Rutland race turns one sided
The lone primary contest among state representative candidates in Rutland ended with a landslide victory for Democrat Gale Courcelle.
LTE: The problem: Duopoly of Democrats and Republicans
To The Editor,
Vermonter’s are pretty good at reading between the lines. We hear how one party has brought about quagmire so it is imperative to vote for the other party.
Joe Lieberman’s flip flopping in the partisan world of politics should be enough for anyone to see there is little difference, if any, between Republicans and Democrats (this includes partisan candidates who awaken, independent, after primary failure).
Both parties together, through incumbency, have given us a corrosion of basic civil rights, pre-emptive war, and catastrophic deficits, all for war.
Democrats and Republicans are the problem, together. This election year, Think independently. Vote against the incumbent party.
Failure to do so will ensure continued loss of liberty. It is not just someone else’s representative or senator who is taking us down the road to imperialism. It is yours as well.
Joel Williams
Poultney
GOTV phone callers needed
We have four Libertarian candidates for the Vermont State House that need your help this coming weekend.
Can you donate 30-60 minutes to make a few phone calls next Saturday, Sunday or Monday? This small contribution of your time will help our candidates win their primary elections.
We have about 15 libertarians volunteering from around the country to help. We need at least ten Vermont callers to really make this get out the vote effort effective. The more volunteers the faster we get the job done.
More Background:
The National Libertarian Party has designed an online get out the vote call system that can direct resources to important races. This system is called BallotBase. Vermont will be the third state to use this system. They?ve had good success in the California and Texas races this system was used in. Now we want to help get 3-5 Vermont candidates elected to the State House.
The system is very simple to use. We create an account for you. We?ll give you some training this week. Then on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday (whatever works for your schedule) you will log in, dial the phone number on your screen, read the script, and continue to the next call.
If you can help make calls, then please e-mail me, and I?ll make sure we get you setup in the system for this weekend.
Vermont student wins free-speech case in federal appeals court
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Vermont middle school violated a student’s free-speech rights when administrators ordered the 13-year-old to cover up images on a shirt critical of President Bush, and then punished him when he refused.
