It is the showdown that 46% of American voters, according to the latest CNN poll, have been wanting. This year on the Virginia ballot the only names that will appear are Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.
Virgina voting rules are very strict and very well known. 10,000 registered voter signatures are required. But Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Rick Perry did not meet the requirements and thus will not be on the ballot.
The three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit unanimously ruled against them, saying the candidates knew the rules well in advance and that the requirements have been on the books for years.
"If we were to grant the requested relief, we would encourage candidates for president who knew the requirements and failed to satisfy them to seek at a tardy and belated hour to change the rules of the game," the appeals court said.
"This would not be fair to the states or to other candidates who did comply with the prescribed processes in a timely manner and it would throw the presidential nominating process into added turmoil," it concluded in a 22-page ruling.
In short HA-HA Sucks for you. Finally we can have a true debate and election. Ruling class vs common man, global banker "Goliath" vs average Joe "David".I will bet you $100 that Ron Paul will still be stuck in the corner at the Virgina Debate. Better yet maybe they will cancel the Virgina debate altogether...
Time will tell. Ron Paul 2012
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