Gary Johnson sues the Commission on Presidential Debates

[utvolpj]

have to hope he wins this. Would love to see the candidates squirm when presented with real arguments and not just finger-pointing like the 2 party debate turns into

Gary Johnson sues the Commission on Presidential Debates - Charlotte Libertarian | Examiner.com

On Friday, the Libertarian presidential ticket of former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson and former California Superior Court judge Jim Gray filed an anti-trust lawsuit in U.S. District court to ask the court to force the Commission on Presidential Debates to include all presidential candidates who have enough ballot access to have a mathematical chance of winning the presidential election to have a spot on the debate stage.


The lawsuit accuses the Democratic Party, Republican Party, and Commission on Presidential Debates of violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890, which prohibits certain business activities that reduce competition, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of being in violation.

If the lawsuit is successful, this year's CPD-sponsored debates will either expand to include the Libertarian candidates as well as the Green Party ticket of Massachusetts physician Jill Stein and Pennsylvania anti-poverty advocate Cheri Honkala, or be canceled.

 

[PKT_VOL]

Can someone with legal knowledge speak to what are the chances of Johnson winning?

Can there be a ruling in his favor in time for the first debate?

 

[YorkVol]

Interesting he is using the Sherman Anti-Trust Act given that was arguably one of the biggest government impositions on businesses in our history.

 

[milohimself]

I hope he wins

 

[SURFSIDEBEACHVOL]

I doubt he will prevail, but it would be awesome if he did.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

It would be very fun to watch. Hope he can get in.

 

[volinbham]

Interesting he is using the Sherman Anti-Trust Act given that was arguably one of the biggest government impositions on businesses in our history.

Lulz. Interesting that the libertarian candidate isn't supporting a not-for-profit organization being free to decide who it invites and who it doesn't



I hope he is included though.

 

[azVolFan]

Lulz. Interesting that the libertarian candidate isn't supporting a not-for-profit organization being free to decide who it invites and who it doesn't



I hope he is included though.

Unless you've got millions to throw away, you're not getting the votes needed as a 3rd party candidate to get into the debates.

I'd like to see at least one debate between the D's, the R's and the best 3rd option.

I'd also like to see an Internet-only debate where the candidates get more time, akin to the Lincoln-Douglas debates but it's never gonna happen.

 

[Thrasher865]

It would be very fun to watch. Hope he can get in.

So many different directions I could take this...

 

[Thrasher865]

Dangit. The first time I read it as "get it in." the omission of that one little word makes it a little less humorous.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

So many different directions I could take this...

lol how exactly could you "take it"

 

[Thrasher865]

touche

 

[VOLatile]

Hope he's successful.

 

[n_huffhines]

Lulz. Interesting that the libertarian candidate isn't supporting a not-for-profit organization being free to decide who it invites and who it doesn't



I hope he is included though.

The irony is thick, but if Johnson could decide it, I think he would reverse monopoly law. But while it's there he might as well use it to actually bust up true monopolistic behavior.

 

[VOLatile]

The irony is thick, but if Johnson could decide it, I think he would reverse monopoly law. But while it's there he might as well use it to actually bust up true monopolistic behavior.

Kind of like Ayn Rand using social security.

 

[dreVol]

There was a "candidate your views identify with" quiz online and I saw that the results would link to Facebook. It seemed that many of my "liberal" friends identified with Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate.

I think it'd be interesting to see Obama, Romney, Johnson, and Stein at the debates. In my opinion, this election seems ripe for a third party (or fourth party as the case may be), since it doesn't seem that there's much enthusiasm for either major party candidate.