I wonder if when Judge David Nuffer rules on whether the United Utah Party should be allowed to advance Jim Bennett as its candidate to replace U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, it will represent a significant U.S ruling on the rights of minor political parties.
And, I wonder if he will turn to the U.S. Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment promises "equal protection of the laws." Does this not include allowing minor and third parties to have equal access to the ballot?
And, I think of the 19th Amendment, which says, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied." Is it an incursion on our right to vote to allow the Republicans and Democrats to vote for their candidates, but to exclude those of the United Utah Party from voting for their selected nominee?
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