Yes and since around 9000 of the 12000 is my donation.... but we are about to do mailings to republicans and independents
On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]>wrote: > Well said Bruce! > > I'm disappointed with your campaign contributions......You need mo' money! > > > > > On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> >> D.C. Libertarian takes on 11-term Democratic incumbent >> >> By C. Michael Pickens >> >> Bruce Majors aims to seize an opportunity for the LP in his run for >> Congress in the District of >> Columbia. He’s running against entrenched Democratic Delegate Eleanor >> Holmes Norton. If he >> wins more than 7,500 votes this election, the Libertarian Party will be >> granted permanent ballot >> status in D.C., saving the party tens of thousands of dollars in future >> elections. >> >> Because there is no Republican in the race, his chances are good. Michael >> Monroe, the >> Republican who challenged Norton during the 2004 presidential election, >> won over 18,000 votes. >> Majors stands a good chance of grabbing enough of those votes to secure >> party status. >> >> Bruce Majors is addressing issues that Eleanor Holmes Norton won’t touch >> and that appeal to >> fiscal conservatives as well as to civil libertarians. He calls for both >> slashing federal government >> spending and repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. >> >> “DOMA is a discriminatory piece of legislation that implies that marriage >> is only between a >> man and a woman. It denies same-sex couples over 1,000 legal rights and >> privileges that straight >> couples receive,” he said. >> >> On D.C.’s regulatory burden, Majors says that it drives up the cost of >> D.C. housing and makes it >> impossible for working class people to start a business - from hair >> braiding, to delivering mail, to >> providing day care. “Less regulatory burden means more opportunity for >> the people of D.C.,” he >> said. >> >> Bruce Majors calls for ending the Drug Prohibition, noting, “The current >> ‘War on Drugs’ takes >> the wrong approach. Not only is it costing us more in taxes but it deters >> people from seeking out >> treatment for fear of punishment.” >> >> Because D.C. is a territory of the United States similar to Puerto Rico >> and Guam and not a >> recognized state, the Delegate for D.C. is a non-voting member of the >> House of Representatives >> who can influence government policy only if assigned to a congressional >> committee. D.C. has no >> representation in the U.S. Senate. >> >> Yet D.C. it is the only territory required to pay federal income tax. >> Majors objects to this taxation >> without representation and says, “I will work to end federal taxation in >> D.C.” >> >> Bruce Majors has been a well-known and well-liked political activist in >> D.C. since 1990. He >> has helped with six local campaigns and attends community events on a >> regular basis. 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