<Just days after Congressman Bill Shuster (R-Bedford) announced he would not seek re-election this year, Art Halverson and Benjamin Dayton Hornberger announced they are entering the race.
According to the Public Opinion, Hornberger was originally planning a run for 2020, but decided to push his run to this year because of Shuster’s announcement.
Hornberger gained some amount of fame after he shot himself in the leg at a free speech rally at Gettysburg National Military Park.
He would face issues if elected though. The 23-year-old is not constitutionally eligible for the seat as he would be under the 25-year-old requirement.
“It would come down to Article I Section 5 of the Constitution on whether Congress would seat me or not. That article and section gives Congress the authority to seat members-elect even if they don’t meet the age requirements,” Hornberger told the Public Opinion.
Halverson, who ran against Shuster in the last two elections, announced he would be running for the seat as well.
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Younger are better.
This race will have a lot of serious candidates that aren’t Tweedledee and Tweedledum here
Again Art, really? You’re really bad at this.
There’s no airline lobbyist this time bud, you’re screwed.
“Benjamin Hornberger, 23, of Shippensburg, accidentally triggered the revolver, which was inside a leg holster, when he temporarily rested the bottom of his flag pole against the holster, according to witnesses.
Park police were nearby when the shooting occurred and officers quickly applied a tourniquet that may have saved the man’s life, said Sgt. Anna Rose, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Park Police.”
Apparently that qualifies you to be a congressman?
Hornberger is obviously an idiot who doesn’t understand the Constitution, can’t read, or both.
Good lord, Dumb and Dumber.
2: No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
I’m not sure where it says the House can override the constitution on requirements to serve
Hornberger is ineligible because of his age.