Crooks flock together--I heard about this a while back and didnt believe it now its poping up again...It goes to show that they want a 2 party system because both are crooks working for the same muppet bastard.

Congress Attempts to Kill the "Third-Party Threat"

Proposed Legislation Creates Treasury-Funded Campaigns for the Two Major Parties, Leaving Third Parties with No Means to Run


(Washington, D.C.) 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.



The bill, ironically named the "Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act," would mandate public funds (taken from the U.S. Treasury) to candidates for the House of Representatives and forbid candidates from taking private funds such as contributions from individual donors.



The ambiguously-written bill provides funds for candidates of the "two major parties" but essentially scuttles any campaign efforts of third-party or independent candidates.



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.



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.



H.R. 4694 is yet another attempt by our politicians in office to shut down Libertarian Party candidates and other competitive third-party and independent campaigns.



"The Republican and Democratic parties exist to maintain power for their own benefit. The Libertarian Party exists to grasp power for the benefit of the nation," stated Shane Cory, chief of staff for the Libertarian Party. "American voters are waking up to this reality, and as they do, the two parties are trying everything within their power to shut us down."
http://www.lp.org/media/article_284.shtml



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A nation of sheeps will beget a government of wolves

Tell a lie loud enough and long enough and people will beLIEve it..

sick & sad government

We are becoming the Nazi enemy.

That would defiantly strengthen the DEM-REP Monopoly!

Why do you think the DEMS &/or Gore did not take the 2000 election
results to court?

Because if they/he did they would ultimately have to get rid of the electoral
college, because it DOES NOT give a true representation of the peoples
vote. And that would be the downfall of the DEM-REP monopoly.

STOP INCUMBENT PROTECTION BILL!

Thursday, March 09, 2006

If General Motors set the rules by which Ford could do business, Ford would soon be bankrupt. Sadly, the incumbents in Congress can do to their competitors what General Motors cannot. If H.R. 4694 passes into law . . .

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You will no longer be able to use your own money to support or oppose any candidate for federal office.
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All campaign funding will come from the government, with winners getting more money in the next election, and losers less.
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The only way third parties and independents can get full funding from the government will be to collect petition signatures equal to 20% of the votes cast in the last election. This is a huge barrier. And it is made even worse by the fact that paid signatures will not be accepted.
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It is a well-established fact that challengers must spend more than incumbents in order to unseat them, but under this law there is no way any challenger could ever outspend an incumbent.
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Your tax money would be used to fund candidates you oppose.
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Candidates unwilling to take government funds would be prohbited from raising any money at all.
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Citizens groups would also be prohibited from spending money to fund communications that discuss electoral campaigns.

Please send a message to Congress opposing H.R. 4694 by clicking here:
http://www.freemarketnews.com/Analys...id=64&nid=4056