Comments on: Will application of Washington state law keep third party candidates off the ballot? http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/19/will-application-of-washington-state-law-keep-third-party-candidates-off-the-ballot/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:24:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Michael Seebeck http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/19/will-application-of-washington-state-law-keep-third-party-candidates-off-the-ballot/#comment-541069 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:51:26 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/19/will-application-of-washington-state-law-keep-third-party-candidates-off-the-ballot/#comment-541069 The ruling is a complete farce. Political Parties have the First Amendment Free Association right to determine their own nominees for the general election per the Tashjian ruling. The WA law allows that right to be suppressed by the people, and SCOTUS agreed with that 7-2?!? Sorry, but that's utter bullshit, and the 7 judges who voted that way are incompetent fools. But I repeat myself... The ruling is a complete farce. Political Parties have the First Amendment Free Association right to determine their own nominees for the general election per the Tashjian ruling. The WA law allows that right to be suppressed by the people, and SCOTUS agreed with that 7-2?!?

Sorry, but that’s utter bullshit, and the 7 judges who voted that way are incompetent fools. But I repeat myself…

]]> by: Preston http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/19/will-application-of-washington-state-law-keep-third-party-candidates-off-the-ballot/#comment-541031 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:15:08 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/19/will-application-of-washington-state-law-keep-third-party-candidates-off-the-ballot/#comment-541031 Actually, this could be good for Third Parties in certain situations. If you had two major party primaries which both had several candidates vying for the spot, and a minor party was united behind one person, it could put them on the ballot in a two way race. Actually, this could be good for Third Parties in certain situations. If you had two major party primaries which both had several candidates vying for the spot, and a minor party was united behind one person, it could put them on the ballot in a two way race.

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