Issue Position: Money

Issue Position

I believe that men and women who are honest, wise and good should be sought for and upheld in public office. That elections should not be won or lost based on the amount of money spent on campaigns and I will not accept any campaign contributions whatsoever. That voting for a candidate should not be based on the number and look of election signs and I will not post any. That citizens should vote for the best candidate regardless of their party or perceived chances of being elected, otherwise they have compromised one of the great rights of liberty.

Experience shows that money and politics are a poisonous mix. Countless are the number of politicians who have become corrupted by money. Rampant is the terrible influence on governmental decisions in pursuit of money both in reckless spending and wresting it from citizens thru heavy taxation and inflation (increasing the amount of currency in circulation). As rare as diamonds are the politicians who are not affected by money. The love of it truly is the root of all evil.

Candidates who raise large amounts of money from others should be viewed with the highest degree of suspicion. The tendency toward reciprocation is human nature. In some cases it literally becomes bribery. Almost any candidate who will prostitute themselves in a campaign will almost surely do the same when in office. We need public servants with the fortitude to stand up for true and correct principles of proper government regardless of the circumstances. Any signs of compromise in principle in a candidate will surely evolve into them becoming the object of greater manipulation once in office. Wisdom commends us to seek candidates who are steadfast and immovable in their determination to adhere to the highest standards and the proper role of government.

This being indisputable, it is obvious the proper course of action is to find politicians who will shun the influences of money -- beginning in their political campaigns. This is a tangible measure of discipline and character long before the work of elected office takes place. It is my personal opinion that candidates for office should use only their own money to distribute their position on issues. That is what I have always done.

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