Lauren Boebert Switches Districts

[Ms. Toad]

48. I am perfectly fine with my level of (un)certainty

I don't live in Colorado. Even if I did, it is clear there are no barriers in Colorado to living outside of the District. If it comes up in Ohio at some point it may be worth an investment of my time to reach a higher level of certainty. At the moment, it simply isn't.

You, on the other hand, seem disturbed that I am not absolutely certain that states cannot impose an additional residency requirement. If it bothers you that I'm not absolutely certain, I've let you know what you need to in order to change my level of certainty. The only way to resolve constitutional law questions is by interpretation via the courts, not by quoting constitutional language, not by listing a handful of states in which representatives have lived out of district, and not by lay explanations. I haven't seen court interpretations of that provision yet. They may well be out there - I simply didn't feel any need to do that level of research.

If it is so important to you that I have absolute clarity, go find a court interpretation and give me the case citation (or even case name and court). I'll be happy to review the case (and cases it leads me to) and - if it supports your assertion I'll agree with you without any qualification.