Ron Paul Asks Montana Not to Put Him on Ballot
September 11th, 2008On September 11, the Montana Secretary of State received a fax from Ron Paul, asking that he not be listed as the Constitution Party presidential nominee. See this story. Thanks to LewRockwell.com Blog for the link.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
So, why is Ron Paul’s status in LA “disputed�
September 11th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
It’s Bob Barr’s status in Louisiana that is disputed.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Typo on your chart then, at least it’s time for an update anyway :/
“Ron Paul is on the ballot in Montana (Constitution). Their qualification in Louisiana is now disputed (Louisiana Taxpayers).”
September 11th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Yes, my loyal webmaster is fixing it. Montana and Louisiana are awfully similar states; easy to get them mixed up with each other.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
So would the Montana CP be allowed to substitute a new candidate, or are they out of luck?
September 11th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
It’s likely that they would. Even if a few counties have already printed their ballots, if they reprint them to take Ron Paul off, there is no reason not to put someone else on. We have the precedent from 1972, in which the Democratic National Convention chose Thomas Eagleton in mid-July, and he resigned at the end of July, and on August 9 the Democratic National Committee replaced him with Sargent Shriver. Every state let the Democrats make the change. That is one of the points in the various minor party substitution lawsuits going on this year.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Chart fixed, BAN maintains its commitment to speedy service :D
September 11th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Looks like Ron Paul found out exactely what kind of person his Montana running mate is.
September 11th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I think Ron finally realized that he was put on the ballot there with a Theocratic running mate.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Lots of libertarians are asking that Richard’s candidate, Bob Barr, not be put on any ballots.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Montana law does make provisions, but there are time frames.
September 12th, 2008 at 5:53 am
Wow G.E the most hateful person on the web who blogs every minute of the day at IPR is here trying to create dissention. How creative.
To those who don’t know G.E he has this obsession with Bob Barr.
G.E.: I signed the petition to remove Barr 3x just to prove to myself this petitions a sham. And I was able to.
BTW, of course I’m voting for Barr, I’m not a masochist. Why would I want the Libertarian Party to fail and ruin their chances for 2012? Say what you will about Barr, he will get enough votes that automatic ballot access and matching funds can be a reality in 2012.
September 12th, 2008 at 6:02 am
The LP nominated Bob Barr and should keep him. The people against him are crybabies and sore losers. Sure, he’s abrasive and makes mistakes. He’s also not a pure, perfect Libertarian, but WHO IS? (Except me, of course, which is the exception we all make.)
Bob Barr is in the Libertarian Quadrant on the Nolan chart, and that’s where we need to attract new blood to build the LP.
The purists and radicals need to get busy reaching out to and educating the new recruits.
The crybabies need to grow up.
The sore losers need to get real. Look in the mirror and understand that you were rejected. Some of these sore losers are just plain losers.
September 12th, 2008 at 6:04 am
Amen brother
September 12th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Richard,
Any news on if he’ll do this in LA? I believe he did it in Montana because he suspect he will be replaced with Baldwin.
September 12th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Excellent points, Jonathan and CB. The self-appointed guardians of idealogical purity who aren’t happy about Barr’s nomination should pocket their pride and stand by Barr for the good of not just the party, but for the cause.
These people must be happy with the LP being just another debate society/social club.
September 12th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
With Baldwin as a write-in and Barr as a possible ballot candidate (unknown since the SoS office completely ignored the Aug. 19 deadline to notify the parties if they made the ballot) I would vote for Barr if I thought he was really a libertarian.
September 19th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
If I were the Secretary of State, I’d want to check that out personally. The letterhead, the phone number. Don’t underestimate the GOP in Montana–they’re nasty! They passed out phony ballots at their state convention to the Ron Paul Supporters.