New Lawsuit Challenging Presidential Debate Format

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On June 22, Level the Playing Field, Peter Ackerman, the Libertarian Party, and the Green Party, sued the Federal Election Commission in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The case asks that the FEC be required to consider the rule-making petition that Level the Playing Field filed nine months ago over presidential general election debates. The case was assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, an Obama appointee. It is styled Level the Playing Field v FEC, 15cv-961.

UPDATE: here is the Associated Press story. FURTHER UPDATE: here is a New York Times mention of the lawsuit. The New York Times snidely added that over 300 people have said they are running for President. It is unfortunate that the New York Times reporter didn’t say that in the entire history of the United States, there has never been a presidential general election with more than 7 candidates who had enough presidential elector candidates to theoretically be elected by the Electoral College.

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