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Blogs by Michael D LeFevre
Not a Good Day for US Democracy 9/23/2016 1:03:20 PM
Democracy is about letting everyone have their say. You might not agree with what someone else has to say, you might think everyone else doesn't agree with what they have to say but they still have a right to say it.
That is why the decision not to allow third party candidates, Gary Johnson from the Libertarian Party and Jill Stein of the Green Party to participate in the presidential debates next week is a travesty. Both candidates will appear on the ballot in over 45 states. That is enough for them to take the presidency should they get the votes. On top of that, 76% of American voters want them both to take part in the debates. Unfortunately, both Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump and the powers that be have refused to allow them. What are they afraid of?
In the case of Hilary, it is probably the Ralph Nader scenario, which Democrats blame for losing the 2000 election. If she or Trump want my vote, then they should convince me why and not resort to drowning out other voices who, being nominated by their party, have as much right to state their view. Drowning out their voices is not the way to do it and it's a very dangerous thing for democracy. I can only hope that they will reconsider in time for the next debate. Post a Comment More Blogs by Michael D LeFevre An Idea for a Very Controversial Story - Saturday, October 5, 2024 Chucky vs. Anabelle - Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Another New Short Story - Friday, May 15, 2020 New Short Story - Tuesday, June 12, 2018 George Washington is Spinning In His Grave - Wednesday, May 23, 2018 March For Our Lives, My Thoughts - Sunday, April 8, 2018 New story - Thursday, December 21, 2017 Happy Veteran's Day: We Were Not a Joke! - Saturday, November 11, 2017 Happy Halloween, America Didn't Force it on Anyone! - Monday, October 30, 2017 New Short Story - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Sons of Anarchy- The New Series - Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Amazons vs Valkyrie - Monday, July 3, 2017 Happy 2017! My Hopes and Fears - Sunday, January 15, 2017 Hollywood Predictions That Never Came to Be - Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Time to Scrap the Electoral College - Friday, November 11, 2016 Democrats Are Scared - Thursday, October 13, 2016 You Might Not Want to Hear Them, But... - Friday, September 30, 2016 Not a Good Day for US Democracy - Friday, September 23, 2016 New Short Story - Tuesday, August 16, 2016 The Sun is Anti- Welsh - Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Got An Offer - Sunday, March 6, 2016 That's The British Media for You - Sunday, January 24, 2016 New Years Resolutions, 2016 - Thursday, January 14, 2016 First Blood - Wednesday, December 16, 2015 Why The UK Should Celebrate Thanksgiving - Friday, November 20, 2015 Abolish American Football Just to Show the World - Monday, October 12, 2015 New Historical Post - Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Why I Won't Be Watching the Rugby World Cup - Monday, September 14, 2015 First Post - Friday, August 28, 2015 New Blog Topic - Saturday, August 22, 2015 My Idea for The Purge 3 - Thursday, August 13, 2015 My Gay Thoughts on Religion - Friday, July 17, 2015 Disappearing - Sunday, July 5, 2015 Interracial Crime, A Thought - Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Conservatives/Labour- Don't Blame Me If The Other Gets In - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 A New Story - Sunday, April 5, 2015 Don't Let the Sun Do This - Thursday, February 26, 2015 Unknown Review - Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Successful School Visit - Thursday, January 15, 2015 New Years Resolutions - Tuesday, January 6, 2015 Happy New Year - Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Attention Great Britain! Don't Let Them Call it Black Friday - Saturday, November 29, 2014 I Did It! - Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Very Anxious But I Have to Do It - Sunday, October 19, 2014 School Annoyed Me - Thursday, September 18, 2014 Back to School - Tuesday, September 9, 2014 New Story - Thursday, August 14, 2014 I Needed That I Suppose - Thursday, July 31, 2014 School Reading Part 2 - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 One School Visit Down - Thursday, July 3, 2014 Two School Visits - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 If They Would - Friday, June 13, 2014 Can't Get Motivated - Wednesday, May 14, 2014 They Said They Did - Wednesday, April 30, 2014 They Love It More - Wednesday, April 9, 2014 The Kids Love It - Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Upcoming Short Stories - Thursday, March 20, 2014 Problems with Stories - Friday, February 28, 2014 You Decide My Next Novel - Saturday, February 15, 2014 They May Want Me - Wednesday, February 5, 2014 In Limbo - Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Newspaper Article - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Kind Of A Success - Tuesday, January 7, 2014 What Should I Do? - Thursday, December 26, 2013 Book Readings Make Strange Bedfellows - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Why Was I So Nervouos? - Monday, December 2, 2013 I Didn't Know I Could Do This - Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - Monday, January 1, 1900