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To: fireman15
it will be found that they have “no standing” and be dismissed regardless of the merits.

Why would a voter who wants to cast a vote for a legal candidate not have standing?

13 posted on 02/12/2016 11:28:18 AM PST by dartuser
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To: dartuser
Why would a voter who wants to cast a vote for a legal candidate not have standing?

To have standing, you have to be able to articulate an injury that you will suffer that is distinct from a generalized claim of injury to the public at large. In other words, you have to be able to show how you are injured in a way that is different from the general public.

33 posted on 02/12/2016 11:34:04 AM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: dartuser

Actually, you are right... the rules on standing apply only to Obama. Cruz will most likely will get a different type of treatment in the courts and in the media. This may go somewhere.


37 posted on 02/12/2016 11:35:57 AM PST by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: dartuser
-- Why would a voter who wants to cast a vote for a legal candidate not have standing? --

The courts reason that your tentative vote can't be viewed as having any value, that the person you object to might lose anyway, in which case, you have no damages at all.

The better line of attack in these suits is ballot integrity. It is a crime in all states to file falsely. There is a good argument that Cruz has broken the law by certifying that he is eligible.

49 posted on 02/12/2016 11:39:58 AM PST by Cboldt
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