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A loss of
freedom for Ohio! That's how some are describing taking Ralph Nader off
the
Ohio ballot.
For third-party candidate Ralph Nader to be allowed on the state's
ballot, he needed 13,000 Ohioan signatures.
However, he came up 1,300 short. It was a huge blow for
those of us who are undecided between Kerry and Bush, and for those of
us who, er, wanted to vote Nader just to spike the political system.
:^D
Heh heh.
Anyway, on
closer examination, it also came to light that some of the signatures
had been FORGED, and some addresses were FAKE! Those are jailable
offenses, and it is hard to believe that Nader's representatives would
resort to doing
that, even IF it meant keeping them on the ballot.
It may be a twist of
fate that made this happen, but it may have been for the better.
Significant third party candidates (like Nader in 2000 or Ross Perot in
1992) usually takes away about three percent of the vote, or more.
Therefore, as Ohio is also a "swing" state, which means it's important,
could decide the election, it is imPERative that the
Democrats and Republicans get as many votes as they can.
However, it is
disappointing for those of us who don't really want to vote Bush or
Kerry, and there are many who may not vote at all because of this.
And
now, I leave you with a joke.
Why did the chicken cross the
road?
Colonel Sanders's answer: I
missed one?
Editor's
Note: Thanks for the report, Ledyba! We'd very much appreciate
knowing where you got your news, though, so we know who's accusing the
Nader campaign of producing forged signatures. Thanks!!
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