22 February 2005A letter to a state legislatorTo: treborworthen-at-okhouse.gov There's not much chance of Democrats acting on a bill like HR 1429, but since the GOP was wise enough to bring up the topic in the first place Marion Cooksey introduced the bill into the House, and Randy Brogdon is sponsoring it in the Senate I hope you and your fellow Republicans on the Rules Committee will see fit to push it along and give the full House a chance to consider it. The 1974 ballot-access laws in this state are unworthy of a Third World hellhole; it's time to give the people of Oklahoma a chance at some serious democracy. With a small d. (Sent 6:20 pm, 22 February 2005) Posted at 6:28 PM to Outgoing Mail , SoonerlandTrackBack: 10:52 PM, 24 February 2005 » Does the Libertarian Party hurt libertarianism? from BatesLine Randy Barnett, writing at the Volokh Conspiracy, urges libertarians to refocus on getting libertarian candidates to succeed within the two-party system: Libertarians should stop thinking of parties as teams and think of them instead as the playoffs. In......[read more] Here! Here! This bill must pass if legislators give a whit about what the voters think. Our founding fathers never imagined this two-party system bull or you can be sure it would have been addressed. Trebor, are you listening? Show us you are more than your daddy's boy. Show us you are a MAN who cares about little d democracy and is willing to take a stand. BTW, I think Trebor should stake out a few positions everyone knows his father would never have taken and show a little independence. He could put the "Daddy's making the decisions and passing them to the boy over dinner" talk to rest. Posted by: Mike Sw... at 11:20 PM on 22 February 2005I don't have to write my representative because she INTRODUCED the measure. I'm so proud. Posted by: Dan at 10:33 AM on 23 February 2005Dan, even so it might not hurt to write her and give her a pat on the back for having done so. It's not unheard-of for a legislator who introduces a bill, to abandon it if it looks like the going's getting tough. A little support from the folks back home is always welcome, and can be useful. Posted by: McGehee at 10:54 AM on 23 February 2005 |