Democracy Matters - Episode 35: #LetHerSpeak

This episode features the audio from JMU Civic’s virtual town hall with Libertarian Party presidential candidate Dr. Jo Jorgensen. We discuss a range of issues including the size and role of the federal government, military and national defense, healthcare, immigration, COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice reform, the environment and more. 

Dr. Jo Jorgensen is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Clemson University. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Clemson, 2002). In 1992, she was the Libertarian Party’s candidate for South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District and was the Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential Nominee with Harry Browne in 1996.

Links in this episode:

• Jo Jorgensen for President

Discussion Questions:

• Should presidential and vice presidential debates include nominees of all parties? What are the effects of limiting debate participation? 
• How do Dr. Jorgensen’s views and positions on issues differ from those of other presidential candidates? 
• What are the effects of the two-party system on democracy?