Today, the US Supreme Court refused to hear Nader v Serody, no. 04-550. This was Nader’s appeal of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that kept him off the ballot last year.
The issue in the Pennsylvania case was somewhat inappropriate for the US Supreme Court. It was strictly a matter of proper interpretation of Pennsylvania state law, not a constitutional case. It is unclear whether Pennsylvania actually requires petition signers to be registered voters, or just eligible to register to vote. Nader’s US Supreme Court appeals from Texas and Oregon are still pending.
While we’re at it, let’s also look at the fact that Ralph Nader was also wrongly excluded from the presidential debates. A poll was done to determine which presidential candidates Americans wanted to see allowed to participate in the debates and Nader polled at 57%.
There needs to be consistent standards for the election of federal officials. Both major parties were shameless in this election.
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