Update on Texas Ballot; And New News on PA's

Bob Barr's emergency legal stay to prevent Texas's Secretary of State from mailing Texas ballots until his suit is resolved has been rejected. The reason: the protection of our troops who are stationed or fighting overseas.

From the Texas Attorney General's opposition brief:

Undeniably the Constitution of the United States protects the right of all qualified citizens to vote. In that spirit, the State of Texas opposes any threat to the rights of military service members to receive, case, and return ballots from abroad. The Motion for Emergency Stay filed by Relators Bob Barr, Wayne Allyn Root, and the Libertarian Party of Texas presents precisely this threat, in asking this Court to stop the mailing of ballots to our men and women in uniform around the globe. This Court should deny the Motion and protect the constitutional rights of military voters.

Barr is accusing the state of politicizing the issue when they should be addressing its legal merits. He says they are exploiting the troops.

And in other Barr-related news, the John McCain camp has filed an appeal (after losing their first case) to have Barr thrown off the Pennsylvania ballot.