Re: The Natural Rule Party???
Ed Sparling (esparlin@ceres.agsci.colostate.edu)
Thu, 10 Oct 1996 13:22:28 -0600
At 01:18 PM 10/10/96 cdt, Tory Shade wrote:
>Did anyone else catch NPR this morning and their piece on third parties?
>
>I was driving along not paying much attention, until one presidential
>candidate, a John Hagelin of the Natural Rule Party, was listed as
>supporting sustainable agriculture!
>
>NPR said they're on the ballot in 45 states and have a lot of local
>candidates too. So I checked with our County Clerk and it turns out
>they're on the Missouri ballot (including a Lt. Gov, Secry of State, State
>Treasurer and as US Representative.)
>
>I've never heard of this party. Who are these folks?
>
>Tory Shade
>shadev@ext.missouri.edu
The NPR piece wnet on to make a connection between the Natural Rule Party
and Mahrishi University and the Transcendental Meditation movement. The
tone was derisive.
Ed Sparling