Barr messes in Texas with McCain, Obama
September 19, 2008 at 7:17 pm by Scott Henry in NewsLast week, former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr won a legal battle to get on the Nov. 4 ballot in Pennsylvania as the Libertarian presidential nominee. A local Republican Party official had filed a lawsuit last month to have Barr’s name stricken from the ballot, despite an earlier pledge by John McCain that he would not tolerate party underlings trying to restrict ballot access for third-party candidates.
Well, Barr has returned the favor by filing suit in Texas to have both McCain and Barrack Obama tossed from that state’s ballot. According to the Dallas Morning News, Barr is arguing that both major parties missed a state deadline to certify the names of their candidates.
The Libertarians are contending that the Democratic and Republican nominees are disqualified from appearing on the ballot because they missed the state’s Aug. 26 deadline to certify candidates. During the national conventions, Mr. Obama was not voted as the nominee until Aug. 27 and Mr. McCain claimed the GOP nomination on Sept. 3.
Rather than dismissing the suit, the Texas Supreme Court has asked both parties to file responses by Monday. Stay tuned.
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September 20th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Dismiss the suit? Whatever happened to the rule of law…why should either the democrats or the republicans file a response! Simply follow the law and take Obama and McCain OFF! You can be sure Barr’s name would have been removed if the shoe was on the other foot - NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
September 20th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Debra
I wholeheartedly agree with you. But we both know that the ones in power are the ‘Big2′ political parties. I sent an email to the Texas Secretary of State and to the Texas Attorney General’s office reminding them that they were ELECTED to uphold the laws of the state of Texas. If they keep McCain and Obama on the ballot, the voters will remember this action. I understand that my email by itself will not do anything, but if you will join myself and (hopefully) thousands of registered voters in the State of Texas by sending an email to the following address, I’m sure that it will be done. For a copy of the email that I sent check out this reply string:
http://blog.bobbarr2008.com/2008/09/19/cpd-shuts-down-phone-lines/
I use the same ID on there as I am on here.
The Texas Secretary of State email address
secretary@sos.state.tx.us
Texas Attorney General public affairs office
public.information@oag.state.tx.us
September 21st, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Brian,
The SoS is not an elected position in Texas. She was appointed to do Rick Perry’s bidding.
September 21st, 2008 at 2:21 pm
My mistake then, but we ARE watching. I appreciate your input on that and getting me straight.