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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Apparently Smith doesn't really understand what freedom of speech entails, though. It means everyone has the right to express their beliefs without fear of state censorship or punishment. It does not mean that you can say whatever you want without consequence. It's not a free speech issue for Smith to turf Hunsberger as a candidate for being an unelectable moron who caused great harm to the WRP's standing with the voters of Alberta.
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I am going to bring this up with the party and I think that First Lady alluded to it but I am not sure what the options were. The candidate was elected by the members of the local constituency association to represent the Wildrose in the upcoming election. Does the party then have the option to have his name removed from the ballot? What if the ballot is printed, can they ask elections Alberta to strike out his party affiliation on the ballot?
I am not trying to pick a fight or debate the actions, I am really just not sure what options the party had.