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GOP Suing to Keep Third Parties Off Ballot in November
The New American ^ | Sept 5, 2012 | Joe Wolverton, II

Posted on 09/07/2012 12:49:32 PM PDT by huldah1776

"Around the country, the Republican Party is mounting legal challenges to keep third-party candidates off the ballot in November.

Writer Karl Dickey reports in the Examiner that “in recent weeks, with the full support and legal assistance of the Republican Party, [Gary] Johnson's ballot status has been challenged in Michigan, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Iowa and now Ohio." Gary Johnson (pictured) is the former governor of New Mexico and the Libertarian Party’s candidate for president of the United States. As of this writing, Johnson is on the ballot in 43 states."

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To: MNJohnnie; Ron H.; GeronL; JustSayNoToNannies; manc
If you got seventy-five or eighty percent of what you were asking for, I say, you take it and fight for the rest later

Reagan was saying that a conservative won't win every battle - fine. The issue here is that a RINO won't even fight every battle.

81 posted on 09/07/2012 2:19:34 PM PDT by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: napscoordinator
So we ended up with the worst nominee in history of the Republican party and now they are running scared and suing the third party folks.

I don't know. Bob Dole? John McCain? I think I would take Mitt over these two.
82 posted on 09/07/2012 2:19:38 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: huldah1776; Jim Robinson
I think we should all do whatever we can via e*net posts to support 3rd and even 4th party candidates so they can stay on the ballot, and siphon enough votes from Romney/Ryan so that Obama/Biden get re-elected, so they can "complete what they started" to decimate the memory of our heritage. And discourage folks from voting for Romney/Ryan.

After all, peoples' memories are short, and our U.S. Constitution, the fundamental law of the land, is nothing more than a few words on paper that has only an historic - not a legal - significance. /s

Obama has done more to trample our Constitution and the fundamental laws of the land than the cumulative results of all prior presidents before him... and he wants 4 more years to complete the job.

I'm 63 years old, and I'm actually afraid of what he will do with another 4 years. I grew up and went to school when the nuclear scare was on, and we were all told to get down under our desks to protect us from nuclear fallout. Giving Obama another 4 years scares me a lot more than did the nuclear scare of the '50s and '60s.

I initially did not support Romney/Ryan, but let's face it. The will of the people is not to have a strong conservative candidate. And one will never muster enough votes to get elected. We live in a time when we must realize that we can't get all of what we want. Others have a voice. There are some issues we've already lost, some for quite a while. When we keep raising issues related to those when it's a no-win situation, we paint ourselves as extremists, and nobody hears our voices.

The primary issues are jobs, the economy, excessive spending, saving Medicare and Social Security, excessive government regulation, and voter integrity. I am confident that Romney/Ryan are on board with those.

We need to make sure that we get enough Republicans in the House and Senate to keep the House and get a majority in the Senate. This divisiveness in the ranks only hurts our cause. The Democrats continue to win because they don't have such divisiveness. We eat our own.

83 posted on 09/07/2012 2:19:45 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More (Remember - The American Revolution was supported by only 25% of the populace.)
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To: cripplecreek

bump


84 posted on 09/07/2012 2:21:14 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Signalman; napscoordinator

>> “ Bob Dole? John McCain? I think I would take Mitt over these two.” <<

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In a heartbeat!


85 posted on 09/07/2012 2:21:27 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Do you think you are going to convince people to vote for your liberal candidate by calling them idiots?

That is right out of the old Democrats political playbook. I never understood the logic of attacking your potential friends in this manner and not expect them to tell you to take a long slow hike down the river of stupidity. This has long been the tactic of the liberal minded Republicans, aka Moderates. It is so hard to understand this ill conceived logic.

86 posted on 09/07/2012 2:23:41 PM PDT by Ron H. (Ahh, how's that multi-culturism thing working out for you these days?!)
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To: MNJohnnie
BTW.... I've been here for quite a while, and you are nearly a decade here... I'll still be here in 2 years, as I expect you will be. Calling people idiots, even when you are scared and angry, isn't much for building relationships over the long term.

Don't poison the well over one liberal vs. liberal election.

/johnny

87 posted on 09/07/2012 2:25:36 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Ron H.

After Specter, Charlie Crist, Scozzafava, Mulkowski etc etc I have come to the conclusion that the same RINO’s who demand the conservatives support the winner of the primary when its a primary have no intention of supporting the conservative should they win.


88 posted on 09/07/2012 2:26:01 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Signalman
I don't know. Bob Dole? John McCain?

Sorry but that reminds of the old saying about '2 peas in a pod' except in this case it would be '3 peas in a pod'. Same difference IMHO.

89 posted on 09/07/2012 2:28:46 PM PDT by Ron H. (Ahh, how's that multi-culturism thing working out for you these days?!)
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To: Ron H.
I'm happy with everyone voting their principles and conscience, and encourage everyone to do so.

As a conservative (not Republican) on a conservative forum, I will certainly note attacks by others that are unhappy that I'm going to act in a conservative manner, and keep that in mind, long term.

/johnny

90 posted on 09/07/2012 2:29:07 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: GeronL

You are so right!


91 posted on 09/07/2012 2:31:33 PM PDT by Ron H. (Ahh, how's that multi-culturism thing working out for you these days?!)
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To: Real Cynic No More

The movie “2016...” scared me to death. All the conclusions reached by the author fit right into place with what Obama has done and wants to do.

He essentially does not like the capitalist system.

He won’t provide any kind of support to his Kenyan brother, because he says it’s government’s responsibility. His brother, for Pete’s sake!!

He wants to overturn the results of WWII that created the Jewish State of Israel.

Our enemies praise him; our friends are no more, because it just isn’t right that we are the economic leader of the world.

It seems that he wants to punish us, because we’re primarily descendants of white anglo-saxon protestants from Europe, especially England, because England was quite successful for a number of years in its colonial endeavors. The countries that were English colonies grew much stronger than those that were on their own, and it’s now time for payback.

He wants to rule us as slaves to the government, much as the negro was slave to the plantation owner.

Independent thought and actions are not good; the government must approve and control these through the education process and the regulatory process.

I could go on and on.

Obama is truly the Manchurian candidate. When Khruschev pounded his shoe on the table and said “We will defeat you from within.”, most of us didn’t believe it. But it’s happening. This election is a tipping point, and if we don’t quit the internal fighting amongst ourselves over our differences, we will have lost our last opportunity to stop him. He has too many people on his side for us to do anything about him if he wins another term.


92 posted on 09/07/2012 2:33:49 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More (Remember - The American Revolution was supported by only 25% of the populace.)
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To: GeronL
"After Specter, Charlie Crist, Scozzafava, Mulkowski etc etc I have come to the conclusion that the same RINO’s who demand the conservatives support the winner of the primary when its a primary have no intention of supporting the conservative should they win."

Yep. RINOs operate a one-way valve. If you vote for a RINO, it's interpreted 'thank you sir, can I have another'.

93 posted on 09/07/2012 2:35:02 PM PDT by ex-snook (without forgiveness there is no Christianity)
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To: Real Cynic No More
Living in fear has to be hard. I feel for you.

Your fear in no way obligates me to go against my principles or conscience.

/johnny

94 posted on 09/07/2012 2:36:34 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: GeronL
After Specter, Charlie Crist, Scozzafava, Mulkowski etc etc I have come to the conclusion that the same RINO’s who demand the conservatives support the winner of the primary when its a primary have no intention of supporting the conservative should they win.

That was my conclusion as well. The only "purists" are the moderates who will actively work to destroy conservatives while spouting platitudes compromise. We've seen it again and again and again.

Here's an interesting moderate on the street comment about the race to fill Thad McCotter's seat.

"I and a lot of Republicans I know won't vote for a tea party guy," said attorney David Zacks of Bloomfield Hills, strolling past the expensive boutique shops of downtown Birmingham with his son during a recent lunch hour.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2903940/posts?q=1&;page=51

These So called "moderates" have never had any intent of compromising with conservatives. They reserve their compromise for liberals. They're nothing but lying, manipulative bottom feeding scum.

Conservatives on the other hand have repeatedly compromised for moderates and have repeatedly been screwed by those same moderates. Look at Scott Brown. Tea Partiers actively supported him despite the fact that he's a moderate and how were we repaid? He was among the first to attack Scott Akin and then turned around to announce that he's a pro "choice" republican and wants the party to be more inclusive of "good" abortion supporters.
95 posted on 09/07/2012 2:41:35 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: GeronL; MNJohnnie
I guess George Romney would have supported those new rules too. lol.

As long as it hurts conservatives, you know that Mitt, George, and Lenore Romney would support it - it's a family tradition. I'm sure that their shrill, spamming mouthpiece on this forum, MNJohnnie, would support them, too. BTW MNJohnnie, I'm still waiting on that explanation of political cowardice.

96 posted on 09/07/2012 2:47:03 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Obama vs. Romney - clear evidence that our nation has been judged by God and found wanting.)
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To: JRandomFreeper
.... Calling people idiots, even when you are scared and angry, isn't much for building relationships over the long term.

Yet the unprincipled liberals and left thinking moderates of the Republican Party just can't seem to help it nor themselves. Just like the proverbial junkie or addict they just keep right on doing it anyway. They just can't seem to help it.

Don't poison the well over one liberal vs. liberal election.

Again, that seems only too logical. I learned to take the (political) long view many years ago. Just a part of the maturing process I suppose.

97 posted on 09/07/2012 2:49:22 PM PDT by Ron H. (Ahh, how's that multi-culturism thing working out for you these days?!)
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To: Real Cynic No More
Independent thought and actions are not good;

Please don't let anyone talk you into thinking that independent thought is not good.

If you want to regain your independence, check out this website for a truly independent, truly conservative option to the horrible choices that mainstream politicians are providing this year. Yout independence is vital!

98 posted on 09/07/2012 2:49:48 PM PDT by Tau Food (Tom Hoefling for President - 2012)
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To: nhwingut

“Johnson is a POS. He ran in the GOP primary. Got wiped out fair and square. And now he’s trying to undermine the party that rejected him. He’s a poor loser.”

All that could be true and it doesn’t change the fact that what the GOP is doing here reeks of goosestepping and enabling acts. Either they’re for free elections or they’re not. Are we or are we not better than the Democrats on stuff like this? Because this stuff WILL come back to bite us in the ass.


99 posted on 09/07/2012 2:50:23 PM PDT by DesScorp
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To: Ron H.
Sorry but that reminds of the old saying about '2 peas in a pod' except in this case it would be '3 peas in a pod'. Same difference IMHO.

While both Dole and McCain drifted left later in their careers, each was once a loyal Reaganite during the 1980s. At least, these two had some history of fighting FOR conservative causes rather than always fighting AGAINST them like Mitt. I don't consider them to be "3 peas in a pod."

100 posted on 09/07/2012 2:55:50 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Obama vs. Romney - clear evidence that our nation has been judged by God and found wanting.)
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