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yelekam
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13 Jul 2016, 10:49 pm

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petiti ... iling-fees



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14 Jul 2016, 8:09 pm

yelekam wrote:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-allowing-money-bar-people-seeking-office-abolish-filing-fees


pls explain your view on this



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15 Jul 2016, 2:01 pm

Pretty low bar, there. Do you really think filing fees are an important fight? Compared to the real systemic problems we have in our political system?



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17 Jul 2016, 4:11 am

EbenCooke wrote:
Pretty low bar, there. Do you really think filing fees are an important fight? Compared to the real systemic problems we have in our political system?


The nuts and bolts matter. Filing fees are one of techniques which the political establishment uses to block challengers and drain their resources, so as to help to mold the system in favor of them holding power. In actually, there are many instances in which candidates and groups have blocked for ballot access due to these prohibitive costs, and in effect contribute to maintaining two party dominance.