Judge rules Green Party can be kept off November ballot (in Texas)

Ed Barrow

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Thu Jun-24-10 06:08 PM
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Judge rules Green Party can be kept off November ballot (in Texas)

Source: Austin American-Statesman

Texas Green Party candidates can be kept off the November statewide ballot because the petitions that qualified the party were paid for with an illegal corporate contribution, a judge ruled Thursday.

Lawyers for the Greens said they planned to appeal directly to the Texas Supreme Court and hoped to get a ruling in time for a July 2 deadline for the party to deliver the names of its candidates to the Texas Secretary of State.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2010/06/24/judge_rules_green_party_can_be.html?cxntcid=breaking_news

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tanyev

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Thu Jun-24-10 06:10 PM
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1. Woo-hoo!

:bounce:

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alstephenson

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Thu Jun-24-10 06:11 PM
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2. Just the beginning of the Republican election shenanigans...

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Phoebe Loosinhouse

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Thu Jun-24-10 06:23 PM
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3. There's such a thing as an illegal corporate contribution? Who knew? nt

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IndianaGreen

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Thu Jun-24-10 06:24 PM
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4. Some illegal corporate contributions are more equal than others

We do live in an Orwellian world!

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izquierdista

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Thu Jun-24-10 08:31 PM
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9. It didn't go to an (R) or a (D)

those are legal.

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glen123098

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Thu Jun-24-10 06:26 PM
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5. I'm sad to see a party kept off the ballot but...

I guess they should have thought about this before they broke the law.

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Kingofalldems

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Thu Jun-24-10 06:33 PM
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6. Filthy republicans lie and cheat every election

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davidinalameda

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Thu Jun-24-10 06:41 PM
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7. screw them

glad to see the judge rule this way

I do believe that the party leaders knew what they were doing when they accepted the help of the republicans

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rantormusing

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Thu Jun-24-10 08:04 PM
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8. Sad

If someone wanted to vote for the Green Party, it's partly due to the failure of the Democratic party to represent them. In Illinois, the green party candidate for governor stands out as the best choice for good policy. Both parties want to cut social services, especially those for the developmentally disabled, Rich Whitney is the only person I've heard speak up for these people and those who support them.

I'm not advocating for the green party here, just stating that there are reasons some would look at them and compare them to the local D party.

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glinda

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Thu Jun-24-10 08:54 PM
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10. Greens should run as Green-Dog Dems and not split the votes.

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