[frgoff]

Why should they have to?

Because the duly elected representatives of the people of the state said so. Next question? Or do you believe a court should overturn the will of the people in a matter of government?

[TKDietz]

"Because the duly elected representatives of the people of the state said so. Next question? Or do you believe a court should overturn the will of the people in a matter of government?"

Come on now. What you have here are legislators from two political parties that have a vested interest in keeping the competition out. You can say that laws passed by politicians in state capitals are the will of the people, but that's really an oversimplification of the reality of the matter and it's certainly not always true. And the real true fact of the matter is that the Democrat and Republican parties both will file suit at the drop of a hat if they feel the need to do so. Sometimes that's the only thing you can do. What normally is happening in that situation is that the party is seeking temporary relief in an emergency hearing. In this case there are probably elections coming up and the N.C. Libertarians don't want to be excluded from the ballot. I don't know the particulars but it might very well be that they don't have time to get the legislature to change the laws or to gather enough signatures to comply with the present law. I don't blame them for seeking a remedy from the courts.