Should state delegates file suit if they are denied access to vote for their candidate in polls they paid for?

Question

Please watch this video as it is a main piece of evidence in a potential civil or federal suit which can be filed for denial of access to vote for each of these Ron Paul delegates in Texas, who paid the necessary fee ($75) in order to participate in the local voting poll.

"Texas Straw Poll - Ron Paul Delegates Turned Away"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3JqIvzayDs

Answer 1

Since I have dialup and my browser tends to crash, I cannot watch that video at this moment. However, it does sound unfair that one should not be able to do something that they paid for. If people can sue McDonald's for their overeating there and becoming obese - and WIN, then it would probably work to sue whoever for this unjustice.

Answer 2

Sure they could probably file suit but to what end?  McCain has won the nomination.

Answer 3

You have to remember,

Political party conventions are private affairs.

IE: they are not ran by the government.

The political parties can deny anyone they want to, the right to participate.

IE: Like the Democratic Party is denying Florida and Michigan particapation.

Answer 4

Yes, file now.  I'm not a lawyer but I know there is some law against selling a ticket to an event then refusing to honor the ticket.  Would that be fraud?  Theft of funds?  There is bound to be some kind of law against taking peoples money and refusing to deliver what was promised.  

I'd also file that they are tampering with a legal election.  They've been doing this all over the country in an attempt to get their chosen candidate nominated instead of the will of the people.  

This fits in with the missing votes from the voting machines.  Sounds like a rigged election to me.

Answer 5

The video doesn't really provide information necessary to make a judgment on the situation.

1. What was the purpose of the straw poll?  Personally, I'd never pay to be allowed to vote.

2. Whom did they pay, and what were the terms of the contract?

3. It sounded like the problem was the people on the video were not allowed in to the convention center because they did not have proper credentials.  Who was supposed to provide those credentials?

4. What effect did this have?  It was a straw poll, not a ballot, and the winners of the straw poll were listed as Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, and Ron Paul (in that order).

This strikes me as possibly a civil problem, but not something that indicts the system.  If the people that paid registration fees were denied access, while abiding by all the terms on their side, then whoever charged the registration fee should definitely refund the money (I'd even push for a double repayment).