Open the Debates Super Rally: Challenge the System

Join us in Denver for the "Open the Debates Super Rally" during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Open the debates and take democracy back from the bipartisan, corporate tyranny of The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).

To ensure that only members of the Democratic and Republican Party are allowed to participate in national presidential debates, the CPD requires that candidates poll at least 15% nationally, as measured by the average of five corporate media polls. When the NONPARTISAN League of Women Voters hosted debates, they employed a fair 5% rule as measured by independent polls.

Help us challenge the CPD during the "Open the Debates Super Rally" on August 27th in Denver to end corporate control over our electoral process. Special guests TBA.

Visit http://www.votenader.org for more info as the event develops.

Video by Manila Ryce
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[THENAk3DTRUTH]

I figured out the difference between Obama and Mc Cain/Bush. Mc Cain wants to stay in Iraq, and Obama wants to invade Iran and Pakistan. I can't believe people buy this shit. Although I know tons of great and nice Americans, the majority is ignorant and plain stupid.

[rumpelstillskin65]

NADER 08 ALL THE WAY

[travelfar22]

Closed Debates = NO Democracy

OPEN the DEBATES / Let NADER Debate!!

No more Pay-Or-Die health Care System!

We Want Single-Payer like Canada!

NADER/Gonzalez = WE the PEOPLE

Democrats and Republicans = THEY the CORPORATIONS

* They're blocking him from debating because they're quite scared!

* "Spoiler" is a politically bigoted word used keep the independents out of the race.

* The two headed Democrat and Republican monster is not

to be trusted as they've proven over and over!

[piotrk8]

he is the guy who tried to impeach Clinton.

[ejb812]

OPEN THE DEBATES!!!

[mikevid3124]

It should tell you something that this rally was essentially ignored by the media. The media is in on the game - they are the problem.. they are not on the side of the people.

[frailwrdsclapse]

YES!! OPEN UP THE DEBATES!!!

[Lucem2]

Yep the Debates MUST be OPEN to the other parties also.

[kawahawk76]

I'll check out your page after this. But I believe Nader "only" got 1% in 2000. He is already polling way ahead of that across the nation, yet he's getting far less press. Why? To keep it between a Republican and Democrat perhaps. And a positive follow up to that question is, despite getting so little coverage, why is Nader polling higher? I can't say why for others, but for me, I am hungry for a real national dialogue about policy.

[kawahawk76]

Bob Barr, is a former Republican running as a Libertarian and is currently polling 4th behind Obama, McCain and Nader.

I will be writing to both McCain and Obama's campaign asking them to open up the debates, if not to everyone, then AT LEAST to the former standards set forth by the League of Women Voters ... the standards that Nader already exceeds (5% in the polls) and also "allowed" Perot to debate in 1992.

[kawahawk76]

Agreed, but don't forget about adding Barr into the debates.

[fishheatcats]

They are afraid he will win, plain and simple. If you give Americans a third option that actually makes sense, what else would you expect to happen? Go Ralph!