Cry me a river, John

John McCain says the media isn’t giving him a fair shake.  He has no idea what it’s like to run as a Libertarian.  But he also has no idea what it’s like to apply for a real job with a real interview.

What sort of press does any candidate (even Obama) get these days?  When will we hear answers to the most basic, important questions that should be asked of every politician:

Are there any laws that politicians must obey without exceptions?  Are there any rights that cannot be violated?  Is there any property that cannot be seized?  How much taxation is enough?  What is the value of a human life, and who decides?  What is the valid role of government?  What is none of politicians’ business?  And are your answers in writing somewhere?

How about we just stop that silly “two party system” fiction and start asking these critical questions?  You know we need to. 

Right now.

In the 2008 gubernatorial race, there is only one candidate even running for the constitutional office of Indiana Governor.  This man has already proposed overhauling state government.  He has already proposed standing up to D.C. to demand federalism.  Of course he’s proposed eliminating personal property tax.  He has also already proposed eliminating CPS/DCS, phasing out public schools in favor of Common Schools (as is constitutionally required), stopping I-69, and in general, restoring what works and rejecting what’s failing in Indiana.  And he also did this when he ran for Governor in 2000. 

He was right on the facts and issues then, and he’s right on the facts and issues now.

Voters have heard none of this from their eyes and ears in the democratic process, the media.  Voters rely on the media’s imprimatur of legitimacy, and yet all they hear about is Mitch Daniels’ money and incumbency, Jill Long Thompson’s “Green Jobs,” and that nebulous charge of “negative campaigning” that marks every race.

…The poor voters don’t know what they’re missing. 

…Or what the choices actually are in November. 

That’s just not right. 

Let’s all do better this time.

Betcha Didn’t Know…

Did you know…

• That most government spending is illegal?
• That tax-funded schools are supposed to be identical/equal all across the state? 
• That it’s illegal to take personal property tax for schools?
• That justice is supposed to be tax-paid without any additional purchase?
• That constitutional rights cannot be regulated?
• That all Indiana politicians swear oaths to both Indiana and USA constitutions?
• That politicians have only the powers specifically written into constitutions?
• That only citizens can interpret constitutions, and only jurors can interpret laws?
• That politicians must obey constitutions…as written?

Well, politicians certainly don’t want you to know these facts, but they’re all clearly written into the laws that protect you from politicians – the state and federal constitutions.

Why belabor the minor nuisances of corporate/political corruption, entrenched political powers, wild spending, shortsighted tax policy or even the “wasted vote” deceit that you’ll no doubt hear over and over again in this campaign?  These are all symptoms; not the disease itself. 

The disease is ungoverned government.  It’s the only anarchy that has ever existed – power without restraint.  And the solution is simple.  You must govern your government.

Fortunately, that’s simple.  You can simply vote for those who swear to honor their oaths of office “to support the Constitution of this State, and of the United States.” 

Unfortunately, all your neighbors don’t know what you now know, and it costs money to get their attention.  Even more unfortunately, the enemies of the simple, uniform justice written into our laws pay lots of money to get special deals.  They pay even more to deceive us.  Too few are willing to pay for a Fair Deal.

Please read through these Indiana Constitution excerpts, and consider what you can do to take back what’s yours by law.

Make checks payable to: Horning for Governor, 7851 Pleasant Hill Road, Freedom, IN 47431.