Anti-conscription campaigner Larry Marshall Sr. is considering running for Parliament as an Independent because he's so fed up of Bermuda's political parties failing to take action over his complaints.

Mr. Marshall — speaking after his group staged a brief sit-in at the House of Assembly yesterday — revealed he could stand in Smith's North, where he would probably be up against seasoned politicians Patrice Minors and Senator Michael Dunkley.

"I'm considering it. It would give them all something to think about," the Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD) leader told The Royal Gazette last night.

Mr. Marshall has strong roots in Constituency 12, where Mrs. Minors of the Progressive Labour Party earned a high profile victory over then United Bermuda Party Leader Sen. Dunkley at the last General Election.

Since then, electoral boundary changes mean the seat is much more favourable to the UBP — but Mr. Marshall, who said he has no affiliations to either party, believes the shake-up could create an opening for an Independent.

Yesterday afternoon about seven young men and women made a short appearance inside the House donning white T-shirts emblazoned with "Bermudians Against the Draft". More were outside the Chamber, according to Mr. Marshall, as the campaigners demonstrated that they wouldn't give up their fight against conscription.

"They were just making their presence felt," he said. "It was just to let the politicians know that this issue isn't going away. It went very well."

Mr. Marshall said feedback from MPs was minimal, but the group plans to carry out similar actions for the remaining few weeks of this House session.

BAD has been involved in court action for the past three and a half years in an attempt to outlaw conscription, losing most recently at the Privy Council last month.