I'm a Libertarian living in Humboldt County, CA. I've lived here in Eureka since 1973 and joined the Libertarian Party in 1992. This blog will mostly focus on local political issues, but I may stray into state and national issues as well, when I can't help myself. Please post your comments by clicking on the "comments" link at the bottom of each post. Although I do moderate comments, you need not be a registered user to post them.
I found Martha Walden's My Word column, in today's Times- Standard, a fun read, not that I agree with everything she wrote. She just seems to have an almost Andy Rooney- type style.
posted by Fred Mangels @ 8:40 AM
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Martha is downright crazy. Without the ability to purchase ad space and time, a candidate cannot realistically communicate with the population, much less get a message out in the face of apathetic and lazy reporters. Ad space represents free speech. The donations that help pay for that space are vital to the process, unless only multi-millionaires run, and can afford to spend their own money.
That's part of what was wrong with Measure T and most campaign finance reform attempts, and it's what is wrong with her idea. How does she propose to become "informed"? By reading the TS? Pathetic.
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