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Originally posted by: Mavdog
The lawsuits by the DNC are seeking enforcement of the laws on the criteria for being a candidate, so they are doing exactly what you say "fine" to.
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No, they are not. If Nader doesn't comply with state election laws, the governmental agencies in each state that run the elections will deny him access to the ballot. What the Democrats are doing is filing suit to try and force the governmental agencies to deny Nader access to the ballot, presumably because the governmental agencies weren't doing it on their own.
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Those who desire to vote for Nader can do so either by working to place his name on the ballot via the law for a candidate to qualify or by writing in Nader on their ballot. either way their vote will be counted, and the rule of law is maintained.
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While true, this ignores the issue, and you know it. The simple fact is, there are many people out there who would vote for Nader if they saw his name on the ballot but who won't go to the trouble of writing his name in if they don't see it on the ballot. If it wouldn't make a difference to knock Nader's name off the pre-printed ballots, then why are the Democrats fighting to keep him off? It's because they KNOW it makes a difference. And that's what is hypocritical and cowardly.
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odd, seeking enforcement of the law is seen as "immoral and hypocritical?"
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See above.
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yeah, the conservative thinking is purely moral and not legal. That's shown in all the laws they advocate in respect to victimless crimes.
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Is there such a thing as a victimless crime? I doubt it.