【新唐人2011年6月18日讯】“独立候选人”已成为2011年中国人大基层换届选举的热门话题。除了知名媒体人李承鹏、五岳散人之外，河南作家、房地产商曹天的加入，也让这次选举更为热闹。不过，近日，却传出曹天被当局查税以及被失踪的消息，让人担忧他的参选之路是否会夭折了。
曹天的参选可谓一鸣惊人，他提出要竞选郑州市市长，并拿出1亿元人民币作为竞选资金， 让他获得了“独立参选第一人”的美誉。
不过，继江西下岗女工刘萍，以及李承鹏等独立参选人被中共“关照”之后，关于曹天遭遇打压的消息也不断传来。
据维权网站《参与网》的披露，曹天在刚刚宣布参选郑州市市长一周后，就被公安、国土资源、税务组成的调查组，对他所在公司及他个人进行全面调查。目前，曹天已经处于“被失踪”状态。
曹天是法学博士，曾当过律师、记者以及企业高管，他平时喜欢写诗，2005年被中国作家协会评为当代百位最有影响力的作家之一。
北京的宪政学者陈永苗认为，独立参选人为中共所不容，他们的参选道路很难走得通。
陈永苗：“因为共产党的这个逻辑，它会把一切反对它的力量、独立于它的力量，跟它不一样逻辑的力量，都会消灭于无形之中。作为一个火星，星星之火它都会把它消灭掉。所以任何在已有的苏联转型，或者台湾转型，已有的经验，在共产党这种强大的统治面前，它是没有这种出路的。”
《博讯网》消息说，在曹天宣布参选两天后，他就接到一位河南“原省级领导”的电话。这位领导人嘲笑曹天“脑子进水了”，并警告曹天“别搞这种事”。 但曹天表示，公民参选这件事是符合宪法的。
胡平（《北京之春》主编）：“它根本没有反对党，它是咱们就是共产党这一家。共产党当然是想垄断这个选举。他们（刘萍、李承鹏、曹天等）是毛遂自荐的，毛遂自荐的人当然就不是组织上叫你出来的，而且他们这么做是组织上不喜欢的，所以他们讲打压就是指的这种人，这种情况。”
尽管独立参选人备受当局打压，但陈永苗认为，大量涌现出来的独立候选人，已经不是中共可以控制得了的。
陈永苗：“中国现在这个中产阶级，或者这一个中国追求自由民主的诉求，他已经到了一个非常重要的关口了，大家都按奈不住了，以前大家都会按住，或者自己把自己按住，今天大家都按不住了，它已经急剧的需要，这股洪流，这股力量，它现在在积极的寻找一个出口。
据统计，截至6月7号，中国已经有127位“独立候选人”有意参加各地人大选举，其中较有名气的达到26位。据估计，未来几个月，人数会达到500位以上。
新唐人记者常春、李静、郭敬、采访报导。
Cao Tian’s Forced Disappearance
“Independent candidacy" has become a hot topic
in National People’s Congress (NPC) 2011 elections.
Besides well-known media professionals,
Henan-based writer and real estate businessman
Cao Tian also participates in the election.
However, it is reported recently that Cao Tian
was undergoing tax inspection by the authorities
and he was made missing.
Cao Tian announced to run for mayor of Zhengzhou,
and to spend RMB 100 million for his campaign.
He was called “the No.1 independent candidate".
After Jiangxi-based unemployed candidate Liu Ping
and another candidate Li Chengpeng were harassed,
news of Cao being suppressed have been heard.
As per rights activist website “Participation",
one week after Cao declared his candidacy,
an investigation team composed of staff members
of police, land and resources and taxation bureaus
started a full investigation of him and his company.
As of now, Cao has already gone “missing".
Cao has a doctoral degree in Law. He worked as
a lawyer, reporter and corporate executive.
He likes to compose poems. In 2005, he was listed
as an influential writer by Chinese Writers Association.
Beijing-based constitution scholar Chen Yongmiao
believes that independent candidates are resented
by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Chen Yongmiao: The CCP would try to eliminate
all forces that oppose it, are independent from it
or have different logics from its own.
The CCP would try to destroy any tiny spark.
Either the transformation of the former Soviet Union
or the transformation of Taiwan,
will not work in the presence of the CCP’s rule.
As per Boxun.com, 2 days after Cao’s declaration,
an “ex-provincial leader" of Henan called him.
The person laughed at Cao and warned him,
“Do not do such a thing". However, Cao replied,
participation in elections is constitutional.
Hu Ping (editor-in-chief of Beijing Spring magazine):
The CCP has no oppositions. It is a monopoly.
It wants to monopolize the election process.
They (independent candidates) volunteered.
As they are not nominated by the CCP,
the CCP wants to suppress them.
Despite the suppression, Chen Yongmiao believes,
the independent candidates in great number
are beyond the CCP’s control.
Chen: The middle class’s pursuit of freedom and
democracy has reached a very important juncture.
In the past people would hold their urges.
Now, they can no longer do so.
This great force is now actively looking for an outlet.
According to statistics, as of June 7, China had
127 independent candidates in local elections.
26 of them are well-known. It is estimated that
in the next few months, there will be over 500 of them.
NTD reporters Chang Chun, Li Jing and Guo Jing
