TL:DR Today is the last day you can submit a comment on a petition before the FEC to require the Commission on Presidential Debates to open the debates up to more than just Democrats and Republicans.
Direct link to petition:
http://sers.fec.gov/forces/addcomments.htm?pid=95988---------------------------------------
Long Version:
If you didn't know, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) is
not a non-partisan entity. It is staffed entirely by Democrats and Republicans, and in what I'm sure is just a coincidence [/sarcasm], those are the only two parties ever invited to partake in the debates.
The two party system is strangling this country. There is an open comment period that ENDS TODAY by the FEC regarding allowing more parties to enter into the presidential debates. The CPD needs to hear from the public that we want more choices than the two we always get, in hopes that having more choices will force the parties to actually be responsive to voters, and not special interests. Even if you believe this is naive, having more choices will not hurt, as it will dilute the concentration of power the Democrats and Republicans have.
The Federal Election Commission is accepting comments until the end of TODAY on a proposed rule that would prohibit the Commission on Presidential Debates from requiring qualified candidates to achieve a polling threshold in order to participate in the presidential debates.
Comments are open until close-of-business today, and filing a "I support the petition" comment is easy, and VERY important.
>>INSTRUCTIONS<<Click
http://sers.fec.gov/fosers/;Click "Submit Comments on Ongoing Rule makings";
Click "add comment" beside "REG 2014-06 Amendment of 11 C.F.R. 110.13(c)"; (the bottom of the two)
Scroll down and click "next";
Fill in your contact information and hit "next";
Type "I support the petition" or another message about opening the debates up to more parties and click "next";
Click "submit".
Make sure and click "submit" again until you get a "confirmation notice".Please share the "Instructions" above to activist friends, since the number of comments, not just the substance of individual comments, will impact the decision of the FEC on its regulation of debates. Our America Initiative has submitted a substantive comment and thanks all libertarians for submitting their "support of the petition".
Thanks to anyone who helps.
