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To: DMaA who wrote (465590)	1/17/2012 4:40:28 PM
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ok.....so it comes down to the fact that the rules were changed in november....that is an arguable point.... however, gingrich didn't even get the necessary 10,000 signatures which were the rule he was operating under AT THE TIME....so the rule change is moot....he wouldn't have qualified in any event in fact NONE of the four not on the ballot got the 10,000 signatures, and the court has rejected perry's petition, just now: washingtontimes.com so to nadine's point, gingrich couldn't even get the signatures needed in HIS HOME STATE to get on the ballot....she thinks it is incompetence...i think it is something else i'm going to post the article here for the people who are seemingly too intellectually lazy or other wise occupied to study the facts: Appeals court rejects Perry’s bid to get on Va. ballot By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appealed a federal judge’s ruling keeping him off the ballot for the Virginia primary in March. (AP photo) Story Topics Law_Crime Rick Perry U.S. District Court Newt Gingrich Ron Paul Follow Us On Facebook Question of the Day Do you think Mitt Romney should release his tax forms to the public? Yes No Undecided Other Login to Vote View results Comments (1) Recommend Twitter Linkedin Read Later Email PrintText Size: +\| -Click-2-Listen Share RICHMOND — The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied four Republican candidates’ appeal to appear on Virginia’s presidential primary ballot, leaving former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul as the only candidates to qualify for the election. A U.S. District Court judge on Friday shot down Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s lawsuit seeking an injunction to place him on the ballot, a ruling he appealed on Sunday. Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman Jr. had intervened in the case, although Mr. Huntsman announced this week he was suspending his campaign. “ Movant had every opportunity to challenge the various Virginia ballot requirements at a time when the challenge would not have created the disruption that this last-minute lawsuit has,” a three-judge appellate panel wrote. “ Movant’s request contravenes repeated Supreme Court admonitions that federal judicial bodies not upend the orderly progression of state electoral processes at the eleventh hour.” None of the four Republicans collected the necessary 10,000 signatures — including 400 from each of the state’s 11 congressional districts — to appear on the ballot. U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. had said the requirement that petition circulators be Virginia residents would likely be found unconstitutional but not the 10,000 signature requirement. Mr. Gingrich filed an appeal with the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday, but the judges wrote that their ruling “necessarily applies to him as well.” Mr. Perry had argued that the U.S. District Court in Richmond abused its discretion Friday when it ruled Mr. Perry’s lawsuit was filed unreasonably late in the proceedings. A lobbying effort has started to allow write-in candidates to appear on the ballot, and Sen. Frank W. Wagner, Virginia Beach Republican, has introduced a bill to that effect. But Gov. Bob McDonnell and legislative leaders have shown little appetite for revisiting the issue for this election, and absentee voting starts on Friday.