Ralph Nader to run for President in 2008?

Setting up a real Independent debate

Ralph Nader made a small hint at running for President according to some at the Take Back America Conference.

Imagine an Independent Party debate between Ralph Nader and Michael Bloomberg - that might actually be interesting.

NY Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, is the next Ralph Nader?

Will Bloomberg run as a Third Party Candidate?

"New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is prepared to spend an unprecedented $1 billion of his own $5.5 billion personal fortune for a third-party presidential campaign, personal friends of the mayor tell The Washington Times."

Nader wins one, loses two against the Ironic Democrats

Democrats continue their quest to deter the vote of millions of Americans and have succeeded in removing Ralph Nader from the ballots of New Mexico and Arkansas.

The New Mexican decision - originally decided by a Democrat-contributing judge - is being appealed to the New Mexico Supreme Court.

The Arkansas decision will also be appealed to the Supreme Court. In that State, Nader was removed over silly technicalities, much like the recent Florida Case.

Nader was put on the ballot in Maryland.

Apparently, many Democrats choose to focus their energies against Nader, against Voting, rather than focusing their energies on any solid plans For America. Winning is everything, even if it means the disenfranchisement of millions of Americans.

Isn't it ironic!?

Put Nader back on Florida ballot asks McCain

Ralph Nader is appealing his removal from the Florida state ballot, after a state judge removed him, stating that the Reform Party is no longer a legitimate national party under state law.

Senator John McCain sided with Nader's efforts claiming, "These obstactles discourage public participation in elections by denying voters the right to vote for their preferred candidate. Keeping Nader off the ballot in hope that his voters will be forced to support another candidate is patently unfair to those Floridians who, for whatever reason, have decided he's their man."

Once again, it seems, the two party system doesn't endorse or promote citizen participation, it only promotes the participation of those that already agree with the two party system. Any dissent, it seems, will not be tolerated for it might disrupt the status quo of a minority of wealthy, powerful people - the elite of both the Democrat and Repulican parties.

How undemocratic. (Democracy - A form of government in which political power resides in all the people....)

Update

Nader is temporarily back on Florida's ballot, though his stay there isn't guaranteed. For more information, click here.

Democrats abusing office power to fight Nader

A lawsuit filed by the Committee for a Unified Independent Party has been filed against Democrats in West Virginia, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut, accusing public officials in those states of misusing their official power.

Democrats are already running ads against Nader in many swing states, and challenging petition signatures all over the country, such as Nevada, where Democrats contested 11,571 of the 11,888 names to add Nader to the ballot. While this questionable focus is legal, other activities by Democrats elected into public office might not be legal.

According to the Wall Street Journal, "The fishiest situation involves West Virginia, where a state judge recently slapped down an unprecedented case brought by the state itself (rather than outside Democratic Lawyers) to keep Mr. Nader off the ballot." It appears that both Secretary of State Joe Manchin, who is currently running for Governor and Attorney General Darrell McGraw validated a petition to allow Nader to be on the ballot, but then reversed their decision after "intense political pressure from the Democratic Party."

Apparently, a half-dozen citizens, out of 23,000, argued, primarily, that the petition gatherers didn't show appropriate credentials and a few other minor incidents. The Wall Street Journal stated this action was "going too far to keep him [Nader] off the ballot."

While it can be assumed Republicans are tampering with the Nader petition drive, there are millions of voters who want to vote for an Independent Candidate, yet the Democratic Party doesn't want their votes to count. At the same time, John Kerry claims that Republicans are going to try to block the votes of African Americans, and pull more of the same 'Florida abuses'.

While 'one citizen, one vote' has become a Democratic mantra, it appears to only apply for Democratic voters.

As a registered Independent I am appalled by these actions. Not every Independent is a Republican in-disguise. Many of us are tired of the antics perpetrated by BOTH parties, and we feel that adding an Independent Party might provide some recourse.

James Carville, Democratic Strategist, often claims Republicans are better at 'it' in justification of the Democrat Party acting like Republicans. 'Well, they started it' Democrats seem to whine in validation of their childish logic.

Well, I'm tired of the past, of issues like Vietnam. What about today?

Enough is enough. Stand for something, not against something. That's what leaders do, and the Democratic Party, for all its criticism of the Republican Party, proves it's the same beast with a different costume.

Being a leader and losing is far more noble than a leader who gives up leading only to win at any cost. If that is the future of Democrats, of Republicans, of America, then there is no future.

How sad.

Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) allegations against Nader

Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)

Read the AP article of the above for quotes, etc.

Congratulations, Crew! I saw this article on the Drudge Report and laughed once I went to your site. How can "Responsibility and Ethics" be in your title? Does that give you license to use yellow journalism-style tactics? "Anybody, but Bush" doesn't give you license to try to violate people's freedom. Ralph Nader isn't the problem, the fascist, extremist attitude of the ultraleft and ultraright is the problem.

Your home page indicates that only Republicans violate ethics and responsibility. Of course, other than Ralph Nader. Yes, there are Republican versions of Crew, and that's why both parties have become the problem. Statistically, neither party speaks for America, neither party has a mandate of authority. In fact, the biggest mandate is one of no confidence - in either party, or third party cronies, like Crew.

Well, the days of no confidence are not enough. The focus cannot be on the failures of the other, for all who strive for greatness will inevitably fail. Your minimalist attitude is of no help to America, Cert, only American Citizen Empowerment can change America.

Get out and vote, and if you can't vote for Bush or Kerry, vote for anybody else. Just Vote. Let them know you will be demanding more, and you are only getting started!

Al Gore, the bore, at it again.

According to a developing Drudg Report Story, Al Gore in a speech on Thursday, "will also urge the broadcast media to further resist Administration efforts to manipulate and intimidate them, to fearlessly report the fact that there is no Al Qaeda/Saddam collaborative relationship, as the 9/11 Commission staff report has concluded."

What? Intelligence during his own tenure as VP, officially documented, claims otherwise. There is absolute proof that Al Qaeda, even Bin Laden himself, met with the Iraqi diplomats. Al Qaeda exists only as terrorist organization, if they weren't discussing terrorism, what were the discussing? The fact is we just don't know, but it seems pretty obvious they weren't discussing humanitarianism.

Additionally, George Bush didn't create 911, and the current Iraq war wouldn't exist without 911. The 911 plan was in place and moving forward during the reign of Al Gore's boss. These terrorists declared war on the U.S. long before the Bush Administration. Further, during the Clinton/Gore years what was done to make the Middle East better? What was done to prevent the kinds of anger and hate that caused the planning and execution of 911?

Clinton and Gore ruled during the Internet boom, a time of great domestic stability and wealth, yet in the Middle East we were hated more and more. Where was the diplomacy then? The Art of War is preventing War, and the Clinton/Gore Administration failed, horribly.

When it comes to Iraq and terrorism, the Democrats have no more moral authority than Republicans. During one of the biggest economic booms in U.S. history, what was ultimately accomplished by the Clinton/Gore Administration? Did the world become a better place,did the US become a safer place? No, Al Qaeda and Middle East frustration regarding the U.S. position on Palestine resulted in 911.

Of course, in hindsight how could Clinton/Gore know what was coming? It's obvious that the Intelligence community wasn't very intelligent, just as we are finding out in Iraq. If Iraq is a political issue, it's an issue that demonstrates the current ineffectiveness of the current American political system. Both parties have lost moral authority not only with the world, but with 50% of the American population.

The blame game is the losers game. This country needs leaders, not finger-pointers. In reality only about 20% of the American population truly endorses either party. Neither party speaks for the people, only for themselves.

The only thing that is going to change this is citizen participation. Only significantly increased voter participation can put a kink in the political machine. So, get out and vote. If your excuse is I don't like Bush or Kerry, or either party, then vote for Nader, or write somebody in. Just prove you care and that you are watching.

Nader Again Refuses Dems' Request He Quit

Link to Story Posted on Yahoo

What is up with the Democratic Party? Ralph Nader has every right to run for office, and his supporters have every right to support him. This is the essence of freedom and democracy, this is America. While I realize that Democrats think defeating Bush is everything, even at the cost of choice, it must be remembered that freedom has costs. Freedom means that people of differing viewpoints must respect each others' differing viewpoints. Democrats complain about that the Patriot Act is eroding personal freedoms, yet they still try to take away, minimally, millions of peoples' vote. Voting should be the ultimate freedom, and neither party should ever seek to restrict this choice.

In the news, Democrats continually speak of America, or President Bush losing "moral authority" in Iraq. How about Democrats losing moral authority in America? It is completely unethical, immoral and unacceptable for the Democratic Party to do anything but promote the Democratic Party. Instead of limiting choice, why don't these Congress People get into their communities, at the grassroots level, and help their neighbors, providing the kind of leadership that compels voters to follow great leaders. We live in a country where 50% of the people don't vote. While difficult, mobilizing these new voters, even if only a few million, is a much more democratic expenditure of money and time for the Democratic Party.

Gerrymandering by both parties has created indentured Congress people. Incumbency in the House of Representatives is almost 100%. The polarity of the two parties is terribly high and the people are tired, of BOTH parties. While Democrats might be right that it is time for Bush to go, it's time for these Democrats to go as well. Neither party represents the Majority of Americans and neither party has the right to take anyone's vote away. The Democrats involved in this scandal must stop now, and they must apologize to the American people.

Is this Democracy or Facism

Over the last several months a number of websites have emerged with one goal, keeping Ralph Nader off the ballot. We live in a a country with few choices when it comes to the vote and half us are not voting.

A recent email from a Texas Democratic party official to members, obtained by the Guardian, was headed Keep Nader off the Texas Ballot and continued: "We need to make sure he is nowhere near a ballot in Texas."

Michael Frisby, communications director of the Stop Nader Campaign, said: "The point is not just to keep him from getting on the ballot but to make him spend money and time in all of these places so he has less money and time to spend getting votes."

Is this democracy?

The beauty of democracy is supposed to be freedom of choice. Yet even the democratic party is fighting choice, as are many Democract-Activists. Further, this isn't just about the presidency. There is currently almost permanent incumbency in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The fact is "The People" need to vote and they need to have absolute freedom of choice.

More Sample Sites. Keep clicking these sites since they are paying for the clicks!

www.dontvoteralph.net Please this site speaks of integrity. It takes integrity to question integrity.

The Nader Factor
"The Nader Factor is dedicated to building a dynamic grassroots community of former Nader voters, Nader supporters, progressive Democrats and others who understand what's at stake and are uniting to change the Democratic party and take this country back from the right-wing in Washington."

Again, please. Instead of worrying about the few percent of voters that have voted for Nader, why not focus on the 50% of voters not voting.
To think that either Republicans or Democrats are the sole problem of American Politics is ludicrous. Choice is a fundamental American value, and 50percent of Americans feel disenfranchised by the two party system. If an alternative choice brings them into the political sprectrum, then the greater good is achieved.

Does Your Vote Matter?

A new study recently revealed that college students don't believe their vote matters in the presidential election. Even worse the study found that, "only 19 percent of American college students believe that politics is "very relevant" to their lives, and 43 percent believe that politics has little or no relevance".

Actually, even worse, is the fact that these students are mostly correct. Political insiders will tell you, because of the Red/Blue zone, only about 2.5% of the electorate is going to decide the vote. Additionally, in the last election, over 98% of congressmen were re-elected, and sadly, the candidate who spends the most, wins, PERIOD.

Therefore, money controls not only the elections, but America. Yet, "we the people" do have recourse. We the people most revolt, and we must revolt by voting in numbers never before attained, and we must feel free to vote third party.

Freedom of choice is the greatest weapon against tyranny, yet we have almost no choice, and now Democrats want to "legally" prevent Ralph Nader from getting on the ballot. Is that democracy, or facism?

Just get out and vote, and if you don't feel like your vote will count, vote against the 2 party system. Your vote can matter. (Click here to Register to Vote.)