Barr Petition Denied

September 23rd, 2008 by Don Cruse · Add a Comment

As mentioned in this earlier post, the Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr asked the Texas Supreme Court to throw both McCain and Obama off the Texas ballot. The response briefs were filed yesterday.

This morning, the Texas Supreme Court denied the petition on the merits without further comment.

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