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      The Silence of the Lawyers

      The Silence of the Lawyers

      As another grand jury has let a cop walk away for gratuitously killing an unarmed black man, a loud silence reverberates through the country, just at it has for many years. It is the silence of the nation's lawyers.

      Bruce Hay
      Dec 07, 2014

      As another grand jury has let a cop walk away for gratuitously killing an unarmed black man, a loud silence reverberates through the country, just at it has for many years. It is the silence of the nation's lawyers.

      The fact is, we operate two criminal justice systems in the United States. One is for affluent white people, who when accused of crime are treated as citizens, as people with rights. They get the benefit of the constitutional protections we boast about in textbooks and television shows, protections like due process and trial by jury and proof beyond reasonable doubt. And they are often shown great leniency for very serious crimes, including homicide.

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      Third Party Candidates Add Fresh Perspective to Debates

      Third Party Candidates Add Fresh Perspective to Debates

      Largely ignored by US cable news, int'l networks give outsiders platform

      Common Dreams Staff
      Oct 24, 2012

      Eclipsed by the wake of the final presidential debate between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, four third-party candidates took the stage last night in Chicago: Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party, Jill Stein of the Green Party, Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party and Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party.

      In an event sponsored by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, arguably the most well-known person present was moderator Larry King.

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      Larry King Moderating 3rd Party Debate; VotePact: An Escape from Voting for "the Lesser of Two Evils"

      Larry King will moderate a debate tonight featuring third-party candidates. King told the Associated Press: "They have a story to tell. It's a valid story. It's a two-party system, but not a two-party system by law." The participants will be former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Green Party candidate Jill Stein, former Congressman Virgil Goode (Constitution Party) and former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson (Justice Party).

      Newswire Editor
      Oct 23, 2012

      Larry King will moderate a debate tonight featuring third-party candidates. King told the Associated Press: "They have a story to tell. It's a valid story. It's a two-party system, but not a two-party system by law." The participants will be former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Green Party candidate Jill Stein, former Congressman Virgil Goode (Constitution Party) and former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson (Justice Party).

      While many voters feel bound to vote for President Obama or Romney in order to voice their disapproval of the other, even if they agree more with a third-party candidate, two independent websites -- https://www.VotePact.org and https://www.VoteBuddy.com -- advocate a strategy that allows for voting one's conscience without fear.

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