[Pre-Debate Pressure] [Protest the CPD Debates] [Sue the Bastards]
How YOU can help open up the Presidential Debates!
1) Put on pressure before the debates
Support the debates being planned by the Citizens’ Debate Commission
Persuade the major candidates, the networks and the newspapers to support the CDC instead of the CPD.
| Debate | Date | Host Site | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Presidential Debate | Wed, Sept 22 | Capital University | Columbus, OH |
| 2nd Presidential Debate | Tues, Sept 28 | Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA |
| 3rd Presidential Debate | Tues, Oct 3 | Canisius College | Buffalo, NY |
| Vice-Presidential Debate | Thur, Oct 7 | Willamette University | Salem, OR |
| 4th Presidential Debate | Mon, Oct 11 | Carleton College | Northfield, MN |
| 5th Presidential Debate | Fri, Oct 15 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
- Target: The Major Party Candidates
- Bush-Cheney ’04, PO Box 10648, Arlington VA 22210.
- John Kerry for President, PO Box 34640, Washington DC 20043.
- Target: TV Networks
- Washington Post, “Voter Anger Doesn’t Equal Voter Apathy” by Dan Balz, October 21, 1992.
- FAIR’s Extra! Update, “Three’s a Crowd, Says Debate Commission” , February 2000.
- CPD Debate History
- FAIR Media Contact List
- Yahoo Directory of TV Networks
- Target: Local News (Editorials)
- Target: Corporate Sponsors
- Target: Commission on Presidential Debates
2) Hold massive protests at the CPD debates
As planned by the Commission on Presidential Debates:
(All debates will be aired at 9:00 pm Eastern Time)Debate/Protest WebsiteDateHost SiteLocation1st Presidential Debate
Thur, Sept. 30University of Miami
Coral Gables, FLVice-Presidential Debate
Tues, Oct 5Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH
2nd Presidential Debate
Protest Website:
www.stlo8.org
Fri, Oct 8Washington UniversitySt. Louis, MO3rd Presidential Debate
Protest Website:
www.oct13alliance.orgWed, Oct 13Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZAlternate sites: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY & University of South Carolina, Columbia SC
How can I get involved in the debates protests? (contacts and email lists)
3) Sue the Bastards
corporate financing of the debates = illegal corporate campaign contributions
Pat Buchanan, Ralph Nader, John Hagelin, Winona LaDuke, the Green Party of the United States, and the Constitution Party were excluded from the 2000 CPD debates. They filed a complaint against the CPD said that the CPD violates the law banning corporate contributions in connection with federal election campaigns. The FEC dismissed their complaint. Now they are suing suing the Federal Election Commission, with the help of the National Voting Rights Institute, among others.
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