{"id":3182,"date":"2014-11-15T21:35:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T02:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=3182"},"modified":"2014-11-17T09:42:48","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T14:42:48","slug":"letter-to-eagle-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/15\/letter-to-eagle-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"A Letter to the Editors of the Eagle-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Nov 5th, the Eagle-Tribune published an article titled Minimal showing earns Falchuck’s party a spot on future ballots<\/a> which prompted me to write a letter to their editor. The Eagle-Tribute never published my letter, so I’m posting it here instead.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hello Eagle-Tribune,<\/p>\n

I recently read the article “Minimal showing earns Falchuck’s party a spot on future ballots” from the Nov. 5th edition of the Eagle-Tribune, and was very puzzled by Sec. Galvin’s remarks.<\/p>\n

Secretary Galvin states “The Pirate Party is another example. It didn’t run a statewide candidate Tuesday and will be stripped of its recognition.” The Massachusetts Pirate Party was formed in 2010 and ran its first candidates in the 2014 election. We are currently a political designation, and have yet to achieve full party status. I am surprised that Sec. Galvin intends to strip us of a recognition that we have yet to attain.<\/p>\n

I’m also puzzled by another of Secretary Galvin’s remarks: “There are only two legal parties in Massachusetts – Democrats and Republicans … The rest of them are not a party. They’re independents striving to become a party.” As your article nicely pointed out, the most recent elections have given Massachusetts two new political parties: the Greens and the United Independence Party. That is a total of four<\/em> parties, not two. Was Secretary Gavin not informed about the subject of your article?<\/p>\n

We contratulate the Greens and the United Independent Party on their successes during the 2014 elections.<\/p>\n

Steve Revilak
\nQuartermaster
\nMassachusetts Pirate Party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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