PRESS RELEASE:
As a result, in part, of the city of Chicago’s byzantine election laws we were unsuccessful in remaining on the ballot, but we will remain in the RACE! I decided to continue our campaign on your behalf. This campaign is about serving all the people all the time.
JUST WRITE ME IN – BLANE ROBERTS!
Our elected officials have used such election laws to disenfranchise the citizenry by “gotcha” and “Machine-Style” politics that only benefits the incumbents and their quest to remain in power at our expense.
It also benefits the lawyers and in the end we all suffer by allowing the same ineffective leaders to remain in office. Our elected officials have not requested a review and reform of such laws or their application. This is a classic example of politicians using our tax dollars to keep them in office instead of facing the voters with other challengers.
They call themselves “progressive” as only a marketing tool to get votes. You may call it politics as usual but it is also called denial of ballot access and it is WRONG! How progressive can this be? Our Alderman in the 49th Ward has used such laws to benefit him by using surrogates such as Jason T. Olsen, backed by LaSalle Street law firms, in a cowardly move to reduce competition and choice. You have to ask yourself, what are they afraid of? Well, they are afraid of you, the average VOTER! This is why I have called for term limits and political reform.
6 comments:
Before you make A SINGLE criticism of the ballot access process, you must explain exactly why you were kicked off the ballot. You can whine about "byzantine election laws", but until you explain why your specific removal from the ballot was wrong, your argument doesn't hold much weight.
So what was the reason?
Blane was said to owe money on parking tickets.
If you arent politically savvy enough to get on the ballot then this guy doesnt know the first or last thing about being an alderman.
Part of being a politicial is knowing how to get things done
and what laws there are for many many circumstances.
Well this is just an outright FAILURE.
i hate when politicians use that 'this campaign is for you', as tho their egos have nothing to do with it. just stupid.
but hey, divide the opposition. we love it.
i forgot to say- yes, disqualifies you in more ways than one.
Blaine Roberts seems to have every right in my mind to run and seek any office he so chooses to enter. The Chicago rules on election ballot access are designed to unconstitutionally limit ballot access. He has a parking ticket or two? His salary at a food pantry for AIDS victims is certainly less than Alderman Moore's. This seems to be a very good reason to vote for any opponent of Moore's because tossing someone off the ballot because of anti-democratic games isn't appropriate. I draw the line at not having an election and support candidates who actuallyndon't try to win without an election.
Go Blaine. It's America and everyone should be able to put his/her name forward for public office. Unpaid parking tickets is an artificial limit on ballot access. Many states require only $100 fee for ballot access and allowing democracy to operate will not result in many more candidates.
He wants to run and I am happy he's getting a chance to do so...
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