If there was ever a doubt that many advocates for third party Presidential campaigns are not concerned about anything that is actually important, as opposed to their belief that being “independent” has some inherent value, Monday’s story in the Daily News should be a clincher.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/08/17/2008-08-17_mayor_bloomberg_on_virginia_ballot_as_ca.html
Late last week, "Indy Greens" Chairman Carey Campbell got word from the Virginia state Board of Elections that his minor party's petition drive to get Bloomberg on the ballot had been successful. "Yes, it's true," an exuberant Campbell declared. "In eight months and 15 days, we collected over 70,000 signatures. Right now, we're the only state in the nation that has Michael Bloomberg on the ballot for PresidentCampbell said the Indy Greens don't have a candidate waiting in the wings to replace Bloomberg, but might opt for Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin
So if Mike Bloomberg doesn’t run, their apparent second choice is Chuck Baldwin.
How similar is he to Mike?
Here’s what Chuck proposes to do as President –
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2008/cbarchive_20080502.html
If I were President, I would use the bully pulpit of the White House to encourage Congress to pass Congressman Ron Paul's Sanctity of Life Act. In short, this bill would do two things: First, it would declare that unborn babies are persons under the law. Second, under the authority of Article. III. Section. 2. of the U.S. Constitution, it would remove abortion from the jurisdiction of the Court. In essence, this bill would immediately overturn Roe v. Wade and end legalized abortion.
I would withhold funds from the support of the United Nations. In other words, I would get the U.S. out of the U.N. Beyond that, when I move into the White House, the U.N.'s rent is up! They move out of New York City post haste.
Furthermore, as President, I would take the preservation of our nation's sovereignty and independence extremely seriously. This means that the burgeoning North American Union is dead on arrival the day I am sworn in as President. Gone, too, is the NAFTA superhighway. And for that matter, I would lead the United States out of NAFTA and CAFTA altogether. And any prospect for the FTAA would be dead as well.
As President, I would be the best friend that gun owners (and lawful gun dealers), homeschoolers, and veterans ever had in the White House. These are three of the most persecuted, harassed, or overlooked groups of people in the country. But not if I were President.