Hyperreal Film Club
Why? Why Is Now Not the Right Time for Everyone to Stand for What I Believe In?
RECEIVED Tue., May 4, 2004
Dear Libbys,
Someone please tell me:
Why some candidates or parties have to toil for ballot access but not others, and where in the Constitution it mentions parties and ballot access restrictions? Why some states only ask for 1,000 signatures for an independent presidential candidate (in six months) to get on the ballot, but ours asks for 64,076 (in 60 days)? Why Democrats think it's OK to be autocratic and refuse to sign petitions for Nader/third parties specifically so others won't have the chance to support the candidate of their choice? Why public institutions claim their property is private domain – with designated "free speech zones" only accessible to some?
Why Ralph Nader is blamed for the Supreme Court unconstitutionally "selecting" a president who still remains in office despite numerous constitutional, legal, and UN charter violations, and why no Democrat speaks of Gore's inability to win his own state and his/the party's unwillingness to call for a recount to claim his rightful place as president?
Why Sen. Kerry is now pro-war and why anti-war activists continue to support him? Why being a hypocrite is the right thing to do because we want Bush out of office so badly? Why we haven't impeached Bush vs. concentrating all efforts toward "Bush-Lite" to make sure W.'s not "re"-elected?
Why is now – more than ever – not the right time to stand for what we believe in? Please, I'm really curious.
Someone please tell me:
Why some candidates or parties have to toil for ballot access but not others, and where in the Constitution it mentions parties and ballot access restrictions? Why some states only ask for 1,000 signatures for an independent presidential candidate (in six months) to get on the ballot, but ours asks for 64,076 (in 60 days)? Why Democrats think it's OK to be autocratic and refuse to sign petitions for Nader/third parties specifically so others won't have the chance to support the candidate of their choice? Why public institutions claim their property is private domain – with designated "free speech zones" only accessible to some?
Why Ralph Nader is blamed for the Supreme Court unconstitutionally "selecting" a president who still remains in office despite numerous constitutional, legal, and UN charter violations, and why no Democrat speaks of Gore's inability to win his own state and his/the party's unwillingness to call for a recount to claim his rightful place as president?
Why Sen. Kerry is now pro-war and why anti-war activists continue to support him? Why being a hypocrite is the right thing to do because we want Bush out of office so badly? Why we haven't impeached Bush vs. concentrating all efforts toward "Bush-Lite" to make sure W.'s not "re"-elected?
Why is now – more than ever – not the right time to stand for what we believe in? Please, I'm really curious.
Confused in Austin,
Debbie Russell
Texans for Nader
Debbie Russell
Texans for Nader