{"id":2323466,"date":"2024-08-12T23:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-accuses-dnc-of-lawfare-after-being-denied-place-on-new-york-ballot-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T23:11:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T03:11:45","slug":"rfk-jr-accuses-dnc-of-lawfare-after-being-denied-place-on-new-york-ballot-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-accuses-dnc-of-lawfare-after-being-denied-place-on-new-york-ballot-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr accuses DNC of \u2018lawfare\u2019 after being denied place on New York ballot &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-accuses-dnc-of-lawfare-after-being-denied-place-on-new-york-ballot-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2323466&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused \u200bthe Democratic National Committee (DNC) of employing &#8220;lawfare&#8221; after a court ruling denied him a spot on the New \u2063York ballot for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>. Judge Christina Ryba&#8217;s decision stated that Kennedy used a \u200d&#8221;sham&#8221; address to\u2062 register to \u200dvote, \u200ca claim brought forth by the Democratic-aligned group Clear Choice Action. The judge emphasized that using a friend&#8217;s address\u2062 without genuine residency could lead to electoral fraud. Kennedy criticized the ruling \u2064as \u200dpolitically motivated,\u2062 arguing it undermines the will of New York voters who supported his candidacy, and he vowed to appeal the decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RFK Jr accuses DNC of &lsquo;lawfare&rsquo; after being denied place on New York ballot<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1704653\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> accused the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> of &ldquo;lawfare&rdquo; after being denied a place on the New York ballot this November.<\/p>\n<p>In a Monday decision, Judge Christina Ryba ruled that Kennedy used a &ldquo;sham&rdquo; address to register to vote in the state and as a result will not appear on the ballot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>. The challenge was brought forward by the Democratic-aligned group Clear Choice Action.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Using a friend&rsquo;s address for political and voting purposes, while barely stepping foot on the premises, does not equate to residency under the Election Law,&rdquo; Ryba wrote. &ldquo;To hold otherwise would establish a dangerous precedent and open the door to the fraud and political mischief that the Election Law residency rules were designed to prevent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy denounced the decision as politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This case is an assault on New York voters who signed in record numbers to place me on their ballot,&rdquo; he said in a post on X. &ldquo;The DNC has become a party that uses lawfare in place of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dean-phillips-pleads-to-wisconsin-supreme-court-to-be-put-on-the-battleground-states-ballot\/\" title=\"Dean Phillips requests Wisconsin Supreme Court to include him on the battleground state&#039;s ballot\">democratic election process<\/a>. We will appeal and we will win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This case is an assault on New York voters who signed in record numbers to place me on their ballot. The DNC has become a party that uses lawfare in place of the democratic election process. We will appeal and we will win. &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D8rfIogIai\">https:\/\/t.co\/D8rfIogIai<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1823153923752112151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The Democrats are showing contempt for democracy,&rdquo; he added in another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy24.com\/kennedy_appeal_partisan_ruling_new_york_ballot_access_residency_case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;They aren&rsquo;t confident they can win at the ballot box, so they are trying to stop voters from having a choice. We will appeal and we will win.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His campaign argued that Kennedy&rsquo;s life was based in New York since 1964, with everything from his taxes to his falconry license being based in the state. The refusal of the judge to consider the 12th Amendment was seen as a main sticking point for campaign senior counsel Paul Rossi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The 12th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution governs the residency of presidential and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-either-have-laws-or-we-dont-have-laws-california-violated-its-election-laws-as-well-results-are-likely-invalid\/\" title=\"We Either Have Laws or We Don\u2019t Have Laws: California Violated Its Election Laws As Well \u2013 Results Are Likely Invalid\">vice presidential candidates<\/a>, not state law,&rdquo; Rossi said.&nbsp;&ldquo;We intend to pursue injunctive relief in the Southern District of New York. If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-abortion-clinics-press-supreme-court-to-block-fetal-heartbeat-law\/\" title=\"Texas Abortion Clinics Press Supreme Court To Block Fetal Heartbeat Law\">state court judges<\/a> are going to ignore the Constitution, the federal courts must step in to protect voters&rsquo; rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s campaign announced last week that it had obtained enough signatures to appear on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1704653\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1704653\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused the Democratic National Committee (DNC) of engaging in &#8220;lawfare&#8221; after he was barred from appearing on the New York ballot for the upcoming November election. A ruling by Judge Christina Ryba stated that Kennedy registered to vote using a &#8220;sham&#8221; address, which disqualified him from being listed as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. This challenge was initiated by Clear Choice Action, a group aligned with the Democratic Party. Judge Ryba noted that using a friend&#8217;s address for voting purposes without actually residing there does not meet residency requirements under Election Law, warning that allowing such practices could lead to fraud and undermine electoral integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy criticized this ruling as politically motivated, claiming it undermines New York voters who supported his candidacy in large numbers. He expressed his determination to appeal the decision and asserted that the DNC is resorting to legal tactics instead of allowing democratic processes to unfold. In another statement, he accused Democrats of showing disdain for democracy by attempting to limit voter choice due to their lack of confidence in winning elections fairly.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&#8217;s campaign contended that he has been based in New York since 1964, citing various ties such as tax records and licenses linked to the state. Senior counsel Paul Rossi highlighted that residency for presidential candidates should be governed by the 12th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution rather than state law and indicated plans to seek federal intervention if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Kennedy&#8217;s campaign announced it had gathered sufficient signatures for him to appear on ballots across all 50 states and Washington D.C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2323467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rfk-joe-rogan-endorsement.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7705,34069,16727,37956,32458],"class_list":["post-2323466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dnc","tag-election-news","tag-lawfare","tag-new-york-ballot","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rfk-joe-rogan-endorsement.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}