As previously described at this website, Texas permits initiatives on primary ballots, and this year a group that favors secession for Texas filed an initiative to appear on the March 5 Texas Republican primary ballot. But the party rejected the signatures, claiming that they were filed a day too late, and also that electronic signatures are invalid.
On January 10, the group asked the Texas Supreme Court to hear their lawsuit that their initiative should be on the ballot. But the same day, that court refused to hear the case. See this story.
It appears the proponents will now file in a trial state court, which must hear the case. State Supreme Courts, like the U.S. Supreme Court, don’t need to hear lawsuits filed directly in that State Supreme Court. Thanks to Jim Riley for the link. The name of the case is In re Texas Nationalist Movement.
Per previous court rulings in Texas over the past year or so, we know the Texas GOP’s claims about electronic signatures being invalid is untrue.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/us/ronnnie-long-wrongful-conviction-settlement/index.html
ANOTHER INNOCENT VICTIM OF THE ROTTED *JUSTICE* SYSTEM
IS TRUMP INNOCENT — OF INCITING INSURRECTION / SUBVERTING 12 AMDT EC VOTES WITH FAKE ELECTORS / ETC ???
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_West_German_federal_election
1949 OLDE WEST GERMANY ELECTION — VIA P.R.
AFTER END OF 1933-1945 TYRANT HITLER REGIME
WHO DID SURVIVING EX-NAZIS VOTE FOR (IF ANY BODY) ???
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democratic-group-releases-2024-state-201118193.html
2024 GERRYMANDER STATE LEGISLATURES — COMMIE DONKEYS
UNDER 2 PCT *MARGINAL* G DISTS IN ENTIRE USA ???
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APPV
TOTSOP
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wisconsin-assembly-speaker-robin-vos-210431889.html
WI GOP EXTREMIST HACKS AT WORK
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TOTSOP
How about California secession?
A suit for a writ of mandamus may be filed in either an appellate court or the Supreme Court. In Texas, party chairs when performing part of the nomination process are considered state actors. The TNM is demanding that RPT Chair Matt Rinaldi perform his ministerial duty to certify the petitions and place the proposition on the primary ballot.
The Texas Supreme Court may prefer that an appellate court act as sort of a trial court, and then hear the appeal.
It is not clear that TNM has standing. They collected signatures on behalf of voters who claimed that they would be voting in the Republican primary. At the same time they were also collecting signatures from Democrats. There may be Republican signatories who have standing.
It is also unknown how scrupulous TNM was. The rejection letter from the RPT included one signed by “hjkljkljkl”. The Election Code requires that signings be witnessed and verified the registration status of each signer.
Overseas ballots need to be sent overseas by January 20. The TNM indicated that means that the ballots need to be prepared NOW. The lawyer for the TNM said he had a planned vacation which resulted in a delay of almost two weeks. A reasonable response from the Supreme Court might be, “so?”
The State of Texas should not be paying for propositions on the primary ballot. It is a violation of the Texas Constitution to pay private entities except specific limited purposes. It is bad enough to subsidize nominations, which might be considered a public purpose. But ballot propositions? NO. The RPT has a convention process. Republican primary voters can attend the precinct caucuses.
@SoG,
That case is on appeal, the district judge stayed his own injunction, and it specifically excluded petitions by the Democrats and Republicans. And the district court decision was bozo anyhow.
I’m with Jim Riley on this.
Roman,
California secession is a great idea.
Robert K Stock trolling again?
The only thing I see here is that the current SYSTEM in TEXAS will do everything to thwart any secession attempt. The originalists of the petition should have know better than to wait until the last minute and chance it. Shame on them. Dot your “t’s” and “i’s next time.”
With California out of the iniin, the rest of us will be tremendously better off.
Union
I’m on board with California secession.
California?
Get ’em outta here. Get ’em out!
California grows and markets more fruits and vegetables than any other state.
Especially of the human variety.
They also produce a lot of nuts.
Like I said.
ANY REAL EFFORT TO DIVIDE CA AND TX INTO MORE STATES OF THE UNION ???
SENATE ROT IS SEVERE.
CA = WY —- YEAH SURE FOR TROLL MORONS
California and DC ought to get the boot.
When you have a President of the understage like Joe bide need to succeed from the Union.
We will have a President like Joe bide. Need to succeed from the Union and become our own country.
When we have a President like Joe bide need to succeed from the Union.
Biden should be seceded from the planet and launched in a one way rocket to space.