One of the greatest strengths of America is the ideal of the great melding pot that turned a collection of immigrants from around the world into a nation of Americans. This ideal is currently under threat, not from any one group, but from a confused patchwork of immigration laws and polices, and the understandable alienation […]
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It’s not secret that a number of voters in Florida still have concerns about how their votes are counted.
Workers from the Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections Office demonstrate the latest optical scan voting machines at the Candidate forum sponsored by the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce.
Raw footage of the forum is also availible in our Google Video section.
Campaign […]
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INDEPENDENT NEARLY TRIPLES FUNDRAISING FIGURES
Cape Coral’s George draws more backing for U.S. House run
FORT MYERS, July 15, 2008 – Support for a departure from traditional two-party politics is continuing to grow.
U.S. House of Representatives candidate Jeff George reports to the Federal Election Commission raising $9,257 over the past three months, bringing the total for his […]
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This weekend there was a nice burst of coverage on the congressional race spurred on by the debate challenges.
WINK News had Congressman Mack defending himself in Rep. Mack: I won’t debate anybody… yet. and they spoke to me as well. (You can also check out the raw video of my interview.)
Fox News featured the story Saunders — Independent in Name Only which included […]
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GEORGE WANTS DEBATE FOR U.S. HOUSE SEAT
Cape Coral independent says Mack denying voters vital opportunity
FORT MYERS, July 10, 2008 – Congressional candidate Jeff George is ready to debate, even if incumbent Connie Mack is not.
The Cape Coral resident and U.S. Army veteran is joining a growing chorus in calling for a series of public debates […]
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“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
Amendment 4 […]
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This morning on The Onion AV Club I read about an interesting list-making challenge that’s making the rounds on blogs to pick an album for every year you’ve been alive. I decided it might be fun to do here for those voters around my age who are hip enough to judge a candidate based purely on his/her musical tastes.
I set […]
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I’m so excited! This week, I got my first anonymous attack e-mail:
> \”Open campaigning for the sake of Transparency, Integrity, and Accountability\”
> So does this mean the public gets to learn about a certain Ms. Harper?
When I read that, I felt just like Navin Johnson with the new phone book. “I’m somebody now!” I feel like a real […]
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I hope everyone enjoys their Independence Day this year!
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