Judge Andrew Napalitano discusses why the Federal government cannot direct State-raised tax dollars, and why this is a power grab by the Federal government.
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Published: April 1, 2010
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Why The Secretary of State Race Matters
Published: April 1, 2010
It may come as a surprise to newer Libertarians that in Indiana, the Secretary of State (SOS) race is the most important in the four year cycle.
Not President? Not US Senate or US House, or Governor even? Not by a longshot. The rules of the election status game are tied, for whatever reason, to the outcome of the SOS race every four years. The law says that in order to maintain automatic ballot access, a political party must earn at least 2% in the statewide SOS race. If your party gets 2%, it is declared a ‘minor party’ in Indiana, and has automatic ballot access.
For a political party, ballot access is everything. If a party isn’t on the ballot, it’s a supper club. It is dismissed out of hand by the media and the voters. Because the LPIN is on the ballot, we can win elections, so we are covered by the media and generally included in debates. This not only gives us a chance to win elections. It allows us to broadcast the message of libertarian policy solutions.
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