http://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/06/22/defenders-of-democracy-try-to-remove-rfk-from-nevada-ballot-n2397541
Setting aside the fact America is a constitutional republic and not a democracy for a moment, it's amazing how the supposed "defenders of democracy" -- the Democratic Party -- really, really don't want other candidates on the ballot.
This isn't their first attempt to remove opposition. They've tried to boot Trump in Maine and Colorado, and they've already sued in the past to keep independent candidate RKF, Jr. off the ballot.
Now they're trying to remove RFK Jr. again, and they've said the quiet part out loud: the DNC claims he's not an 'independent' candidate, but a 'spoiler' who threatens Biden's candidacy.
New York Post (@nypost) ~ Dems sue RFK Jr. over Nevada presidential bid — saying he’s not really ‘independent,’ wants to ‘play spoiler’
http://nypost.com/2024/06/21/us-news/dems-sue-rfk-jr-over-nevada-presidential-bid-saying-hes-not-really-independent-wants-to-play-spoiler/?utm_source=twitter&;utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost
More from The New York Post:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a political independent under Nevada law and should be disqualified from Silver State ballots, two voters allege in a lawsuit filed in state court Thursday.
Uwe Rockenfeller and Francisco Morales named Kennedy, his running mate Nicole Shanahan and Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar as defendants.
They want the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket disqualified from the state ballot.
After ending his Democratic primary challenge to President Biden, the complaint alleges, Kennedy “claims that he is an ‘Independent’ candidate for President of the United States while simultaneously seeking the nominations of at least six separate political parties in six other states.”
Those parties “have distinct platforms and ideologies,” the suit says; the American Independent Party of California, for instance, “has a sordid history, supporting past segregationist candidates for president like former Alabama governor George Wallace.”
But they love democracy, folks.
Delta Queen (@DeltaQu57975908 ) ~ The Dems are running scared. They are determined to rid all competitors that are a threat to Biden. In other words, ALL the competition.
Bob Loblaw (@LoblawBobLaw) ~ They’re trying to get him off the ballot to “protect democracy.”
Dom Quilici (@DQuilici1) ~ Nothing screams democracy more than suing to keep a presidential candidate off of the ballot.
Traci Parker (@traciparker01) ~ Nothing to see here. Just @TheDemocrats and this @WhiteHouse 'saving Democracy' by going after their opponents. I cannot roll my eyes hard enough at the hypocrisy and criminality of this @POTUS administration.
Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) ~ Attempting to take candidates out by legal means appears to be the strategy whether it's Kennedy or Trump.
They can't run on Biden's record. This is all they've got.
Inglewood Jack (@Inglewoodjack99) ~ “Saving democracy” by denying people the right to vote for their preferred candidate.
People may vote in a way they don't like, and they can't allow that.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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