Rob: And
there's a history where it was not done successfully before and it was rejected.
Do I recall that correctly?
Jill: That's
right. Pennsylvania is very hard to do because the signature requirement is
high and because the political environment is very hostile to opposition
parties and the system makes it very hard for opposition voices to be heard.
That means they have a very high requirement and they throw signatures out and
they will haul you in the court to try to legally challenge you and financially
intimidate you with court costs against speaking out and being heard as a voice
of opposition; against the outrages that are facing the everyday American now.
Rob: And
my understanding is that Pennsylvania really raised the hurdle a lot higher for
third party candidates than for the two corporate parties: Democrats and
Republicans.
Jill: Yes,
I don't have the numbers in hand, but they're tiny. Their requirement is--I
believe it's a couple of hundred or at most it might be 1,000 or 2,000. So,
it's pretty small. You know, relative to what we have to get because our
signatures will be thrown out. So, we've got to double the number that they
require even. The playing field is so tilted. In my mind, it's like a case in
point of how steeply the playing field is tilted against everyday people in
trying to get jobs, in trying to have decent wages, in trying to have
affordable higher education for our kids; in every way imaginable, in trying to
get affordable health care. The system is really rigged against everyday people
and the rigging of the political system is a reflection of that. And to my mind
it's all the more reason why we have to fight and be heard.
Rob: Now,
we also broadcasted from New Jersey and into New Jersey. How are you doing in
New Jersey?
Jill: Good.
We have qualified also in New Jersey and it wasn't nearly as hard as
Pennsylvania.
Rob: Yes.
Well, I think this is a really good example of Nietzsche's quote, "That which
does kill the makes the stronger." / So it does.
Jill: /
It's true. What's that?
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