2008 Presidential Candidates
For those of you that are planning to vote here is a list of other candidates running in this years 2008 Presidential Candidates. If you did not know you can write-in the candidate of your choice on your ballot when you go to vote in this Novembers election:
Write In Candidate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write-in_candidate
A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu of actually writing in the candidate's name. Write-in candidates rarely win, and votes are often cast for ineligible people or fictional characters. Many jurisdictions require write-in candidates to be registered as candidates before the election.[citation needed] This is usually mandatory in elections with large pools of potential office-holders, as there may be multiple people with the name that is written in.
Write-in candidates are a holdover from the time when ballot papers were blank, and had no names printed on them at all. Gradually, the ballots were arranged to have all the names of the candidates printed on them, with a "write-in" provision for latecomers.
Many states and municipalities allow for write-in votes in a partisan primary where no candidate is listed on the ballot to have the same functional effect as nominating petitions: for example, if there are no Reform Party members on the ballot for state general assembly and a candidate receives more than 200 write-in votes when the primary election is held (or the other number of signatures that were required for ballot access), the candidate will be placed on the ballot on that ballot line for the general election. In most places, this provision is in place for non-partisan elections as well.
Here are the rest of the 2008 Presidential Candidates:
Bill Ingram
More from his "about me" page (link):
I am a strong believer in individual rights as long as they do not effect others. I believe that more laws make more criminals and violators. Laws also make life complicated. We need to greatly reduce and simplify our laws.
I enjoy working with Special Olympic fund raisers. I also like to fly, sail, scuba dive, drive heavy construction equipment and other big rigs, golf, cook, and instruct. I've owned four Harley Davidsons, but grew up on dirt bikes and snowmobiles.
I have a very special gift that none of the millionaire candidates have and that is a real insight into the day to day frustrations, needs, and determination of the average working American citizen.
Bill Ingram & Jon Greenspon
http://www.ingram2008.com/
http://tinyurl.com/Ingram2008
http://www.greenspon.org/
and next theres:
Richard Michael Smith
Here's a portion of his article "Are You Tired of Politicians?:
According to polls, Americans are disenchanted and dissatisfied with the results we get from our politicians. Americans are exasperated by the quagmire created by the elitists who rule our country.
We are motivated by the principle that all people are created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights. “Inalienable” means these rights are indisputable, undeniable, and unassailable. Government has no license to put a lien on these God-given rights. We are motivated by these principles. We are dedicated to them. We believe in them. We are reclaiming them for ourselves and our posterity.
The product to which we are committed is freedom — liberty to live, to dream, and to facilitate the pursuit of happiness. We must reclaim our Constitution from those who seek to undermine and redefine it. We intend to restore this United States of America to be a government of the People, by the People, for the People.
This is a government of the People–The People make up the government. It belongs to them. It is theirs and theirs alone. We are the People.
This is a government by the People–We are the government. We elect representatives to do our will. We must let our voices be heard. Politicians must hear our message, loud and clear: “Stop working against us and start working for us.” We need peer representation. A government ruled by multimillionaires (a small percentage of the population) does not adequately or equitably represent the People. Rule by the elite hasn’t done the job for We the People. They have exercised power benefiting only a privileged few.
Finally, this is a government for the People–It is not for special interest groups. It is not for the rich. It is not for the powerful or privileged. Government must provide vision, opportunity and the expectation that we can live peaceable lives, achieve our hopes and dreams, and provide for ourselves and our posterity the greatness that is our destiny.
Richard Michael Smith
http://www.rmsmith2008.com/index.php
next is:
Peter Grasso Jr.:
Here's his stance on Energy Independence (link):
As a nation, we have a two-fold problem
1) The addiction of foreign oil – which is the primary revenue stream for many rogue states, is holding this nation and most industrial nation’s hostage. Let's face it; a person with a Heroin addiction will keep coming back to the drug dealer for the fix that is eventually going to result in his demise. We are no different as a nation.
2) The US has a major problem with the current EPA procedures and policies. The EPA sets too restrictive of polices instead of providing requirements for innovative solutions such as alternative fuel source vehicles and home heating/air conditioning technologies. Often there is so much EPA political red tape involved with bringing an alternative energy solution to market that the cost for regulatory certification and compliance far outweigh the benefit of the alternative solution. Basically, an innovative technology that would benefit tens of millions of consumers and result in tremendous savings in energy consumption are stifled and hindered by EPA policy due to the high expense and time involved.
America must be free from the grip of OPEC and the reliance on Middle East and Latin America fossil fuels as a matter of national policy and security without stifling innovators of technologies that provide solid, safe, and environmentally friendly solutions in the process.
My administration will aggressively drive ingenuity within our nation through alternative energy sources to wean off our dependency of foreign oil. We will create a national symposium to enlist the major industrial nations into this effort. We will make it an international goal to provide cost effective alternative energy solutions in areas of transportation, home, and business consumption and will share this information with the world community. The goal would be to wean the US and its allies from OPEC and the reliance on Middle East fossil fuels.
Peter Samuel Grasso Jr.
http://www.grassoforpresident.com/
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GcomyGY0JCQ
(the Grasso for president FAQ adobe pdf file)
http://tinyurl.com/Grasso4PrezFAQpdf
next is:
John H. Cox
Here's a portion of an article he wrote called "Let The Free Market Work Please!":
People created the systems, inventions and procedures that have advanced our standard of living over the past 230 years. People operating within a free market, driven by the profit motive and competition, made the investments of time and resources necessary to do what no country before has been able to do; marshal the organizational and technological resources to produce services and products that have generated the greatest growth in living standards the world has ever known.
The last thing we need now is more government. What we need now is the power of the free market. America is indeed at a defining moment and it is absolutely essential that we tip in the direction of more freedom, more individual initiative, more entrepreneurship, and more incentives for the free market to address our problems.
Want more affordable and available health care? Again, the last we thing we need is a government run system that injects more demand into a system that lacks supply and free market competition. Health care is rising so much in price because there is huge demand and not enough competition or supply. Tort lawyers drive doctors, insurance companies and hospitals out of business or into the practice of defensive medicine. Doctors tell nurses they can't compete in certain procedures or services; hospitals tell clinics and other hospitals they cannot compete in certain areas; states tell insurance companies and other providers of insurance they cannot compete across state lines or in certain markets.
John H. Cox
http://www.cox2008.com/cox
lastly there's:
William Koenig
More on Mr. Koenig from his platform page (link):
The United States is a constitutional republic. A republic protects the individual’s rights without regard to social or economic circumstances. We must stop defining our citizens by socioeconomic and ethnic classes, which leads with certainty to economic and racial division. We are all Americans and we celebrate our common heritage as a proud nation of immigrants who have come together to become American citizens, building and maintaining the greatest nation on earth.
his views on government accountability:
Americans do not need or desire excess federal regulation and oversight that complicate their lives and increase the costs of products and services. The federal government must be downsized.
The U.S. Tax Code, consisting of 9 million words on 65,000 pages, must undergo a dramatic reduction, paring down to a fair and equitable tax system, eventually adopting a flat tax that treats citizens equally.
Corporate tax laws must be simplified so that small- and medium-size companies can fairly compete with larger corporations. Estate death taxes must be permanently eliminated.
The federal government must adopt Generally Acceptable Accounting Principles (GAAP) to accurately report the nations financial picture.
William Koenig
http://www.william2008.com/
http://www.youtube.com/koenig08
http://www.myspace.com/williamkoenig
http://www.viddler.com/WilliamKoenig/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=624051089
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Note: I found the candidates listed above through the DC Political Report (link) and Project Vote Smart (link).
