Libertarian Party of Pittsburgh

Republicans anti-Democracy When it Comes to 3rd Party Choice

From the Campaign of Libertarian Candidate for President, Bob Barr: August 25, 2008 6:32 pm EST Atlanta, GA - Bob Barr's presidential campaign has recently learned of an action by the McCain campaign and the Pennsylvania Republican Party to have Barr removed from the state's ballot, this despite McCain's promise in the 2000 election that he would, "never consider, ever consider, allowing a supporter of [his] to challenge [his opponent]'s right to be on the ballot in all 50 states.''...

You Pay for Their Party

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 bill flying through Congress under the banner of "supporting our troops."  Indeed, it was in the Iraq troop funding bill that this pork is being snuck through. What'...

Real Voting Problem: Candidate Discrimination

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 because unfair rules required over 67,000 ballot access signatures. Major-party statewide nomine...