[gogogodzilla]

It doesn’t matter if the signatures are valid or not... as the VAGOP regulations stipulate that signatures are only to be checked for local and state elections, not for national offices.

That was the case for Paul and Romney for the 2012 election and all the candidates for all national elections as far back as 1996 (I haven’t bothered to look farther than that).

As that is the regulation and the precedent, then Newt and Perry’s signatures are to be treated the same way. Equal treatment under law, as according to the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.

Which means, under VAGOP regulations, they qualified and must be on the ballot.

I’d recommend the VAGOP get their head out of their @ss and rewrite their eligibility requirements for the next election, though.

(that, and it’s nice to see these ‘rules-are-rules’ jerkwads hoisted on their own petards)

[cookcounty]

"It doesn’t matter if the signatures are valid or not... as the VAGOP regulations stipulate that signatures are only to be checked for local and state elections, not for national offices."

Seriously? Source?

[Prokopton]

It doesn’t matter if the signatures are valid or not...

Equal treatment under law, as according to the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.

Do you realize how utterly crazy this sounds? You make the OWS protestors seem sane by comparison.