Here He Goes Again
Jack J. Woehr, well on his way to
becoming the Harold Stassen of Jefferson County, announces
his
fifth (5th)
run for public office since 1994. This time Colorado
House District 25 is the goal. As has become usual in his
campaigns.
Mr. Woehr is
accepting no money, no campaign contributions at
all.
Why Am I Running for Office?
Well, obviously because
I lack common sense. Aside from that, I'm a father and
grandfather and wish my community well.
I'm prepared for policy and issues. Our family turned off the
TV in 1979. We read and think for entertainment instead of
zoning out. It's amazing how many books on history, society
and the human condition you can read if there's no television
on! Jefferson County elected officials have privately
consulted me on public policy (and occasionally insulted me
:-)) for the past 16 years.
On the other hand, I'm an exceptionally inept politician.
Slow memory for names, inability to express thoughts without
accidentally insulting someone somewhere, occasionally
overbearing and strident in my personal beliefs. Just a jerk
mad enough at the professional pols to jump into the ring
with them but not quite smart enough to pin the so-and-so's
to the mat..
So I don't take your money. Keep it, watch me tilt at
windmills without spending much of anything. Maybe I'll print
cards. Maybe I won't. Did I mention that I'm also lazy? You
already guessed from
the photograph
above.
Representative Government is on the Ropes
The
choice Americans are making this year in every election in
which they vote is,
"Will
Americans continue to enjoy liberty, or will America become
an authoritarian police state?" Representative
government is on the ropes. Despite our national mythology,
America is no longer a Jeffersonian agrarian democracy
looking West to the frontier. Instead,
America is today the mightiest
empire in the history of the world.
Empire is hard on democracy. Many decisions have to be made,
and made faster than a legislature can move. So as Empire
progresses, more and more power goes to the executive.
The Bill of Rights has been illegally (without constitutional
amendment) suspended by the Democrats and Republicans.
Currently, unconstitutional laws passed by a bipartisan
coalition of Democrats and Republicans allow
the government to imprison any
citizen without charges, hold them incommunicado, try them on
secret charges with secret evidence obtained by torture,
without allowing them a lawyer. This is a crime
against the laws and constitution of the United States and a
crime against the Laws of Nations.
The system is broken. Really and truly broken. Want to help
me try fix it, starting in Colorado?
IT IS TIME TO VOTE LIBERTARIAN!
Don't throw away your
vote on a Democrat or a Republican! They will do nothing to
stop the slide to a police state.
Instead, vote for Libertarian
Jack Woehr who
- will fight to restore Constitutional
government to Colorado and the United States
- will fight to move money from prisons to
schools
- will fight to prevent the use of Eminent
Domain to steal private property and turn it over to
developers
- will fight against both right-wing
authoritarianism and left-wing nannyism.
Thoughts
I'm
blogging my thoughts here.
Vote for
Jack Woehr for Colorado House District 25!
Jack Woehr's five
(5) runs (walks?) for office:
- 1994
- Having received 40% of the vote at the nominating
assembly, Jack found himself in a primary race for the
Democratic nomination for Colorado's 6th US
Congressional District. He campaigned largely on the
basis of his opposition to the War on Drugs and the
assault of authoritarian government upon the Bill of
Rights of the United States Constitution that
goes hand-in-hand with the War on Drugs. At that time (1994) Jack
warned in his speeches that, "If the citizenry allows
the government to violate the Constitution for the War
on Drugs, what is going to happen to our freedoms if
there is ever a real crisis, such as a terrorist
attack?"
- 1998
- The Democratic Party nominated Jack for Colorado
House District 62, supported by then-Colorado senator
(now U.S. Rep) Ed Perlmutter. His Republican opponent
was Bryan Sullivant (late, peace to him). After the
race was over, Jack was contacted by a detective trying
to dig up dirt on Sullivant. Jack took the detective's
number, promising to have someone call him back, and
immediately phoned Mr. Sullivant and gave him the
number. Bryan and Jack remained friends until Sullivant
later withdrew from public life.
- 2004
- The Libertarian Party nominates Jack for Colorado's
6th US Congressional District. Appearing with on KBDI's
candidate debates with the Democrat and the Republican,
the group is asked, "When will the United States be out
of Iraq?" The Democrat and the Republican waffle; Jack
Woehr replies, "Not in our lifetimes."
- 2006
- The Libertarian Party nominates Jack for Colorado's
6th US Congressional District. Appearing with on KBDI's
candidate debates with the Democrat and the Republican,
the group is again asked, "When will
the United States be out of Iraq?" The Democrat and the
Republican waffle; Jack Woehr once again replies, "Not
in our lifetimes."
- 2008
- March 8, 2008: The Colorado Libertarian Convention
in Ft. Collins nominates Jack Woehr for Colorado House
District 25. Jack, for the first time not personally
seeking nomination, forgot to wear a tie. He accepted
nonetheless.