Comments on: Texas political hurricane http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:44:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Vincent Darrah http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-880274 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:25:25 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-880274 According to the TX Sec of State Website, the R and D and L are the only NON write in candidates that are ballot qualified. THey are already on the ballot. According to the TX Sec of State Website, the R and D and L are the only NON write in candidates that are ballot qualified. THey are already on the ballot.

]]> by: Brandon Magoon http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-879513 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:32:51 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-879513 All this speculation will be meaningless unless Barr files the lawsuit soon. What's the holdup? File the damn thing already! All this speculation will be meaningless unless Barr files the lawsuit soon. What’s the holdup? File the damn thing already!

]]> by: Ayn R. Key http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-877564 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:49:30 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-877564 The BTP doesn't need to do that. The CP and the GP are already not on the ballot. All that needs to be done is for the Barr campaign to call the Baldwin campaign and the McKinney campaign for simultaneous filings. Barr v. Texas filed the same day as Baldwin, McKinney v. Texas puts Texas in a very awkward position. There are three possible outcomes of two suits filed at once: 1. Barr wins, Baldwin & McKinney lose, McCain & Obama lose. 2. Barr loses, Baldwin & McKinney win, ballot access laws lose. 3. Barr loses, Baldwin & McKinney lose, ballot access laws are shown for the frauds they are. The BTP doesn’t need to do that. The CP and the GP are already not on the ballot. All that needs to be done is for the Barr campaign to call the Baldwin campaign and the McKinney campaign for simultaneous filings. Barr v. Texas filed the same day as Baldwin, McKinney v. Texas puts Texas in a very awkward position.

There are three possible outcomes of two suits filed at once:
1. Barr wins, Baldwin & McKinney lose, McCain & Obama lose.
2. Barr loses, Baldwin & McKinney win, ballot access laws lose.
3. Barr loses, Baldwin & McKinney lose, ballot access laws are shown for the frauds they are.

]]> by: Fielding J. Hurst http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-877384 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:03:04 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-877384 Does anyone think the two parties won't be on the ballot? Useful for Barr in the fight over PA. Does anyone think the two parties won’t be on the ballot? Useful for Barr in the fight over PA.

]]> by: Richard Winger http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-876799 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:05:20 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/09/texas-political-hurricane/#comment-876799 The best way to turn this development into something useful, is for the Boston Tea Party to file for write-in status in Texas. The deadline for write-in status in Texas is August 26, the same date the Dems & Reps missed. It would be fascinating to see if Texas would excuse the Boston Tea Party's filing for write-in status. There is no reason at all to have the write-in deadline so early. The ballot-printing process is not dependent on who files to be a write-in candidate. So, come on, Boston Tea Party, get your stuff filed for Charles Jay as a write-in for president, and let's have some fun. Same goes for the Reform Party and the Party for Socialism and Liberation (the other minor parties already met the write-in deadline, as did Ralph Nader). The best way to turn this development into something useful, is for the Boston Tea Party to file for write-in status in Texas. The deadline for write-in status in Texas is August 26, the same date the Dems & Reps missed. It would be fascinating to see if Texas would excuse the Boston Tea Party’s filing for write-in status.

There is no reason at all to have the write-in deadline so early. The ballot-printing process is not dependent on who files to be a write-in candidate. So, come on, Boston Tea Party, get your stuff filed for Charles Jay as a write-in for president, and let’s have some fun. Same goes for the Reform Party and the Party for Socialism and Liberation (the other minor parties already met the write-in deadline, as did Ralph Nader).

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