Democrat Beverly Perdue and Republican Pat McCrory have agreed a series of five debates, but the Libertarian candidate, Michael Munger was not invited.
Munger, a Duke University political science professor, said that given the very restrictive nature of North Carolina’s ballot access law, it is only fair that the Libertarian candidate be invited, Rob Christensen reports.
"Yet the Libertarians have been excluded from participation, without explanation," Munger said. "The political elite of our state has made a decision to put its own convenience over the obvious will of the citizens.
"As H.L. Mencken said, 'Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard,'" Munger said. "When you watch a debate where one legally qualified party is excluded, you are watching North Carolina 'democracy' in action. Is this the kind of democracy that you want to live in?"
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Re: Munger wants an invite
June 12, 2008 - 8:29am — scharrisonComment deleted for cussin'.
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I always miss the good stuff.
Re: Munger wants an invite
June 12, 2008 - 8:09am — dahedgehogWell, put, scharrison.
Re: Munger wants an invite
June 12, 2008 - 7:04am — ryanteaguebeckwithComment deleted for cussin'.
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Re: Munger wants an invite
June 11, 2008 - 5:58pm — scharrisonAside from the fact that these folks busted their butts to get enough signatures to get Mike on the ballot, and aside from the fact that Mike is extremely intelligent and more than qualified to join Bev and Pat in a debate about N.C. issues, there's another reason he should not be excluded.
While I believe Libertarian solutions are (for the most part) irredeemably flawed due to a naive and philosophical view of human behavior, the concerns that produce these ideas are often legitimate and need to be addressed. Many of the founding fathers would have preferred to see Thomas Jefferson retired early and in silence, and I'd hate to think how our Republic would have turned out if he had.