Warren Redlich is recieving the Rand Paul treatment. Redlich, who is the Libertarian Party nominee for Governor and a former election lawyer for Rand Paul’s father’s presidential campaign in 2008, has stepped into the Civil Rights Act controversy started by Rand Paul a couple of weeks ago.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Warren Redlich said Tuesday that he agrees with Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul that the federal government was wrong to desegregate private businesses when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed.
“It’s a question of what you think the role of the federal government is,” Redlich said, in an interview at the Republican convention. “The 14th Amendment doesn’t allow the federal government to regulate private property.”
Redlich’s statements were picked up in the City Hall News–the entire article can be read here.
Establishing a solid, credible third party on a nationwide basis that can consistently get invited to televised candidate debates can only benefit voters.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/06/02/2010-06-02_plan_may_help_wfp_keep_state_ballot_line.html
Could not confirm, but how interesting would this be.
The proposal would grant permanent ballot status to a party that garners 50,000 votes in any statewide race.
Bailed Out Wall St. Banker Lazio is a horrible candidate for the NY GOP. If the truth gets out about Lazio, Redlich has a good chance to bring many Republican Voters over to the LP line in November.
Warren,
When does [GOP] petitioning start in NY and how can NY registered republicans help?
Thanks,
Wiseburn
clay- look at fusion in the reverse… in a close race a major party candidate who is cross endorsed by a minor party has to appeal to the minor party in order to extract the most votes possible. Many times in NY the margin of victory for a major party nominee is determined by the number of votes delivered by minor parties through fusion. It is really a good deal for all. In those elections when major party nominees are unacceptable to minor parties they may well find themselves losing because they did not attract the 2-5% that the minor parties polled. I am sure Richard Winger has loads of data on this.
clay,
I dont think that’s true at all. Look to the Libertarian Party, Green Party, or Constitution Party for guidance on this issue. Now, in New York the parties must retain 50,000 votes of their own–so it makes it more neccesary to cross-nominate a major party candidate, but just because that is the case in NY currently does not mean it must be the case always. If ballot status were retained by getting 15,000 votes–all three of those parties would be on the ballot, as would the Liberal Party and Right to Life Party.
Trent,
I actually think ballot fusion’s a bad thing. It leads to a situation where all these minor parties become slave to the major parties because they effectively must endorse a major party candidate to retain ballot status, unless they’re a billionaire.
Yes, it does matter that it’s New York. This is one of the only states that allows ballot fusion.
Doesn’t matter much that it’s New York.
Warren is the truest of true Libertarian-Republican. There are tons more like Warren all over the US, running for all intents and purposes as Libertarian-Republicans, some under the GOP label but members of the Libertarian Party, some under the Libertarian label, but members of the GOP.
Another one is Congressional candidate Edward Gonzalez in California. He is a Libertarian nominee but seeking the Republican nomination.
The NYSGOP endorsed Rick Lazio today. It’s theoretically possible that Redlich could buy a spot on the GOP primary ballot (which would be awesome, to me). But he hasn’t got the money for that. Most candidates don’t. A candidate interviewed in City Hall can basically be assumed to be a New York State, usually City, politician.
There’s going to be about ten parties on the ballot this year…and Andrew Cuomo will win.
It’s New York, it allows fusion. He is both the nominee of the LP and a candidate for the GOP nomination.
Please verify which party Mr. Redlich is representing. Your preamble says Libertarian, but the quoted text refers to him as a Republican candidate.
This article does not say which state’s governorship Mr. Redlich is standing for.
Hi Warren –
Was the illustration about the party that was quoted correct? The CRA wouldn’t affect that at all, so it’s kind of a non-sequitor.
Warren, look who you were talking to. They may have written what they wanted. But, in reading the article and imagining how the conversation might have gone, it seems like you gave them what they needed.
What will it take for Libertarians to wake up and realize that Liberals, the Liberal Media, and the entire Leftwing are our bitter enemies.
Good for you Warren, for sticking up for principle against these Leftwing slime attempts.
The second paragraph you quote is mostly accurate. The first is not and much of the rest is inaccurate. He didn’t like my answers so he made up his own.
That article is full of misquotes and mischaracterizations.