Virginia court likely to allow Gingrich, Huntsman, Perry and Santorum on the ballot

Hotair ^ | 01/10/2012 | Tina Korbe

[traditional1]

Un-Constitutional to ban outside-the-state participants in signature "gathering"???

That's how they do it in WI, and in NH, etc., including VOTING!

I think he's gonna invoke the "Interstate Commerce" clause....

[ak267]

My two biggest wishes: Voter ID laws and CLOSED GOP PRIMARIES

[John Valentine]

Un-Constitutional to ban outside-the-state participants in signature "gathering"???

Yep, open and shut settled law.

[Sybeck1]

If thry last this long.

[eddie willers]

Sure.....now that the damage is done.

[traditional1]

"Yep, open and shut settled law"

I'm sure they invoked the "settled law" in the WI fiasco, right?

Sounds like more of a "selective enforcement" issue...Unions are exempt?

[writer33]

Damn right. Let them in.

[John Valentine]

Sorry, but I don’t have the background to understand your comment or get the connection between Wisconsin and gathering names on a petition for Virginia’s Republican Presidential primary, or unions, either.

[smoothsailing]

Rick Perry took point on this and Gingrich, Huntsman and Santorum came shuffling along behind.

No mistaking who the best leader is.

[JediJones]

That requirement sounds about as constitutional as saying your whole campaign staff and even your presidential candidate have to be state residents. This isn’t a Virginia election, it’s a national election. Let it be stricken from the record.

[traditional1]

In WI, SEIU imported organizers and out-of-state voters are intimately involved in the prior Recall Petitions, and in the prior Elections to un-seat Republican office-holders.

IF you have a Case Law Precedent, why is it not applicable to the circus in WI?????

[alicewonders]

Rick Perry took point on this and Gingrich, Huntsman and Santorum came shuffling along behind.

He sure did. Perry is a fighter, and that's exactly what we need.

[smoothsailing]

The Choice Is Clear! :)

[John Valentine]

Out-of-state organizers and petition circulators are OK under the law.

Out-of-state voters or out-of-state petition signers are obviously NOT protected by any law. They are law-breakers and ought to be prosecuted whenever found.

But that is not the issue in Virginia. The issue in Virginia is only respecting the residency of the guy or girl sitting behind the petition desk outside the A&P collecting signatures.

[simplesimon]

You are speaking of the SCOTUS ruling , am I correct ?

If so, do you remember what the case name was ?

( I dont have time to go back thru all the Perry threads to find it when it was talked about a couple weeks ago )

[annieokie]

That is my wish as well, and just how do we get this movement going. I am sick and tired of our primaries being highjacked.

This news regarding VA., is a breath of fresh air in light of what has just happened in NH.

[nickcarraway]

My state has closed GOP primaries. It means a huge number of conservatives are not allowed to vote in the GOP primary. It makes the primary a lot more moderate.

[alicewonders]

Wow - that’s funny!

[smoothsailing]

:o)