from Ballot Access News
Tennessee Deposition of State Chairs of
Minor Parties Lasts 7 Hours
November 14th, 2009
On Friday, November 13, an Assistant Attorney General for Tennessee conducted depositions of the former or current state chairs of the Tennessee Libertarian, Constitution, and Green Parties, in that time order. Together the three depositions lasted over 7 hours. This is in the lawsuit that challenges the means by which new or previously unqualified parties get themselves on the ballot in Tennessee, called Libertarian Party of Tennessee et al v Thompson, 3:08-cv-63.
To a certain extent, of course, the state was trying to gather some sort of evidence that would show that any or all three of the plaintiff political parties are not substantial, or that they haven’t really tried to use the existing procedures. No petition for a new party in Tennessee has succeeded since George Wallace qualified the American Party in 1968. Even the Reform Party tried to qualify as a party in Tennessee, but never succeeded. Tennessee is the only state in which the Reform Party ever tried to qualify as a party and never succeeded. All minor party candidates who have appeared on the Tennessee ballot since 1973 have used the independent candidate petition procedure, which only requires 25 signatures (except that independent presidential candidates need 275 signatures).
Exactely; the vote was whether to kick out the Nevada IAP or not.
“That’s the radio show in which Malatesta discusses his vote (as CPTX chair at the time) watering down the abortion/pro-life plank.”
No change was made to any plank of the platform, so this is a factually incorrect statement. One could say that he’s watered down ENFORCEMENT of the platform, but that’d be an over-simplification too.
Since this blog thread included the CP, and there currently exists a two-faction “fight” in Texas, I posted this under this comment thread.
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Thank you Mister Robertson: as far as solid hits against the ruling Duopoly, alot of the blog responses seem to be more “tangential” or even “non sequitor”! How ever, be prepared to take mind less hits for your logic and or honesty!
I would guess since he is the former Texas Chair, if he stood on the abortion plank anywhere it was in Texas.
What does that have to do with the story?
Since the national Constitution Party recognizes the rogue faction attempting to take over the Texas CP committee, I thought maybe the readers would like to know where former CPTX chairman Bryan Malatesta stood on the abortion plank:
http://www.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=724
That’s the radio show in which Malatesta discusses his vote (as CPTX chair at the time) watering down the abortion/pro-life plank.
Full disclosure: I’m not a member of the CPTX, nor a Libertarian, but I publish one of the most conservative blogs in Texas, as well as write for the only conservative weekly newspaper in Texas.