Hard for third parties even to get on the ballot in " OUR democracy "

" The Socialist Equality Party filed nearly 6,000 signatures last week to place our candidate, Niles Niemuth, on the ballot against Dingell in the November 6 election. One of the central issues being raised by Niemuth is opposition to militarism and war. "

   While phony liberals and pseudo -lefts babble with indignation about " OUR democracy " being threatened by evil Russia they don't see how difficult it is to get ANY third party on the ballot in capitalist imperialist America.

               In 1976 and 1980 I did participate( not as a member ) in the Rhode Island presidential campaign of the Socialist Workers Party. In 1976 their presidential candidate was the fiery gifted speaker Peter Camejo ( later Ralph Nader's Green Party running mate)  .

 Camejo joked that he was " green on the outside and red on the inside " . ) . In 1976 I recall distributing " The Workers Bill of Rights " to striking workers on a picket line. Those rights included , of course , a right to a job .

      Good luck to Niles Niemuth of the SEP in Michigan . It ain't easy !

Camejo in 1976