>
>Massachusetts passed a clean election law back in a 1998 referendum and
>this was going to be the first election using public funding. The state
>reps have repeatedly voted to gut the funding for the system (and most
>recently give it to ME!--i.e. state union contract employee).
>
>http://www.massvoters.org/
>
>Now the Democrats are whining because the Green gubernatorial candidate
>Jill Stein (a single-payer supporting physician) MAY get a few million
>dollars that the citizens of Massachusetts said they wanted her to
>have. Whether any money is given away in the Clean Elections process is
>still contingent on on-going court battles and threats to auction off
>state lands to pay candidates. It is a truly bizarre situation but (like
>voter registration issues and unlike patriotic speeches) it just shows how
>thin the acceptance of democracy is.
>
>http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/149/metro/Green_Party_closes_in_on_Clean_Elections_funds+.shtml
>
>(Nathan, please entertain me with an exegetical defense of this behavior).
>
>I should note that I voted for a Democrat against a popular Green in a
>state rep election and am now officially a sell-out amongst many of my
>friends and some acquaintances. In my defense, said Democrat did praise
>my work in more than once in debate (somewhat incorrectly and naming my
>employer) and the Green candidate seemed a little too concerned about
>mining on the moon (it being a state election on planet Earth).
>
>Peace,
>
>Jim
>
>"Imagine our leaders humble and wise."
>
> -Terry Callier