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Will SCOTUS Hearing on Ballot Position Apply to Minor Political Parties?

ByWilliam L. Kovacs

Libertarians and other political third-parties will soon find out if fairness in federal courts extends to political third-parties, or is fairness confined to major party candidates. The answer will establish the degree of loyalty each branch of government has to political parties over the Constitution. On the week of February 10, 2020 the U.S. Court…

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Denial of Ballot Access: In Search of Meaningful Remedies to the Deprivation of Constitutional Rights

ByWilliam L. Kovacs

Part I of this series describes the two major political parties as possessing monopoly control of our government. Part II discusses the tactics used by states and the two major parties to maintain such control. This article explores how to break such control. Third-parties have fought to obtain ballot access for over a century. It…

The Republican and Democratic Suppression of Third Parties and Ideas
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The Republican and Democratic Suppression of Third Parties and Ideas

ByWilliam L. Kovacs

Part I of this series sets out the fact that independent and third-party candidates only hold 0.0003246% of all elected offices. The two major parties, Republican and Democratic, hold 99.96%. It appears from history that such control has been obtained by violating the constitutional rights of third-party candidates and could be a monopoly that restrains…

KY Libertarian and Constitution Parties File Lawsuit Over Definition of “Party”

KY Libertarian and Constitution Parties File Lawsuit Over Definition of “Party”

ByGuest Post

The Libertarian Party of Kentucky and the Constitution Party of Kentucky are joining together in a vie for major party status. Kentucky’s laws uniquely disadvantage small parties and prevent them from gaining ballot access easily. From Ballot Access News: On December 4, the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky…