Gary Johnson in U.S. News and World Report

On Government Reform: Sues to attempt to participate in presidential debate

"Someone has to stand up and call this what it is--a rigged system designed entirely to protect and perpetuate the two-party duopoly," says Johnson's spokesman. "That someone will be the Johnson campaign."

The commission has declared that the debates are limited to candidates who are constitutionally eligible to hold the presidency; have achieved ballot access in enough states to win a theoretical Electoral College majority in the general election, and have the support of at least 15% of the national electorate. Johnson falls short in the polling category.

Johnson says this amounts to a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act because the collusion limits competition.