Court Rejects Perry's VA Ballot Appeal

If you'll recall, only Ron Paul and Mitt Romney were able to get on the ballot in Virginia. Perry and company have been trying to use the courts to get on the ballot, but so far no luck. Another court just rejected perry's appeal.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/01/court-rejects-perrys-va-ballot-appeal-111181.html

The appeals court confirmed the argument that Perry waited too long to challenge the law, and should have done so before he failed to qualify for the ballot.

"If we were to find Movant’s delay excusable, we would encourage candidates to wait until the last minute to bring constitutional challenges to state election laws," the decision reads. "Once a candidate learned he had been denied a place on the ballot, he would take his disappointment to the courthouse and hapless state election boards would be forced to halt their scheduled election processes to wait for a ruling."

The judges note that even long-shot candidates in the past have managed to meet the state's signature requirements, meaning they are clearly feasible.

Now, I've made no secret of the fact that I support Ron Paul for President, and this situation does him a favor by putting him head-to-head with Romney. Nevertheless, I am disappointed that Virginia will only feature two candidates on their ballot. Strict ballot access laws are a bad thing, because they restrict the choices that voters can have.

The legislature was talking about changing the law to make it easier to get on the ballot. That would be a good thing... too bad it probably won't happen in time for their primary this year.