Bob Barr is on the Texas Ballot … unlike a couple of other bozos
McCain is suing to keep Bob Barr off of the ballot in PA. In an ironic twist of karma, John McCain/Sarah Palin and Barack Obama/Joe Biden both missed the deadline to get on the ballot in Texas! McCain has yet to file as of this post. I am sure the two party duopoly will prevail in the end, but it’s still fun in the mean time. Rules are rules unless you have an R or D behind your name.
Last night, our campaign manager, Russell Verney, submitted a very clear letter to the Texas Secretary of State.
In the letter, Russ stated:
The Democratic Party, and Mr. Obama and the Republican Party and Mr. McCain blatantly ignored the Texas statutory deadline.
Therefore, the Libertarian candidate for president, Bob Barr, as represented by his principal campaign committee, Bob Barr 2008, demands that your office keep the names of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain and Sarah Palin off the Texas general election ballot.
Failure of the Secretary of State to comply with Texas law will result in serious legal consequences.
In the event that the Secretary of State’s office in Texas does not comply with its own law, we are prepared to file suit, however this battle will just be the beginning.
On top of the additional and large legal expenses that we are likely to incur, we are going to have to divert campaign resources to deal with the media that is just starting to carry this story . . . but not in a positive manner.
