Slaying the Goliath

Once again, Ralph Nader has announced his candidacy for President of the United States on meet the Press. I'm not going to go into any details about Nader and his Socialist policies. It's really not important. The other two parties are much too dominant for Nader to have any real chance at winning the Presidency.

The important thing about Nader declaring his candidacy is its inherent benefit to the Republicans. Nader is a leftist, and just like in 2000 and 2004, a few leftists from the Democratic will once again break ranks and vote for Nader - effectively taking votes away from the Democratic candidate. Of course, Nader's impact will be so small that it will only help in a close election.

Once again, however, this incident has once again illuminated the Anti-Democratic and Elitist policies of the Democratic Party. According to the Politico, "Democrats say they will work behind the scenes — and use court challenges, if necessary — to try to thwart his access to ballots." Moreover, in 2004, the Democrats were responsible for tactics that resulted in Nader's denial from ballots in several states, and Nader currently has an impending lawsuit against the Democratic Party. I foresee future lawsuits as well.

In a true Democratic society, isn't it a necessity that any citizen be allowed to run for office without obstruction? This election season, above all, has shown quite clearly that there is nothing democratic about the Democratic Party.