Nader sues Democratic Party over '04 election

[CatWoman]

WASHINGTON — Consumer advocate and 2004 independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader sued the Democratic Party on Tuesday, contending officials conspired to keep him from taking votes away from nominee John Kerry.

Nader's lawsuit, filed in District of Columbia Superior Court, also named as co-defendants Kerry's campaign, the Service Employees International Union and several so-called 527 organizations, such as America Coming Together, which were created to promote voter turnout on behalf of the Democratic ticket.

The lawsuit also alleges that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) conspired to force Nader off the ballot in several states.

The lawsuit seeks "compensatory damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief to enjoin the defendants from ongoing and future violations of the law."

Nader received 463,653 votes in the election, or 0.38% of total votes cast.

DNC spokesman Luis Miranda declined to comment on the suit.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2003984706_campdig31.html

[Turbineguy]

1. Did the GOP

underwrite the cost? They would benefit from Nader side tracking the Democratic party.

[peacebird]

2. His ego needs another handjob I guess. Wasn't delivering the country to GWB sufficient for him?

:puke:

Ralph - good name, fits how I feel about him. :puke: Raaaalllllph.... :puke:

[rwheeler31]

3. Why does anyone care about this pooper anymore?

[NastyRiffraff]

4. So, groups were created to "promote voter turnout...

....on behalf of the Democratic ticket." Oh, the horror! Imagine that...liberal groups working for voter turnout! And for the Democratic Party, not for Ralph Nader! Who ever heard of such chicancery? Getting ot the vote, of all things! For your candidate! My god, what's the world coming to?

Yes, I know any idiot has the right to run for president, but that right doesn't extend to automatically b eing on a state's ballot; otherwise we'd have pages and pages of loons like Nader on every ballot.

I hope a judge laughs Nader out of court.