Barred from Debate

Don't you love "democracy"-in-action?

Two third-party presidential candidates were arrested at the presidential debate in St. Louis when they tried to serve the debate commission with a show cause order.

Michael Badnarik of the Libertarian Party and David Cobb of the Green Party were protesting their exclusion from the debate between President Bush and Democratic Party nominee John Kerry.

Cobb said his purpose was "to expose the undemocratic nature of these debates, this election and our government. These are not debates, these are infomercials."

I absolutely agree with this assessment. If the voters derserve the freedom of voting, don't they also deserve a fair hearing from all the race's candidates? A debate of the issues from all the contenders? I think the Green Party is cobbled together from the lunatic fringe; but for these men to be forcibly kept from challenging the anointed bifactionals is a disgrace and counter to liberty. Apparently, Bush and Kerry have much to fear from their opponents.