Here are the lists from the Tennessee Secretary of State.
Joe Biden is the only name on the Democratic primary ballot. Dean Phillips could have qualified with a petition of 2,500 signatures, but he did not submit a valid petition. The Tennessee Democratic Party could also have put Phillips on the ballot without the need for any petition, but it chose not to do that. The Florida and Tennessee Democratic Parties are the only state Democratic Parties so far that have acted against Phillips.
On December 7, John Anthony Castro voluntarily dismissed his Connecticut lawsuit, one of his many lawsuits to keep former President Donald Trump off various Republican presidential primary ballots. Castro v Thomas, 3:23cv-1238.
Earlier this month, some Tennessee voters filed a federal lawsuit against the new law that says only “bona fide members” of a party are permitted to vote in that party’s primary. Every polling place must warn primary voters about the new law, and the signs warn voters that it is a crime to violate the law. Tennessee does not have registration by party.
All the briefs will be in by January 24, 2024. The plaintiffs argue the law is hopelessly vague.
Recently I blogged about an Ilya Somin commentary on cato.org in which he asserts that Donald Trump is disqualified from the Presidency due to the 14th Amendment, Section 3.
There were a couple links in his commentary that were somewhat off that topic, but I thought were interesting and worthy of revisiting.
First was a link to a previous commentary by Ilya Somin on the “Democracy” versus “Republic” controversy that sometimes becomes heated.
The second was a link to a Randall Kennedy and Ilya Somin commentary urging repeal of the constitutional provision that the President of the United States must be a “natural born citizen” of this nation.
On December 14, the Aurora Party, a party that exists only in Alaska and which is on the ballot for president (but no other office) nominated Cornel West for president. See this story.
