Now, I am by no means a Barrbarian. I personally believe he & his LiNOs hijacked the LP - because the RINOs won't hear of a Small Government candidateThis past Friday, I wrote to you regarding our attempt to be included in the Saturday event held at Saddleback Church featuring both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama.
Barack Obama received one full hour during his interview.
The same for John McCain.
The Libertarian Presidential nominee, now on the ballot in 38 states, received no time during this nationally televised event.
That is because late Friday evening, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter denied our request to be included in the event.
His reasoning? I'll let Judge Carter explain in his own words:
"Plaintiffs will lose out on a fair amount of exposure and the opportunity to express their views in a popular forum. On the other hand, halting this event would deny the other candidates the opportunity to be heard and would deprive the public of an opportunity to see the candidates and hear their views.
"Forcing Saddleback to include another candidate at the last moment could cause serious logistical problems and take away from the presentations of other candidate. This might well disrupt the planned presentation."
Judge Carter closed by saying:
Barr and Root "will have many other opportunities in the coming months to express their views and make their candidacy known."
When I first read that report, I'll admit I was a bit hot under the collar. In response to the Judge Carter's final comment, I angrily said to myself, "Name one!"
I've been through this before with the Perot campaign. In 1992, my candidate was included in all three presidential debates. In 1996, the opposite occurred.
What was the difference between the two runs?
After our success in '92, the powers that be decided that it would never happen again.
Since Ross Perot's inclusion in the debates, no third-party or independent candidate has even come close to taking a place behind the debate podium.
And for the past 16 years, the two-major parties have been on a wildly-successful streak of keeping out competition by holding the debate stage all to themselves.
Call me a bit grumpy over the matter, but I think it's time that we break that winning streak by getting Bob Barr into the national debates.
I don't think that I stand alone on this issue.
As a matter of fact, I know that I'm not alone. You agree with me and that's a good start, but a report that I read late Friday night led me to believe that we can do a bit better.
According to the polling firm, Zogby International, a MAJORITY of Americans want Bob Barr included in the national debates!
The poll showed that 55% of likely voters want Bob Barr included in the debates. Of the respondents, 69% of independents felt that Bob Barr deserves a place in the debate, while 52% of Democrats and even 50% of Republicans agreed...
Only a few short weeks remain until the Commission on Presidential Debates begins their "selection process" for candidates...
("Make your voice heard"... blah blah send money to LP...) .
But, if the Political Process is to even pretend to be "fair", Barr needs to be "allowed" to speak at these forums... if for no other reason than to hold McChurian's feet to the fire.
The way the Majority Parties and MSM have skewed the system to supress all "less government" political opinion is beyond sickening - it is a repudiation of everything the 1st Amendment stands for (Not that Mr McCain/Feingold cares about that...)
And people wonder why I'm cynical about the 50yr survival of our Constitutional Republic...
I'm no expert, JMHO.
