Aclion wrote:Greater Istanistan wrote:I feel as though the Libertarians really need wins at the state level - Representatives, Senators, and even a Governor - if they want to be considered. It's a stepping-stone approach, and building upwards from below provides a solid platform. That being said, if this Presidential run goes well I could see parties like the Greens and Libertarians picking up a lot of support and attention. Although one can't get too hopeful - Jill Stein was illegally detained for trying to participate in a debate...
This. And as cynical as it sounds, if you want to do well in elections consistently you need a need a say in the redistricting and election process. That requires a presence in the state legislature.
This is why redistricting ought to be independently done. When two big parties can rig the system to their advantage, is it really a democracy?
) asks me to make them a new logo or some campaign ad and refuse them because I'm far from a supporter of them. Would they then have a case of discrimination on me if for some reason the suspected that? That's the fear that I had when I stopped and thought about it.
. The sad part is that I look it up every now and again. I'd say that I do follow the Harm Principle in this regard despite it being far from perfect thanks to that broadness harm, and the subjectivity of humans could be. However, similar to an earlier post, if a big business or monopoly in particular if they are discriminating against a minority group because that the only place you can go to get a product they sell. Of course best to take way any privileges and subsidies that's keeping it as big as it is so other businesses could defy them, like you said. I don't think many people disagree with that particular part... hopefully.