Posted on 10/11/2004 4:55:37 PM PDT by LibertyRocks
If they cancel the LP will gain votes from potential Bush voters. They won't cancel. A judge will be coerced, or bribed to allow the debates.
Definitely hasn't been for those with weak hearts.
That is not the LP point. They care naught that all candidates participate. There remedy says to include them or refund share of the public money.
You are very welcome.
>>Show me chapter and verse where the Constitution says all fringed ideologues have a right to be heard.
For that matter, I doubt that there is a sentence in the Constitution that says when two people (or candidates) agree to meet at a certain place, date, and time to discuss issues, that ALL other interested persons ALSO have a right to speak at that SAME place, date, and time.
Yeah the libertarians just might make fishing for bottom feeders, a good sport again...
Improved on your sentence.
Having those two at the debate would not in any way harm President Bush's run at a 2nd term.
But, and this may be the most important part of it, it would totally piss off those who have an automatic reaction against Libertarians.
That alone is reason enough.....
redrock
Which ones, please, referencing the recent debate Mr. B. was in on 10/6?
If a candidate is so fringed then give them the same opportunity in front of the cameras to make an a$$ of themselves. You might be surprised that your so called fringe candidates are highly educated and probably would be a formidable challenge to the caviar eating selectees.
If lunatic fringe becomes apparant........ the people can decide to nix them. But IMHO, Kerry is lunatic fringe, but has big money behind him and an agenda that can undo over 225 years of investment in our constitutional republic.
It is a farce that Americans have become conditioned to believe our election process has a choice between 2 choices who broker deals all the time with only their survival in mind. A 3rd or 4th candidate in the mix would expose the good ol boys club.
Afghanistan just had elections with 12 choices on the ballot. The people all campaigned to large crowds and were given access to the media equally. Could we say that perhaps Afghanistan has become more democratic than Americas 2 party choice election?
The Devil's Lawsuit
There was a construction worker who was working on a building when he fell 15 stories to his bloody death. He arrived at the pearly gates and St. Peter said ''Oh, I am sorry, my son. But you have been sentenced to hell. The worker agreed -- not like he could do anything else -- and he was on his way.
When he arrived, the devil looked at him and said, Ah! A new slave. We shall burn you and throw you in the fiery pits. Then the worker replied, That wall could use a bit of patching. I could fix it first and you could throw me in the pit afterward. So he fixed the wall. Satan, intrigued, asked, What else can you build? So the construction worker went about his job and made many improvements; in fact, by the time he was done, hell was a paradise. It had air conditioning, pools, balconies, you name it.
Within a few days, God phoned Satan and said, I think there has been a mix-up. That worker was originally supposed to come to heaven. Satan replied, No way -- he's built all sorts of useful stuff for us. We're keeping him. God then said, Oh, yeah? Well, I'll see you in court. We're going to sue you for this man's soul and damages. Satan just laughed: And where are you going to find a lawyer?
Heh heh heh
Did you see Mr. B. in the nationally televised debate last week? He had his chance!
As I recall, one of the main points of this bill was to keep candidates' ads off of t.v./radio 60 days before the election. Right?
If so, isn't that a violation of the 1st Amendment - won't such a law tend to prevent minor parties from voicing their opinions? As it is, we haven't heard anything in Arizona on any other 3rd party than Nader and the Greens.
You could. But then the ideologues here will call you a loonitarian ideologue and start comparing you with guys who spit at people or drink too much colloidal silver.
Much better to just ignore these threads altogether. I forgot that earlier and actually thought I had one of them listening to reason. Turns out I was wrong. They were just wasting my time.
Trolls. The lot of them....
Wrong.
That's right. How dare the little people think they should get equal access to the same publicly funded venues as our Big Two Party masters... er... I mean leaders.
A or B? Which one?
Afghanistan has to worry about China killing lots of them unless they stop providing illegal drugs. 90% of what gets to China is from Afghanistan.
Cruising for a bruising!
Then tell us what the CFR is ALL about, other than money, soft money.
I agree! I think everyone should be included in the debate.
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