Judge rules Kucinich can't be on Texas ballot [View All]

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"01/11/2008

Associated Press


A federal judge says presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich can't be on the Texas ballot because he refused to sign a state Democratic Party pledge.

Kucinich and supporter Willie Nelson had sued the party to try to get on the March 4 primary election ballot despite the refusal to sign part of the oath committing him to "fully support" the Democrat nominated for president.

Judge Lee Yeakel ruled Friday in Austin that the courts should intervene sparingly in political party rulemaking.

Kucinich's attorney, Donald McTigue, says a paramount issue for Kucinich is opposition to the war in Iraq. The congressman from Ohio does not want to support a candidate with differing views on the war, McTigue says."