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U.S.. District Court Puts Kentucky Libertarian Nominees on Ballot

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Richard Winger

On May 9, U.S. District Court Judge William O. Bertelsman, a Carter appointee, granted injunctive relief to the Kentucky Libertarian Party, and ordered the state to put the party’s nominees in the November 2019 election on the ballot. Sweeney v Crigler, e.d., 2:19cv-46. UPDATE: here is the Associated Press news story.

The judge ruled shortly after hearing the case, earlier in the same day. The Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified in Kentucky, and it nominates by convention. Thus no petition was involved. The problem for the party was that the legislature earlier this year had moved the declaration of candidacy deadline for the state and local nominees of convention parties from April to January. HB 114, had been signed into law on March 19, so by the time it was in effect, it was already too late for the declarations to be filed.

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U.S.. District Court Puts Kentucky Libertarian Nominees on Ballot — 8 Comments

Demo Rep on May 9, 2019 at 10:37 am said:

How many Donkey/Elephant gerrymander HACKS give a damn about 3rd parties and independents ???

Sue exec hacks for $$$ damages to bankrupt them.
Casual Observer on May 9, 2019 at 12:44 pm said:

Demo Rep- None… to answer your rhetorical question. BUT… at least the judge did the right and honorable thing in this ruling. Let’s give a little credit where credit is due!
Demo Rep on May 9, 2019 at 3:31 pm said:

ANY $$$ damages ordered by the Judge ???
Casual Observer on May 9, 2019 at 4:45 pm said:

Nope. Were any asked for?
Demo Rep on May 9, 2019 at 10:27 pm said:

TOO MANY USELESS SO-CALLED LAWYERS NOT *DEMANDING* BIG $$$ DAMAGES IN COMPLAINTS ???
Mark Brown on May 10, 2019 at 4:30 am said:

Damages are ordinarily not possible in election law cases against state agencies. The Eleventh Amendment protects the state’s treasury, legislators have absolute immunity, and the executive agents who enforce the laws have their own very-protective qualified immunity. Time to give up on the $$$ rant.
Demo Rep on May 10, 2019 at 1:21 pm said:

Too many useless incompetent lawyers in election law cases to count.

See damages in Book 3 of Blackstone’s commentaries —

THE remedy for non-property civil injuries [aka torts].

SCOTUS perversion of 11 Amdt since late 1800s — related to SCOTUS perversions of 14 and 15 Amdts.
Demo Rep on May 10, 2019 at 1:47 pm said:

The immunity perversions in time order —

The very limited immunity for speeches/debates by USA Congress hacks.
Rotted judges – illegal trials and judgments.
Even more rotted LAWLESS exec officers.

ALL due to SCOTUS rotted to the core statist HACKS

— esp. since Lincoln in 1861 – with his various Civil War subversions — habeas corpus, paper money, court martials, etc.