Good deal! I'm rooting for ya! (And I also contributed to your campaign!) I know it may seem far fetched, but you really need television advertising!
On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]>wrote: > 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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