Constitution Party

[Associate Justice PiT]

Wouldn't happen?

Though she'd be more then welcome in the party I'm registered with the chances of any such thing are unlikely.

Why the change in avatar?

I'm showing the party I support this election. We can't afford to vote third party this election, Obama is to dangerous.

     Says you.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Wouldn't happen?

Though she'd be more then welcome in the party I'm registered with the chances of any such thing are unlikely.

Why the change in avatar?

I'm showing the party I support this election. We can't afford to vote third party this election, Obama is to dangerous.

     Says you.

I live in a state in which my vote matters, can you say the same?

     Darn you & your logic.

     Seriously though, people don't notice third party performance unless they achieve at least 2%. In a state that's already decided, like California, it helps to vote for anyone other than Obama. My mother voted for Bob Barr, which is why I have a Barr banner now.

     My point is, that even if you live in a state that is guaranteed to vote for one or the other candidate, your vote still matters in that it can add to or detract from the mandate of the winner. So where I live, we can afford to vote third-party.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Sarah Palin 2000? Maybe. Sarah Palin 2008? Nope. Granted Palin had to echo McCain's views, but I liked Palin a lot more before she became McCain's running mate.

It looked like Jim Gilchrist (Minuteman Project Founder) might run. Then maybe Roy Moore or Bob Smith. Then neocon Alan Keyes did run. Chuck Baldwin, though not a big name like the others, was a good candidate.

One piece of good news this year is that Nader, the CP, the LP, and the GP all went up in vote totals AND percentage. (Impressive given that Barr missed some ballots and Keyes stole Baldwin's ballot line in CA.) Still, the worse the choices given by the Republicrats, the more likely people are to vote for a slightly less horrible choice just to make sure the more horrible choice doesn't win.

     2004 was pretty much rock bottom for the non-Republicratic vote. Also, if Baldwin had gotten the line in CA, my mother would have voted for him. Since he didn't, she voted for Barr.