Liberty MavenMcCain and Obama Might Be Removed From Texas Ballot
September 16th, 2008 8:33 pm | by George Dewey | Published in Activism, ballot access, Bob Barr, Court Cases, Election, law, Liberty, Politics, rule of law | 4 Responses
Things are not looking good for McBama, which means that things ARE looking good for the people of the State of Texas and, potentially, for the entire United States.
Bob Barr might have just hit the mother lode of ethical and legal issues tied to Presidential elections.
“[His Campaign] filed suit Tuesday seeking to remove Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama from the ballot in Texas, alleging that the two major candidates missed the deadline for officially filing to be on the ballot. The lawsuit by the former Republican congressman from Georgia claims that neither McCain nor Obama met the requirement of Texas law that all candidates provide “written certification” of their nomination “before 5 p.m. on the 70th day before election day,” because neither had been formally nominated by their respective parties in time. That would have been Aug. 25. Obama did not accept his party’s nomination until Aug. 28, McCain his on Sept. 4. “
Best case scenario, this would lead to the complete removal of both “primary” candidates from the ballot in Texas. At the very least, however, it could certainly create some ethical controversies which could prompt many Republicans and Democrats to seriously question the soundness and validity of a National Party Convention.
My hat is off to you, Mr. Barr. Although you have received much criticism over the past week, I appreciate you both catching and acting on a critical piece of data which few, if any of us, even noticed. Good luck to you, sir!
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September 17th, 2008 at 10:57 pm (#)
Lotsa luck with that lawsuit.
There’s a certain attorney who has filed suit against Obama, alleginging that he isn’t a natural born citizen. The attorney’s brief states that this suit is to get him off the ballot as Obama had stolen the nomination from Hillary–
Now Barr joins the nut cases, filing a suit that has no hope, never had, and will take only one hour to be dealt with, after the judge and the court stop laughing for fifty-five minutes, then it will take five minutes to throw it out–
And this is part of the Barr campaign? Now I know, I assert, that the Barr vote will be less than one half of one percent, that he and his will make no difference in the general election–
September 17th, 2008 at 11:13 pm (#)
RBurnett,
While I agree that the lawsuit will have trouble gaining traction, that certainly does not mean that it is without merit or that the mere filing of it condemns Barr to the “nut case” label.
However, the very fact that it will have trouble gaining traction is the very reason why its existence needs to be brought to the forefront of the public eye. Barr’s point is incredibly valid. Legally, neither candidate had been nominated by their respective party by the deadline for the Texas ballot. This is a pretty cut and dry case.
The suit against Obama, however, is completely without merit, and is, more than likely, more of a “negative PR scam” to constantly highlight Obama’s mixed citizenship, as well as any corresponding issues. Even more ridiculous is the assertion that McCain is not eligible, as he was born abroad. This “urban legend” has become quite twisted. McCain’s father was stationed at a U.S. military base in a foreign country when McCain’s mother gave birth to John on the very grounds of that post. This more than guarantees his eligibility. Imagine the ramifications if children born to families in the U.S. military were considered ineligible simply because they were abroad at the time of birth.
The gist of Barr’s lawsuit is that a real legal dilemma does exist, as well as the need for a true examination of whether or not the caucus and convention systems have any true bearing on the election process.
Thanks for reading my post!