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September 09, 2004

Nader Calls Texas Ballot Access Law "Fascist"

By Byron LaMasters

The Austin Chronicle reports:

"This is American fascism. We're going to appeal it all." That was Ralph Nader's response to two Sept. 1 decisions rejecting the Nader presidential campaign's applications for ballot access in Oregon and Texas.

[...]

And in Texas, U.S. District Court Judge Lee Yeakel ruled against Nader in his lawsuit to have the Texas regulations governing independent candidates ruled unconstitutional. Yeakel ruled that although independents are required to submit more signatures gathered in a shorter time than are minor-party candidates, the differing requirements are "reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and constitutional." (Nader's campaign had submitted enough signatures by the deadline to meet minor-party requirements, but not the higher standard required of independents.)


More important, though, than the fact that Ralph Nader is calling anyone who disagrees with him "fascist", is that a court in Florida ruled Nader off the ballot in that state:


In a tactical victory for John Kerry, a Leon County circuit judge issued an emergency order Wednesday night knocking Ralph Nader off Florida's ballot.

[...]

The ruling stands for now, but could be reversed later.

Nader drew about 92,000 votes in Florida four years ago. Democratic Party leaders, who unsuccessfully beseeched him not to run this year, have said that many of those voters would have supported Al Gore if Nader wasn't on the ballot. Supporters of President Bush, who won Florida by a disputed 537-vote margin, have helped Nader qualify for ballot position in some states this year.

Nader said he would appeal Davey's ruling and move the case to federal court, if necessary.


Less than 11 hours before Secretary of State Glenda Hood is supposed to certify the ballots for 67 counties - which signals elections supervisors to mail thousands of ballots to Floridians overseas, including troops in Iraq - Davey ruled that the Reform Party is no longer a real political party. Therefore, he held that Nader's certification as the Reform candidate did not meet Florida laws, which require a presidential candidate to get nearly 100,000 voter signatures or be nominated by a national convention.


If anyone forgot, the Reform Party's "national convention" was a conference call. And I'd be neglegent if I didn't remind everyone that if one percent of Nader's voters in Florida in 2000 would have voted for Al Gore, Gore would be president today.

Posted by Byron LaMasters at September 9, 2004 05:48 PM | TrackBack


Comments

FYI, Judge Lee Yeakel is a Republican appointed by Bush to the Austin appellate bench and then the Federal bench. He is, however, a very fair judge.

(Of course, I can say this because I am not saying writing this on Democratic Party Letterhead.)

Posted by: WhoMe? at September 9, 2004 08:40 PM

"Fascist"??

How can he call anyone names after having the likes of the KKK support him?

Posted by: Mike in Austin at September 9, 2004 10:09 PM

maybe Gore should have given the Nader voters a reason to support him...
most've them (like myself) probably wouldn't have voted at all if it hadn't been for Nader...
there are a millions "ifs" we could throw around regarding 2000...like maybe if Gore had embraced Clinton and used him to rally the troops...or if maybe Gore had won his own home state...
look guys...
it's time to just ignore the troll (Nader).
if Kerry does his job right he won't matter a bit.

Posted by: Mike Switzer at September 10, 2004 01:49 PM
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