I think it’s a commendable idea, but ill-advised. I would rather increase the number of signatures required.
As a candidate myself, I have signed the nomination paper of an opponent, in this case from the Rhinoceros Party, whose candidacy I considered much more…. In short, the fact remains that everyone should be given a chance. That is a principle of democracy. When I went to see citizens and asked them to sign my petition, I did not ask them to vote for me, but to give me the chance to be a candidate. That is the spirit in which we must proceed.
When I saw the people from the Longest Ballot Committee asking for signatures and approaching me, I refused to sign. Citizens must also, in a republican spirit, take responsibility for the signatures and political actions they take.