[announce] Fwd: A Group of About 25 Gather to Protest KCPT's Exclusionary Debate Practices

[Official Missouri Libertarian Party Announcements]

** *October 11,
2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

Cisse Spragins, Ph.D.
Cell: 612 309 9232
Email: chair at lpmo.org


*A Group of About 25 Gather to Protest KCPT's Exclusionary Debate Practices
Friday*


Kansas City Public Television Persists in Excluding Libertarian Jonathan
Dine from the Only Televised US Senate Debate


About 25 Libertarians gathered in front of Kansas City Public Television's
(KCPT) offices Friday to protest the exclusion of Libertarian Jonathan Dine
from its Oct 14 US Senate debate.  Meanwhile, KCPT continues to defend its
position on excluding two ballot-qualified candidates, both of whom won
contested primary races - Libertarian candidate Jonathan Dine and the
Constitution Party candidate.

Meanwhile, Democratic candidate, Robin Carnahan continues to have her cake
and eat it too – proclaiming publicly that she wants to debate all
candidates on the ballot (inasmuch as she is the Secretary of State and
therefore in charge of running fair elections) yet agreeing to participate
in the upcoming Oct 14 debate which excludes them. Ms. Carnahan blames Blunt
for the exclusion.

KCPT is a 501c(3) organization and is therefore prohibited from
participating in campaigns on behalf of or in opposition to any political
candidates. “KCPT has consulted with its attorneys in Washington and Kansas
City this past week. Station management has been informed that we are on
solid legal ground,” says Nick Haines, KCPT Executive Producer. “While it
may be legal, it is certainly unconscionable that a publicly funded station
is excluding ballot-qualified candidates,” stated Dr. Cisse Spragins,
Missouri LP chair. “It is also not in line with the past. The Libertarian US
Senate nominee participated in debates with the two older party candidates
in the 2004 and 2006 elections. This new precedent is disturbing,” Spragins
stated.

Voters who are Fed Up! with bailouts, stimulus plans that only stimulate
bigger government, government takeover of health care, rising unemployment,
never-ending foreign wars, and a big brother police state will find common
ground with the Libertarian Party. The Libertarian Party is America's third
largest political party and has been fighting for smaller government since
1971. The Missouri Libertarian Party has been a recognized party in the
State, with continuous ballot access since 1992. For further information
visit www.lpmo.org or call 877-Vote-4-Us.



-- 
Cisse W. Spragins, Ph.D.
Chair, Missouri Libertarian Party
LPMO.org
FedUpinMO.com
Cell:  612 309 9232

"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the
argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves." --William Pitt, speech to
the House of Commons.
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