looks like you're going to lose. Gore tried that two years ago only to get stopped from stealing the election by the USSC.
Now, if this practice of swapping out losing candidates weeks before the election does somehow get approved by the courts, then imagine the "fun" that'll happen in future elections. It'll be worse than the designated hitter rule in baseball. Parties will be free to swap out losing candidates up until the last minute. [sarcasm] Won't that do wonders to overcome voter apathy? [/sarcasm]
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