On January 18, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to order Dennis Kucinich onto the Texas Democratic presidential primary ballot. Justice Scalia had referred the matter to all the justices. No justice is listed as having voted to grant the injunction.
On January 18, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to order Dennis Kucinich onto the Texas Democratic presidential primary ballot. Justice Scalia had referred the matter to all the justices. No justice is listed as having voted to grant the injunction.
Here is Dennis Kucinich’s request to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking that it issue an injunction, putting him on the Texas Democratic presidential primary ballot. Since Texas is part of the 5th circuit, Justice Antonin Scalia has jurisdiction over this request. He is free to decide, or also free to refer the matter to the full court. His decision, or the decision of the entire Court, is likely to come on Friday, January 19, since Texas wants to start printings its ballots. Even if Kucinich fails to get injunctive relief, he plans to keep the case alive, to obtain a judgment about the constitutionality of the Texas Democratic presidential oath.
The U.S. District Court decision upholding the oath, issued January 17, says, “Kucinich may still exercise his speech rights in myriad ways. Also, he could have chosen to be a candidate in the Texas Republican primary, a third-party candidate, or an independent candidate.” The Texas Republican Party does not require presidential candidates to sign an oath saying they will support the eventual Republican presidential nominee.
Ross Perot spoke to a Newsweek reporter recently. An account of the interview is here. Perot had not spoken to the press (previous to this interview) for many years. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for this link.
The Party for Socialism and Liberation announced its national ticket: Gloria La Riva for president, and Eugene Puryear for vice-president. The party also announced a candidate for U.S. House, Florida 22nd district, Michael Prysner. It is understood that Prysner will attempt to get on the ballot in Florida, which requires either a very high filing fee (over $9,000), or a petition in lieu of filing fee. No Socialist has been on the ballot in Florida for either branch of Congress since 1920.
The party’s web site is www.pslweb.org. The campaign office is in Washington, D.C. The website lists local contacts or local offices in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, South Dakota, and Washington state.
