Senate Has Power to Refuse Seats to Unqualified Persons

According to article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution*, each branch of government has the power to determine whether any individual elected to that body has the qualification to be seated.  This includes serving as arbiter of the elections which bring prospective members to the doors of the Body.  

Without further adieu I call upon the branches of the United States Congress, the Senate, and the House to investigate the Election of 2014, to fairly and accurately assess the validity of said election after a thorough hearing from all parties and to act according to the facts as determined by the appropriate Committees of the Congress.  Such action shall be up to and including the refusal to seat individuals whose election cannot be certified by International standards.  A sample relation appears below.

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Whereas there have been serious questions raised about certain campaign tactics; and

Whereas certain of these questions have involved the inability to verify (recount) proprietary computerized voting systems and thus the votes; and

Whereas such uncertainty leads to a lack of confidence on the part of the people, leading eventually to lack of confidence in the economic and financial system;  and

Whereas such issues and problems have been shown to be amenable to remedy through alternative ballot systems;  and

Whereas Congress has an interest in maintaining the legitimacy of its power and authority;

May it hereby be known that Congress will and shall initiate immediate action to ascertain the fairness, accuracy and validity of each and every race in Election 2014.  The appropriate committees in each Body shall have jurisdiction over this investigation and shall report back to the general membership within ninety days of the commencement of their activities.  Until such time as the legitimate questions about Election 2014 are resolved, the current Congress shall continue in power in a fashion similar fashion to that practice in earlier times. 

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We the people do hereby exercise our right under the Constitution to submit this matter to Congress for a redress of grievances and look forward to the fair and honest judgment of Congress in a near time.  

The Musical Patriot  

*Section 5

1: Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members....