Comments on: Perry Sues, but Election Law Expert Says ‘Long Odds Both Politically and Legally’ http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/perry-sues-but-election-law-expert-says-long-odds-both-politically-and-legally/ The latest Politics news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers including Jake Tapper, George Stephanopoulos and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan Almashy http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/perry-sues-but-election-law-expert-says-long-odds-both-politically-and-legally/#comment-13322012 Dan Almashy Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:49:34 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=307642#comment-13322012 If his names were not valid then that means he probably had someone in his organization who thinks they good lay around and forge in a bunch of made up names. No one else has a problem getting their signatures. Why does he think he's above everyone else and why should I want a crook to be my president??? If his names were not valid then that means he probably had someone in his organization who thinks they good lay around and forge in a bunch of made up names. No one else has a problem getting their signatures. Why does he think he’s above everyone else and why should I want a crook to be my president???

]]> By: K2K http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/perry-sues-but-election-law-expert-says-long-odds-both-politically-and-legally/#comment-13303492 K2K Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:37:18 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=307642#comment-13303492 The Perry campaign delivered 11,191 petition signatures before the Virginia deadline. The VA GOP, overnight, decided that 5,191 were not valid, for reasons undisclosed. In reading the legal documents filed, it appears that the sole complaint is the VA requirement that requires the petition collector to also be eligible as a VA voter. That part of the law means that NO ONE who is NOT a legal resident of Virginia can personally gather ballot access signatures. The legal precedent for making that unconstitutional have been decided in at least five federal courts since 1999. Why is no one even asking why Huntsman, Bachmann, and Santorum never even tried to gain ballot access in Virginia? All Virginia has done is prove that you have to run for the presidency for five years to know how to game their system. That is why only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul qualified, again. The Virginia GOP petition validation process in 2011 needs to explain why you can submit 15,000 signatures and avoid any verification. And how they managed to disqualify Gingrich and Perry under the cloak of darkness and opacity. After all, the two legal political parties in Virginia also have the option to issue waivers... So much for the 'birthplace' of democracy aka the Commonwealth of Virginia, where the serving Lt. Governor just happens to be Romney's VA campaign manager. The Perry campaign delivered 11,191 petition signatures before the Virginia deadline.
The VA GOP, overnight, decided that 5,191 were not valid, for reasons undisclosed.
In reading the legal documents filed, it appears that the sole complaint is the VA requirement that requires the petition collector to also be eligible as a VA voter.
That part of the law means that NO ONE who is NOT a legal resident of Virginia can personally gather ballot access signatures. The legal precedent for making that unconstitutional have been decided in at least five federal courts since 1999.

Why is no one even asking why Huntsman, Bachmann, and Santorum never even tried to gain ballot access in Virginia?

All Virginia has done is prove that you have to run for the presidency for five years to know how to game their system. That is why only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul qualified, again.

The Virginia GOP petition validation process in 2011 needs to explain why you can submit 15,000 signatures and avoid any verification. And how they managed to disqualify Gingrich and Perry under the cloak of darkness and opacity. After all, the two legal political parties in Virginia also have the option to issue waivers…

So much for the ‘birthplace’ of democracy aka the Commonwealth of Virginia, where the serving Lt. Governor just happens to be Romney’s VA campaign manager.

]]> By: MTATL67 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/perry-sues-but-election-law-expert-says-long-odds-both-politically-and-legally/#comment-13299682 MTATL67 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:47:05 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=307642#comment-13299682 You miss out because you didn't follow the rules and turn around and sue because you can’t comply with the rules. That is the worst example of leadership I have ever seen You miss out because you didn’t follow the rules and turn around and sue because you can’t comply with the rules. That is the worst example of leadership I have ever seen

]]> By: Redrock http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/perry-sues-but-election-law-expert-says-long-odds-both-politically-and-legally/#comment-13281202 Redrock Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:03:36 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=307642#comment-13281202 If only Perry was black, maybe Eric Holder would help him out. If only Perry was black, maybe Eric Holder would help him out.

]]> By: raggmopp http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/perry-sues-but-election-law-expert-says-long-odds-both-politically-and-legally/#comment-13275852 raggmopp Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:47:30 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=307642#comment-13275852 Perry is unable to play by the rules so he wants to change them. Doesn't work that way in the real world. Perry is unable to play by the rules so he wants to change them.

Doesn’t work that way in the real world.

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