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Libertarian Party Suit Could Mean A 3-Party Debate

Posted by timothy on from the but-probably-not dept.

v4mpyr writes "The lawsuit initiated by the Arizona Libertarian Party against the ASU and CPD has been successfully scheduled for a hearing. If the CPD cannot present a decent case for excluding Michael Badnarik from a private debate funded by public sources, they will have to exercise one two options: Let Michael Badnarik debate this Wednesday or reschedule and relocate the debate. Either way it will be a major win for the third parties. The official press release can be found here."

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  1. Re:I seriously doubt the courts will allow this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    They'll just put off the judegement until after the debate

    judgement*

    You misspelled election too.

  2. Re:I seriously doubt the courts will allow this by v4mpyr · · Score: 2, Funny

    It is intended to be a quick hearing. Each party will only have a half hour to present their case afterwhich a decision will be made.

    I, for one, welcome our new Libertarian overlord to the debates.

  3. Re:Bad Idea by v4mpyr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why do I see a presidential debate reality show in the future? Throw all the candidates on a barren island with nothing more than a can of tuna and roll of dental floss. The last one to be voted off gets to be President. :)

  4. Re:Why does Slashdot... by Dachannien · · Score: 1, Funny

    In the second debate, Bush and Kerry came down on different sides of almost every single issue.

    Considering that Kerry's mantra is "Vote for me, I'm not Bush!" that would seem fairly obvious.

  5. Re:Two parties are better than many by Nacon74 · · Score: 2, Funny
    We are also voting for President of the United States, Leader of the Free World, not American Candidate (the showtime reality series). It would help to actually have some significant elected experience to run on.

    The "Leader of the Free World" is not chosen by people living in the US, but by people in "The Free World".

    Currently there seems to be a vacancy for the position...

  6. Re:Third parties? Bah. by SandiConoverJones · · Score: 2, Funny

    Founding fathers: A group of naive idealists who believe... Oh, dang, I was going to just call the founding Fathers Libertarians, just because the Libertarian party's premise is to actaully follow the constitution as laid out by its writers.

  7. Re:The third parties are being censored! by Micah · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, thanks for sharing that. I have always loved watching O'Reilly, and I can honestly say he's about the only thing I miss watching now that I don't have a TV. But if what you said is true, my respect for FOX News just went down the toilet.

    I support Bush for practical reasons, but there is a lot to like about Badnarik and America needs to hear about him. If FOX, claiming to be "fair and balanced" intentionally pulls that kind of stunt, they should be horribly ashamed of themselves.