Comments on: Oklahoma Democrat Wants to Outlaw Paying Circulators Per Signature http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=5574 By: Andy http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/comment-page-1/#comment-127160 Andy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:35:10 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/#comment-127160 Petitioners are paid through voluntary donations. Politicians are paid through taxes which are involuntary. If anyone shouldn't be paid it is the politicians. Petitioners are paid through voluntary donations. Politicians are paid through taxes which are involuntary. If anyone shouldn’t be paid it is the politicians.

]]> By: Don Lake http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/comment-page-1/#comment-127152 Don Lake Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:06:48 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/#comment-127152 No pay for petitioners! No pay for politicians! No pay for petitioners!

No pay for politicians!

]]> By: Andy http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/comment-page-1/#comment-127146 Andy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:28:59 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/#comment-127146 I'm really getting sick & tired of these lying hypocrite politicians attacking the petition process. They can put whatever spin on these attacks that they want, but the truth is that they want to take power away from the people and further empower themselves. To act like everyone who collects petition signatures is a liar is nothing short of being a lie. The average petitioner is more honest than the average politician. If anyone shouldn't get paid, it is the politicians. I’m really getting sick & tired of these lying hypocrite politicians attacking the petition process. They can put whatever spin on these attacks that they want, but the truth is that they want to take power away from the people and further empower themselves.

To act like everyone who collects petition signatures is a liar is nothing short of being a lie. The average petitioner is more honest than the average politician. If anyone shouldn’t get paid, it is the politicians.

]]> By: DiBianca http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/comment-page-1/#comment-127129 DiBianca Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:38:52 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/#comment-127129 How about, "We can’t continue to incentivize lying to the public about the issues. When an elected official gets paid for holding public office, what’s to stop him from misrepresenting the issue to the public to get them to vote for him?" How about, “We can’t continue to incentivize lying to the public about the issues. When an elected official gets paid for holding public office, what’s to stop him from misrepresenting the issue to the public to get them to vote for him?”

]]> By: Stine http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/comment-page-1/#comment-127113 Stine Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/09/26/oklahoma-democrat-wants-to-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/#comment-127113 I fail to see how circulating a petition in a volunteer effort stops you from misrepresenting the candidate or issue. If I know my candidate or initiative is likely to have low support or is something/someone the populace at large will react negatively to (think Nader in the 2004 election), I might be willing to use chicanery to get people to sign their names. I fail to see how circulating a petition in a volunteer effort stops you from misrepresenting the candidate or issue.

If I know my candidate or initiative is likely to have low support or is something/someone the populace at large will react negatively to (think Nader in the 2004 election), I might be willing to use chicanery to get people to sign their names.

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