Arguments done in Menendez recall case

The New Jersey Supreme Court finished hearing arguments on the tea party-led effort to recall Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez Tuesday morning, several months after an appeals court ruled activists could proceed with an effort to oust the incumbent midway through his first term.

It's not immediately clear when the court might hand down a decision, though it heard arguments on an expedited time frame after the appellate ruling in March. Menendez opponents have argued that New Jersey's law permitting the recall of statewide officeholders should apply to the senator, while attorneys for Menendez have countered that federal law does not provide for the popular removal of sitting senators.

RecallNJ, the organization spearheading the anti-Menendez effort, will face steep logistical obstacles even if judges rule in their favor. To put the recall on the ballot, organizers must obtain 1.3 million signatures within 320 days of launching a petition drive, and an earlier court ruling blocked recall proponents from gathering signatures until Mendendez's legal team could file fresh appeals.

New Jersey Democrats are taking the recall push seriously enough to launch a website Monday criticizing the effort and calling RecallNJ a group "from outside New Jersey's mainstream."

so, the tea party's not racist? it's just a "coincidence" that they target a black prez and a latino senator?

and they want the constitution followed? note these excerpts from article I, sections 5 & 6:

I.5.
Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two-thirds, expel a Member.

I.6.
They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

the "states' rights" amendment doesn't nullify that or permit an exception to it.