With a Democratic and Republican Congress at a 10 percent approval rating, the exclusion of three candidates from political debate is a disservice to those concerned with real solutions to urgent problems.
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With a Democratic and Republican Congress at a 10 percent approval rating, the exclusion of three candidates from political debate is a disservice to those concerned with real solutions to urgent problems. The recent U.S. senatorial debate, televised by KUED and KBYU, excluded candidates with important ideas on climate change, education, drones, citizen rights and the Constitution, to cite a few examples.
Are we going to hand our children an impossible world to live in because we fail to consider solutions beyond business as usual? This approach has created the mess we now face. We are long overdue for a move from dominant party politics and must engage in a broad diversity of ideas and strategies.
As a service to present and future generations who long for the best world possible, we challenge the print and broadcast media, and especially KUED and KBYU, to include the voices of all candidates running for election as a proper service to citizens of Utah.
Burning issues such as those above are too important to be crushed by the chilling of voices of Utah media. We encourage readers to visit the websites below to see their various options, and to vote by conscience rather than party politics.
Daniel Geery, Justice Party
- My view: MMR vaccine caused my son's autism
- Facts about the Boy Scouts of America
- In our opinion: Utah's caucus system needs...
- Dan Liljenquist: IRS scandal is an assault on...
- Michael Gerson: Common Core standards are not...
- Letters: No welfare, ever
- My view: UDOT listened, made a good choice
- Letters: Move to the center
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- Letters: No welfare, ever
77 - Letters: Move to the center 37
- My view: Why moderates lost the caucus... 33
- Tolerance and the same-sex marriage debate 32
- Dan Liljenquist: IRS scandal is an... 29
- Richard Davis: Abortion laws should... 28
- In our opinion: Big screen exploitation... 27
- Robert J. Samuelson: Can Americans stem... 21
This is the most important election ever.
Obstructionism will continue, but Obama will be making Supreme Court appointments, so yes I will be voting my conscience. I can't imagine the devastation possible with a Romney presidency.
I get the argument; I'm sick of partisan gridlock too. I'd consider voting third party, if I thought it had chance of doing any good. But let's see if we can make the system we have work. Outlaw gerry-mandering for starters.
Switching from common political parties to uncommon ones isn't going to solve anything, in my opinion. We'd be better served by independents, who are not beholden to any political party and who answer to their constituents directly.