Bernie Sanders moves to ensure he's on New York's primary ballot after shooting down prospect of another presidential bid

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'The State of New York acted unconstitutionally and the district court's decision should be upheld,' Sanders' campaign manager Faiz Shakir said.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign filed an amicus brief with the Second Circuit Court of New York Monday seeking affirmation of the district court's decision to allowed the New York Presidential Primary to be held with all Democratic nominees on the ballot.

In his lawsuit, Yang said the"unprecedented and unwarranted" decision by the NYSBE to cancel the primary"infringes the rights of Plaintiffs and all New York State Democratic Party voters, of which there are estimated to be more than six million, as it fundamentally denies them the right to choose our next candidate for the office of President of the United States."

"The removal of presidential contenders from the primary ballot not only deprived those candidates of the chance to garner votes for the Democratic Party's nomination," Judge Torres wrote in her May ruling,"but also deprived their pledged delegates of the opportunity to run for a position where they could influence the party platform, vote on party governance issues, pressure the eventual nominee on matters of personnel or policy, and react to unexpected developments at the...

 

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Bernie Sanders has a huge ego and is despicable trying to divide Democrats. I live in NYC and will Never, Ever vote for this man.

you mean the one that was cancelled and then ordered to be held

Give it up, Burnman! You are out!

After all the bad press piling up on Joe Biden weekly regarding his rape allegation, I'm surprised Bernie hasn't withdrawn his endorsement.

Oh ffs!!!

Aren’t we past the primaries yet⁉️ 🙄

He did it again

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Why!!!

He notices that Tara Reade’s allegations have truth to them and Biden’s denial means nothing because he can’t even remember what Country he’s in...

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