A letter to my state representative

-

To: The Honorable Derrick Jackson

Re: House Bill 191, by Representatives Kendrick of the 93rd, Stover of the 71st, Stovall of the 74th, and Jones of the 91st

Dear Representative Jackson,

My name is Danny Dolan, and I am a voter in your district.

I am writing to ask for your support for GA HB 191. This bill would bring much-needed reform to Georgia's ballot access laws.

Ballot access is a civil rights issue. This most recent election spotlighted the importance of making sure every eligible voter has the right to cast a ballot. Unfortunately, many of our ballots have a shocking lack of choices. A ballot with no options does nothing to give the voter a voice.

Georgia's ballot access laws are commonly regarded as the most onerous in the nation. These laws keep independent voices out of the conversation. Even when they have no chance of winning, independent candidates can perform an important role in raising the quality of political debate. An independent candidate can simultaneously challenge both the Democrat and the Republican to give more than lip service to the values of their constituents.

Please support the passage of HB 191. I look forward to reading your response.

Thank you,
Danny Dolan

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

My Personal Voting Guide for Fall 2018

-
I'm going to do something different this time. In the past, I've looked at the candidates at the order they appear on my sample ballot. (If you haven't looked at your own sample ballot, you really owe yourself a visit to the Georgia My Voter page .) This time, I'm changing it up a little. Three-candidate races are actually interesting, so I'm going to give them top billing. Two-candidate races, not nearly so interesting, they get pushed down. One-candidate races get ignored altogether, as I have in the past. Last of all, as always, I will look at the proposed constitutional amendments and ballot referendums. Interesting races  For Governor  BRIAN KEMP Republican  STACEY ABRAMS Democrat  TED METZ Libertarian  I’m tired of playing the Red and Blue game. The only thing Kemp had going for him was that he wasn’t Cagle. Other than that, his appeal is strictly "good old boy" Trumpian.  The only reason to vote for him is if you don't like Democr
Read more

A Libertarian-minded Defense of Presidential Alerts

-
Image
Today was the first ever national test of the system which can send Presidential Alert notices to almost every cell phone in the country. We've joked about it, which is good. We've also wondered, do we need to be worried that this could be abused? Is the ability to send a national, “no opting out” text message too much power for a President known for rash tweets?  One thing to ask is whether there is a law from Congress that allows the Executive Branch to implement this system and strictly controls its use. And in fact, there is just such a law. This is from the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015:  Except to the extent necessary for testing the public alert and warning system, the public alert and warning system shall not be used to transmit a message that does not relate to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster or threat to public safety.  Okay, good. As long as the President keeps to this rule, and only send
Read more