Third-Party Squashed.
http://www.lp.org/media/article_284.shtml
Quote: On February 1, congressional Democrats, led by Rep. Obey of Wisconsin, introduced a bill, H.R. 4694, that would end viable, third-party competition in races for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Quote: For third-party candidates to be eligible for the same funds that Republicans and Democrats would receive, they would have to obtain enough signatures to exceed 20% of votes cast in the last election within their district.
Quote: The catch under the proposed legislation is that third-party or independent candidates cannot pay petitioners to collect any signatures, making it impossible to fund their campaigns.
This is insane, are we supposed to believe that this bill will pass with anything less than at least an 80% Yes vote? Maybe the people who are directly affected by the Bill shouldn't be allowed to vote on it, eh? What a novel concept.
There is of course no reason for the Congress to vote this down, they keep their power, they get moral superiority for stopping "those" people for gaining any more of a foothold in the government. God forbid someone with actual convictions of their own (not their corporate backers) get into the government.
Call your Congressman. Tell him to leave the third parties alone.
Quote: On February 1, congressional Democrats, led by Rep. Obey of Wisconsin, introduced a bill, H.R. 4694, that would end viable, third-party competition in races for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Quote: For third-party candidates to be eligible for the same funds that Republicans and Democrats would receive, they would have to obtain enough signatures to exceed 20% of votes cast in the last election within their district.
Quote: The catch under the proposed legislation is that third-party or independent candidates cannot pay petitioners to collect any signatures, making it impossible to fund their campaigns.
This is insane, are we supposed to believe that this bill will pass with anything less than at least an 80% Yes vote? Maybe the people who are directly affected by the Bill shouldn't be allowed to vote on it, eh? What a novel concept.
There is of course no reason for the Congress to vote this down, they keep their power, they get moral superiority for stopping "those" people for gaining any more of a foothold in the government. God forbid someone with actual convictions of their own (not their corporate backers) get into the government.
Call your Congressman. Tell him to leave the third parties alone.
posted by NihilistikTrash at 3:25 PM
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