Weicker Calls Reform Unfair

Here's an interesting story about so called "reform".The Hartford Courant reports:

Former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. said Friday he will ask a judge to strike down Connecticut's new system of publicly financing campaigns, saying it discriminates against minor parties.

Weicker, who outflanked the two-party system in 1990 to win the governor's race as a third-party candidate, said that the bill passed Thursday virtually locks out minor candidates for statewide office.

"It is entirely, in my opinion, illegal or unconstitutional to go ahead and in effect set the bar higher for third-party candidates," Weicker said.

When both major political parties sign off on "reform" you can bet it's about limiting political competiton.Of course it helps to have the New York Times and Washington Post helping you.