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Friends,
You received an email yesterday about
Gov. Johnson's fight to be on the ballot in all 50 states -- and the
Republicans' efforts to keep him OFF the ballots in key states. As you
can see from the article below, the fight continues today. We're winning, but the Republican lawyers are not giving up. If you haven't already, go to www.garyjohnson2012.com and help us keep fighting.
Thanks,
Ryan Shattuck
Libertarian Gary Johnson Wins First Ballot Fight; GOP to Appeal
September 14, 2012
Written by Keegan Gibson, Managing Editor
A Pa. Court ruled that Libertarian
presidential nominee Gary Johnson has enough petition signatures to
appear on the ballot in Pennsylvania, but Republicans are expected to
appeal the decision by the end of the day Friday.
Commonwealth Court judges sided with Johnson by a margin of 2-1 on Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
They ruled that about 9,000 of the candidate’s petition signatures are
valid despite the fact that voters’ home addresses from the petitions
did not match the addresses listed in the voting file.
Two people with knowledge of the petition
challenge – which has been coordinated with the Pa. Republican Party –
said an appeal was in the process of being filed Friday afternoon. Both
said the move is typical in such disputes; state law gives litigants a
presumptive right to appeal any Commonwealth Court decision.
Johnson served as Governor of New Mexico
from 1995 to 2003, and briefly sought the Republican nomination for
President this year. A fiscal conservative, he supports the
decriminalization of marijuana. He is scheduled to attend a rally at
West Chester University in suburban Philadelphia on Monday, kicking off a
national tour of college campuses.
Pennsylvania’s ballot access rules for
3rd party and independent candidates are among the strictest in the
nation. Johnson needed 20,601 signatures for his name to appear on the
ballot (his campaign turned in 49,000). Democrat Barack Obama and
Republican Mitt Romney needed only 2,000 each.
Johnson is on the ballot in 47 states; challenges are pending in Pa. as well as Michigan and Oklahoma.
Johnson’s candidacy has worried some
Republicans who fear that the fiscal conservative could siphon votes
away from Romney. It could potentially cost Romney the Presidency in the
case of a narrow election – particularly given the warm reception
Johnson has received from disaffected supporters of former candidate Ron Paul.
A similar scenario played out in Florida
in 2000, when Green Party candidate Ralph Nader received about 20,000
votes. Democrat Al Gore went on to lose to George W. Bush by about 500
votes.
Speaking of the Green Party, its nominee,
Dr. Jill Stein of New York, will also appear on Pennsylvania’s ballot.
Her campaign said that her petition signatures were not challenged.
Our hearts go out to the families of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and the other Americans who lost their
lives during Tuesday night's attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya. Demonstrations outside several U.S. embassies continue,
and American officials may still be in danger.
At such a grave moment, Mitt Romney could have chosen words to help console and unite a nation in grief. Instead, he launched
a false and craven attack on our president.
Romney accused President Obama of "sympathizing" with the murderers and apologizing for American values, based
on a statement the president never made.1
Even Republicans were shocked by Romney's response. "Just calling it a 'disgrace' doesn't really cut it,"
says a former
John McCain aide.2 "It wasn't presidential," according to a former Bush State Department official.3
When faced with a national emergency, Romney rushed to judgment,
acted rashly, lied to the American people, and put politics ahead of the national interest.
That's something voters need to consider when they decide who has the temperament to be Commander in Chief. You have the
power to make that happen by getting in the most highly read section of the newspaper: the
letters to the editor.
Here's what happened. In response to a clearly offensive amateur film defaming Islam, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo condemned
efforts "to hurt the
religious feelings of Muslims."4
In a misguided attempt to exploit the Libyan tragedy, Romney falsely attributed this statement to the White House,
falsely claimed it was an apology, and falsely identified it as a response to the attacks, even though it was made
before the attacks.5
In fact, while President Obama rightly rejected the denigration of religious beliefs, he strongly condemned the attacks,
saying, "we must all unequivocally oppose the kind of senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants."6
Americans are probably asking themselves today whether Romney failed a critical test of leadership. One senior Republican
even called this Romney's "Lehman moment," in reference to Senator McCain's failure to act as a steady leader
in response to the Lehman Brother's crisis in 2008.7
But what matters even more is what you think. Your voice can be the most powerful in shaping the views of your
friends and neighbors. So share your thoughts about what Romney's actions say about his fitness to lead.
Thanks for all you do.
–Justin, Laura, Stefanie, Wes, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Obama Condemns Attack That Kills Ambassador to Libya," The New York Times, September 12, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280653&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=4
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280653&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=4
2. "Foreign Policy Hands Voice Disbelief At Romney Cairo Statement," BuzzFeed, September 12, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280582&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=5
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280582&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=5
3. Ibid.
4. "An embassy statement, a tweet, and a major misunderstanding," The Washington Post, September 13, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280652&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=6
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280652&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=6
"Mitt Romney will never be president," Salon.com, September 12, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280608&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=7
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280608&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=7
5. Ibid.
6. "Obama Addresses Libya Attacks, Death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens," The Huffington Post, September 12,
2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280661&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=8
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280661&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=8
7. "Foreign Policy Hands Voice Disbelief At Romney Cairo Statement," BuzzFeed, September 12, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280582&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=9
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280582&id=51585-23675519-9gE7w7x&t=9
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