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- From: niepornt@dial.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent)
- Subject: Re: A Canadian Asks a Question
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.000416.27914@Princeton.EDU>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 00:04:16 GMT
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- In <1992Nov17.025752.7250@midway.uchicago.edu> thf2@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >In article <62zY02rx2bOE01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (Terry Carroll) writes:
-
- >>I'm surprised that most states don't have a ballot requirement that a party
- >>may not place a candidate on the ballot who has already been placed by
- >>another party, i.e., a one party-per-candidate rule. Perhaps some do; I've
- >>never looked into it.
-
- >I can't imagine that that would be Constitutional.
-
- You'd be surprised. Or maybe not. *I'm* surprised at some of the
- ridiculous (IMO) restrictions on ballot access that the Supreme Court
- allows.
-
- >At any rate, it would lead to disastrous results. What happens when
- >the American Vegetarian Party beats the Democrats to nominating Clinton?
-
- In the same vein, after the Gulf War when Bush had 115% approval
- ratings, or whatever, there was talk that what the Democrats should do
- was nominate Bush as their presidential candidate also, but nominate
- their own vice president.
-
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- David M. Nieporent | Mike Mussina 1993 AL Cy Young Winner
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