Subject: Re: RANT ? : 200 words on the Open Primary Ballot Proposal Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 11:08:13 -0700 To: Bob Armstrong From: James Lesczynski Thanks, Bob. I'll publish it in today's issue. Jim ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Bob Armstrong Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 09:59:32 -0400 >Jim , > Below are my 200 words submitted before the deadline > yesterday for publication in the Campaign Finance Board > voter guide . I have not published them otherwise . > Perhaps , tho purposely "quiet" , they would qualify > as a rant . > > >--- Original Message --- >From: "Bob Armstrong" >To: =A0 >Sent: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:03:29 -0400 >Subject: PRO : Open Primary Election > >Dear people, > > Below is my statement "PRO" the Ballot Proposal on > City Elections. > >Thank you for all your efforts, > >- Bob A. >-- >While the proposed open primary followed by a runoff >between the top two vote getters may not be optimal, >it breaks our current virtual monopoly of the ballot >by a particular political class : the registered >members of a single political party. > >The proposal enfranchises the 1.3 million of us who choose >not to join that monopoly and encourages any group of us, >who support any one of us enough to collect 900 >signatures, to add their choice to the political market. > >Democracy is what brings market freedom to the control of >the state's monopoly on the use of force. In the everyday >marketplace, each dollar you spend is a vote for the >provider of the goods you choose. In the political >marketplace, your vote is like having a couple of dollars >to spend every couple of years. > >In this age when state force is replacing individual >decision in more and more aspects of our economic and social >lives, this proposal may be the most lasting positive legacy >of these times. To remain a World Capital in governance as >well as talent - because the talent will leave if the >governance is not competitive - vote YES for Open Primaries. > > >Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 >Manhattan Libertarian, Drug Affairs Director > >-- > Thanks for heads up and timely information to > Steven K Isler , Bonnie Scott , and Gary Popkin . > >--=A0 >=A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 >Pix of Armstrong CO miniRanch : http://cosy.com/home.htm >Computing Environment : =A0http://cosy.com/K/CoSy.htm=A0 >A WTC vision : http://cosy.com/CoSy/ConicAllConnect/ >Liberty : http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm >=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02003/09/05 9:45:20 AM > >