Quote:Upset by a requirement to sign an I-support-George-Bush pledge in order to see Vice President Dick Cheney in Rio Rancho today, an Albuquerque attorney went to court late Friday to ask that the event be open to people of all political stripes or shut down.
A judge quickly turned her down?- because Republicans were never informed that they were being taken to court.
Quote:Earlier, Republicans doling out tickets to the free event were limiting them to people with a record of supporting the GOP?- or to others willing to sign a statement saying they support President Bush's re-election.
Republicans said the rally will be a thank you to supporters and, like anyone giving a private celebration, the political party can limit the guest list to its friends. The petition for the temporary restraining order argued that requiring an endorsement as a prerequisite to attending the rally at a public school violates constitutional protections of free speech and freedom of assembly. Because they suspected they'd see more Democrats, the Bush campaign decided to draft a form for anyone to sign before getting a ticket.
The form reads: "In signing the above endorsement you are consenting to use and release of your name by Bush-Cheney as an endorser of President Bush."
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