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Opening up the presidential debates

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Though I’m definitely not libertarian, this video makes a good point about the desirability of allowing third candidates besides Romney and Obama into the presidential debates. The same argument could apply to Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

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