Jesse Ventura For President Petition

Hi All,

The organizers of the "Jesse Ventura for President Petition" have asked me to post this.You can click onto the title of this post for a link to the Petition.

Some of you know how I feel about this. Bill Dahn is a friend of mine, but in keeping with the tradition we are establishing for our Town Hall Meeting I have to fulfill this request and post the information. We have to be inclusive of all people. And I know some of you are Jesse fans.. So I,we, respect all opinions here. Thanks...


*The 2008 presidential election will offer the same old empty promises and betrayals, unless.....

There are some Republicans and Democrats that are starting to announce their intentions to run for President in 2008. The playing field for the upcoming highest office in the land once again is looking bleak and disheartening from what the 2 different faces of the same party are putting forth. Is there a better choice? A hope for a better future? A hope to maintain (and restore) Freedom and Liberty?

The Libertarians, Greens, Independents, Reforms, and all other minor parties will more than likely follow history and do what they have done several times over in the past, and that is to remain minor. Each getting 1% or less on average, and by and large just being dismissed by the main stream media and voters. What alternatives are there for those of us that want to preserve and restore Freedom and Liberty? Those of us that feel government is too big and intrusive. Those of us that want REAL change in America. Is there an alternative?

I think if we all join together behind someone who is by and large aligned with the ideals of Freedom and Liberty, rather than each support our own minor candidate that has little or no chance of making an impact; and instead we all push and work together, we can make a far bigger splash. However it MUST be someone with immediate name recognition on a national level. Someone without ties to special interests. Someone who has held office(s) with success.

I think the best person with the name recognition and ability to actually win, who will get press coverage and be included in the debates, and most importantly represent the "freedom lovers" among us is.... Jesse Ventura.

Jesse is known as a socially libertarian, fiscally conservative politician. What could he do for America and Americans as President? President Ventura would potentially:

* End the income tax in favor of a sales tax.
* End pork-barrel spending; return surplus to the people.
* Return any budget surpluses to the taxpayers automatically.
* Respect diversity, both cultural and lifestyle.
* Opposes “Three Strikes”; leave discretion to judges.
* End the war on drugs since it has failed; look for other solutions.
* Fund schools at state level instead of via property taxes.
* Overcome dependency on foreign oil.
* Increase voluntary partnerships to reduce greenhouse gases economically.
* Open up, simplify, & demystify government.
* Help promote that government service should be temporary; not a career.
* Promote individual responsibility for unhealthy lifestyle choices.
* View social programs as a safety net, not a hammock.

Jesse has not announced an intention to run for office as of yet. He has not officially said no either. There is a petition drive at www.voters4ventura.com to show support for Jesse running for office. Is he perfect? No. Nobody is. There are those of you who will read this that will have an issue with Jesse for something he did, or did not do. The old saying that you can't please 100% of the people 100% of the time is so very true. He speaks his mind and steps on toes sometimes. Exactly the opposite of most politicians who tip toe around and spin things to try and appeal to as many people as possibly, but usually are spewing words with no intention of even trying to follow through. Politicians who forget their constituents when they get caught up in the grease that is lubricating the "wheels of government". Jesse tells it like it is and how he sees it. Isn't that refreshing.

Whether you like him or not, I think you have to admit Jesse is the best hope all of us "Freedom Lovers" have at seeing someone with a similar viewpoint as our own, as President. A far better chance than anything the Republicans or Democrats will offer; as they are both for bigger government, more spending, more invasion of privacy and more waste. And the minor third party candidates will once again go nowhere and do nothing and will be ignored by the mainstream media. And should we fail to come together and back someone with national name recognition, who holds similar at least 75% of our beliefs; once again, we will be left gnashing our teeth in angst for 4 years with the Dempublican / Republicrat office holder who will continue turning the USA into the USSA. And by 2012, it might be too late to undo the damage of National ID's, Patriot Acts, data mining and surveillance, warranties spying, surrendering of Habeas Corpus, more bloated government programs and "protections", and who knows what else...

If you want to see someone who will stand up for Freedom and Liberty and the everyday American in the 2008 election, I urge you to go sign the petition at www.voters4ventura.com so we can hopefully get Jesse to bite the bullet and run for Freedom and Liberty, and for you and me.