Comments on: Both Sides File Briefs in Green Party of Arkansas Lawsuit on How Parties Remain on the Ballot http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/10/21/both-sides-file-briefs-in-green-party-of-arkansas-lawsuit-on-how-parties-remain-on-the-ballot/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:28:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=1741 By: Both Sides File Briefs in Green Party of Arkansas Lawsuit on How Parties Remain on the Ballot http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/10/21/both-sides-file-briefs-in-green-party-of-arkansas-lawsuit-on-how-parties-remain-on-the-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-779736 Both Sides File Briefs in Green Party of Arkansas Lawsuit on How Parties Remain on the Ballot Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:03:34 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=8661#comment-779736 [...] at Ballot Access News: On August 27, the Green Party of Arkansas had filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the vote [...] [...] at Ballot Access News: On August 27, the Green Party of Arkansas had filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the vote [...]

]]> By: D. Frank Robinson http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/10/21/both-sides-file-briefs-in-green-party-of-arkansas-lawsuit-on-how-parties-remain-on-the-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-779731 D. Frank Robinson Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:10:07 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=8661#comment-779731 There is no rational basis for restricting access to the ballot. If there were, it would justify abolition of all elections. For example, why not require a petition to obtain a majority of the signatures of all citizens and that petition would eliminate the need for any election at since it would merely be redundant? Instead, a ballot access petition is tantamount to a special disqualifying election for the purpose of excluding people from representation - a deprivation of citizenship and a grounds for secession. All ballot access restrictions are an act of war. There is no rational basis for restricting access to the ballot. If there were, it would justify abolition of all elections. For example, why not require a petition to obtain a majority of the signatures of all citizens and that petition would eliminate the need for any election at since it would merely be redundant?

Instead, a ballot access petition is tantamount to a special disqualifying election for the purpose of excluding people from representation – a deprivation of citizenship and a grounds for secession.

All ballot access restrictions are an act of war.

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