Since the Georgia Senate race headed to a Dec. 6 runoff, GOP nominee Herschel Walker has been plagued by revelations that he is more Texan than Georgian. It is questionable how much of the new information around his residency will matter in a state where many see him as a football god, but reporting solidifies that the Georgia football star appears to have been living near Dallas until last year.
The Constitution of Georgia requires a Senator to be at least 25 years old, an American citizen, a Georgia citizen for at least two years and a resident of his or her Senatorial District for at least one year immediately preceding election.
Walker should be disqualified
In point of fact, stories like these are not what we need. If, in fact, Walker is permitted to run, a consequence of this type of publicity could let Team Warnock’s voters take their foot off the accelerator.
As far as I can tell, Walker has not withdrawn his application to continue his Texas Homestead Exemption. This means he is affirming that he intends to be back at his Texas residence within two years. I’ll take him at his word: that he has always expected to lose the Georgia election and move back to Texas.
I’m pretty certain that states–or even Congress–cannot pass laws limiting who is eligible to be Senator or Representative. The federal Constitution is the final word on that.
(That’s why Congressional term limits are a non-starter.)
But to his being from Texas or Georgia, there is less competition in Georgia for being the biggest ahole in the state. I mean with Ted Cruz, all Walker could ever hope for his being second or second team ahole.
But think, if you are from Texas, how proud you would be to have Cruz and Walker as your two US Senators. John Conryn will be 74 in 2026. Or maybe Walker could challenge Cruz in 2024, but could Texans handle such a choice?
