Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 21:09:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: eudomania@yahoo.com (Joe Duarte)
Subject: [lpaz-discuss] DUARTE ARRESTED FOR HOLDING SIGN AT LWV DEBATE
To: lpaz-pima@yahoogroups.com
Cc: lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com
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DUARTE ARRESTED FOR HOLDING SIGN AT LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS DEBATE

Tucson, AZ  Joe Duarte, Libertarian Candidate for U.S. 
Congress  District 8, was arrested at approximately 
5:30 p.m. this evening for holding up a sign protesting 
the League of Women Voters unlawful exclusion of 
Libertarian candidates from a televised Gubernatorial 
debate at Pima Community College.

Mr. Duarte was charged and released. He is due to appear 
in Pima County Justice Court on September 16 on the 
following charges:
-         Disorderly conduct
-         Disruption of an educational institution

The protest stemmed from the Leagues exclusion of the 
Libertarian (Hess and Fallon) and Independent (Mahoney) 
candidates, making a mockery of the Legues supposedly 
non-partisan stance. As a 501-3c nonprofit, it is 
illegal for the League of Women Voters to act as a 
partisan political organization.

Mr. Duarte makes the following statement:

Its outrageous that Libertarians were excluded from 
the debate. Its even more outrageous that I was 
arrested for a perfectly peaceful protest. All I did 
was hold up a sign. The police told me I had two 
choices: Leave - or put down the sign and stay. I 
told them  Im in America. My choice is clear. 
So they cuffed me and took me away.

August 25, 2002



You can contact the Duarte for Congress campaign at 
520-245-4245. More information is available at 
www.duarte2002.com