On January 12, 2004, the representatives of the Citizens' Debate Commission announced it's formation and intent to sponsor the televised presidential debates in 2004 in a conference at the National Press Building in Washington, DC.

The Inaugural CDC Board of Directors is:

* John B. Anderson, former Republican U.S. Congressman, independent presidential candidate and Chair of the Center for Voting and Democracy;

* Angela 'Bay' Buchanan, president of The American Cause;

* Veronica de la Garza, director of the Youth Vote Coalition;

* Norman Dean, director of Friends of the Earth;

* George Farah, director of Open Debates and author of "No Debate";

* Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch;

* Tom Gerety, director, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law;

* Jehmu Greene, director of Rock the Vote;

* Alan Keyes, U.S. Ambassador and formaer Republican presidential candidate;

* Jeff Milchen, director of ReclaimDemocracy.org and co-founder of the American Independendent Business Alliance;

* Larry Noble, former general counsel of the Federal Election Commission;

* Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council;

* Chellie Pingree, president and CEO of Common Cause;

* Randall Robinson, founder of TransAfrica Forum;

* Dan Stein, director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform;

* Mark Weisbrot, co-director of Center for Economic and Policy Research;

* Paul Weyrich, chair and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation

Sources for Further Information

* Read the op-ed "Duopoly by Design," published in the San Francisco Chronicle in 2000--one of many we wrote and published during the 2000 presidential race.

*Read the full Citizens' Debate Commission proposal for the 2004 debates

* Download this (pdf format) flier for a concise overview of problems with the CPD.

This flier is designed for easy printing and distribution.

* See documentation of the exclusion of vital issues in CPD events, and an overview of the solution.

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