Posted on 12/27/2011 3:48:28 PM PST by TBBT
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has filed suit in federal court against the Virginia Republican Party and the Virginia Board of Elections in order to gain a spot on the Commonwealth's primary ballot. Perry was excluded after the party found he had not submitted enough valid signatures by the deadline last Thursday. His campaign submitted 6,000 of the required 10,000, according to the suit. The lawsuit alleges that Perry's 1st and 14th Amendment rights were violated by the requirement that those circulating the petitions also be eligible or registered voters of Virginia. Failure to get on the ballot is a major embarrassment for the struggling Perry campaign — but he is not alone. Another one-time GOP frontrunner, Newt Gingrich, also failed to qualify. "Gov. Perry greatly respects the citizens and history of the Commonwealth of Virginia and believes Virginia Republicans should have greater access to vote for one of the several candidates for President of the United States," Perry communications director Ray Sullivan said in a statement. "Virginia ballot access rules are among the most onerous and are particularly problematic in a multi-candidate election. We believe that the Virginia provisions unconstitutionally restrict the rights of candidates and voters by severely restricting access to the ballot, and we hope to have those provisions overturned or modified to provide greater ballot access to Virginia voters and the candidates seeking to earn their support."
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Good news
The only purpose served by the RPV ballot access rules is to be a barrier to emergent campaigns. It sounds like you are all for establishment/incumbent protection...
If Perry and Newt don’t mind playing as dirty as the Dims and Romney (but I repeat myself), they could publicly urge their voters in VA to vote for Paul.
Where in the heck do you get your ideas?
Kudos to Gov. Perry for doing this.
If nothing else, we will have “discovery,” which is not going to look good for Team Romney.
Good news, a Perry win in court is a win for Newt as well, although I was hoping that Newt would enjoin Perry in a court fight.
No, I am actually against the establishment/incumbent protection. What I am for, is selecting viable candidates that put forth the effort to get out and campaign and gather signatures. What I am for is candidates that can recognize this is how WE in this state wish to be represented; not to go crying to courts because things didn't go your way. Because if you can't get it from the representatives the people elected, we'll just go to the black robed masters.........Al Gore Perry.
An analysis being proved correct day after day. At least they aren’t pimpin nobama...... yet.
Good
Hope it works. Virginia has just proven itself to be irrelevant by their actions. With only 2 viable candidates on the
ballot, it doesn’t give a real picture of the wishes of the
electorate.
He heard it on the Mitt-vine.
This is one of those threads where the Romney trolls just can’t help but identify themselves.
From the article......
were violated by the requirement that those circulating the petitions also be eligible or registered voters of Virginia.
My response was tongue in cheek as none of the people I listed are elegible or registered voters of Virginia.
Me personally, I wish Newt and Perry WERE on the ballot, but they didn't meet the requirement.
Great news, and I hope they do get on the ballot.
I am torn. I am glad Gov. Perry stood up against this nonsense, but it makes the ‘pubbies look even more hapless.
I don’t like him, mistrust him in large part, but DARNED he has every right to submit his platform to the people to decide. What a RIGGED SYSTEM. Hope he and others bring it crashing down.
This primary cycle has become a Keystone Kops movie.
“So, Perry’s rights were violated because he couldn’t find people that were qualified and registered to vote in Virginia.”
No, after hearing what happened; it appears the party changed the rules that everyone were going by and planned for, in mid stream. That is always wrong.
YAY! Changing the rules in the middle of the game to favor one candidate over another just sucks beyond belief.
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