The $100 million for the political party conventions — $50 million for the Democratic convention in Denver and $50 million for the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn. — is included in a section described as “Katrina recovery, veterans’ care and for other purposes.”
Isn’t that nice. Nothing like lots of pork in a spending [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Candidate Discrimination'
You Pay for Their Party
March 27th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Candidate Discrimination · Freedom · Libertarian · Pittsburgh
Real Voting Problem: Candidate Discrimination
December 25th, 2006 · No Comments
As published in the PIttsburgh Post Gazette, December 25, 2006
The real voting problem: third-party or independent candidates are shut out
Paper ballots may stop votes disappearing from recounts (”In Praise of Paper” by Bruce Schneier, Dec. 3 Forum), but they won’t stop candidates disappearing from Pennsylvania ballots.
2006 saw no Pennsylvania third party or independent statewide candidates [...]
Tags: Candidate Discrimination · Letters to the Editor · voter choice

