“No, it’s inexcusable if you are a state in these United States of America and you boot the leading candidate for the presidency of one of the major parties off your ballot.”
Sir, with all due respect.
I’ve been a fringe ‘one percenter’. I’ve worked for ‘fringe one percenters’. I’ve helped them get on the ballot, stay on the ballot and run their campaigns.
Some have won. Some have lost. Some were just happy to be there. But every single one of them, had to meet their ballot requirements and restrictions to get on the ballot. And yes, many were more stringent then the requirements here in VA.
My job was to get those names, however I could. Was it easy? Sometimes, it wasn’t difficult at all. Sometimes it was a real challenge.
“This is no one percenter unheard of off the wall fringe party candidate. Neither is governor Perry or congresswoman Bachmann. It’s a disgrace to our constitutional republic!!”
I’m shocked that none of the candidates could get together a list of 15k people in the state of Virginia. If it’s true that Romney and Paul were validated due to being on the ballot last time, I agree with you wholeheartedly.
However, if they did get the signatures, and they did pass verification, then yes, the ballot should be just Romney and Paul in the state of Virginia.
I was here when Joe Miller, won the republican nomination, and they put Lisa Mrurkowski on the ballot anyways. We now have Senator Mrurkowski.
I’m not going to back any candidate who pushes similar shenanigans here. We can’t suppor the rules when the favor us and stop supporting the rules when the don’t.
I don’t believe that 15k candidates is an unreasonable number for the state of VA. I’ve seen higher requirements for lower positions than the republican nomination for the president of the united states.
Virginia would be nuts to stay with this decision. In case you haven’t noticed, Gingrich is THE leading Republican candidate nationwide for the office of the presidency. Virginians should rise up against this fascist B/S!! Hell, ALL Americans should!!
That is what needs verification. Not which candidate collected how many "validated" signatures.
And, it makes no difference weather you supported Cain, Gingrich or Perry.
Ben you make some good points, I too hated the Alaskan shenanigans, but here is what bothers me in this case:
First, if it is true that merely turning in 15,000 names is all that is needed, what prevents someone from fabrication, since no one is checking? Speaking of checking, who was checking the checkers?
Second, Is it not important whether the database is accurate or not? Shouldn't someone actually make an effort to examine discrepancies, and determine whether the form or the database is actually correct before tossing them?
Third, The law actually states that write ins have to be accepted for elections. Sure it makes an exception for primaries, but does not specifically prohibit primary write ins.
Fourth, when either party makes rules to restrict what the majority of the voters want so that insiders can limit the choices, shouldn't the voters at least work to have the rules reviewed? After all the people are sovereign not the party.