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GOVERNOR GARY
JOHNSON
ANNOUNCES HE
WILL SEEK
LIBERTARIAN
NOMINATION
December 28,
2011, Santa Fe,
NM -- At a
morning news
conference in
the Rotunda of
the New Mexico
State Capitol,
former New
Mexico Governor
Gary Johnson
today announced
that he is
seeking the
Libertarian
Party nomination
for president.
Governor
Johnson's
announcement
statement:
"Today I am
announcing that
I will seek the
Libertarian
nomination for
President of the
United States.
The Libertarian
Party nominee
will be on the
ballot in all 50
states - as he
was in 2008, and
I will offer a
principled
alternative to
the Republican
and the
Democrat.
"This was
both a difficult
decision - and
an easy one. It
was difficult
because I have a
lot of
Republican
history, and a
lot of
Republican
supporters. But
in the final
analysis, as
many, many
commentators
have said after
examining how I
governed in New
Mexico, I am a
Libertarian --
that is, someone
who is fiscally
very
conservative but
holds
freedom-based
positions on the
issues that
govern our
personal
behavior.
"Frankly, I
have been deeply
disappointed by
the treatment I
received in the
Republican
nomination
process. I had
hoped to lay out
a real
libertarian
message on all
the issues in
the Republican
contest. The
process was not
fair and open.
"This
election is
about issues
larger than
party or
personal
ambition. The
future of our
country is at
stake.
"I believe this
election needs a
true libertarian
voice. While Ron
Paul is a good
man and a
libertarian who
I proudly
endorsed for
president in
2008, there is
no guarantee
that he will be
the Republican
nominee.
"My Agenda
for America, a
libertarian
agenda, is
clear. It is not
at an agenda you
will hear from
any other
candidate or
party.
-
I want to end
deficit spending
and cut federal
spending by 43%.
- I want to
enact the Fair
Tax to stimulate
real economic
growth and job
creation.
-
I want to end
the manipulation
of our money by
the Federal
Reserve.
- I
support the
Second Amendment
and oppose gun
control.
- I
oppose expensive
foreign wars in
places like
Libya and
Afghanistan
where our
national
interest is not
clear.
-I
want to cut the
over-regulation
of our families,
our businesses
and our lives.
- I support
a woman's right
to choose.
-
I support
marriage
equality for gay
Americans, as
required by the
Constitution.
- I support
the legalization
of marijuana,
which will save
us billions and
do no harm.
- I demand a
government free
of special
interest
influence, crony
capitalism and
corruption.
- I support
returning strict
adherence to
Constitutional
principles to
our government.
"I am
confident this
agenda will
resonate with
the American
people because
it actually
reflects the
true beliefs of
a clear majority
of Americans.
"Sadly,
neither the
Republicans nor
Democrats will
offer this
agenda to the
American people.
The Republicans
talk about
cutting spending
and taxes but
insist on
government
regulating our
personal lives.
The Democrats
support more
liberal social
policies but
they will tax
and spend and
borrow us into
bankruptcy.
America needs a
third way.
"I know
first-hand that
my governing
philosophy works
because of my
experience as a
successful
two-term
governor,
elected and
reelected as a
Republican in a
Democrat state.
I know how to
create jobs
because I have
created jobs. My
record on job
creation is
superior to
Barack Obama,
Mitt Romney or
any other
candidate. I
successfully
governed as a
Libertarian in
everything but
the name, and I
am running for
president as a
Libertarian.
"If I earn
the Libertarian
Party
nomination, I
will be on the
ballot in all 50
states. I will
not be held
hostage to a
system rigged
for the
wealthiest and
best-known
candidates in a
handful of
states who
happen to have
early primaries.
And most
important, we
will offer a
political "home"
for millions of
Americans who
are not finding
one in the
current
political
establishment or
its candidates.
"I am
excited by this
challenge. I am
liberated. And I
am committed to
shaking up the
system as it has
never been
shaken up
before. The
tired old
two-party system
has failed
America. When I
read in the Wall
Street Journal
that Mitt Romney
refuses to rule
out an ad
valorem tax I
realized the
American people
must be offered
another
alternative.
"America is
ready for a
President who
will restore
common sense to
our fiscal and
foreign policies
and get
government out
of the boardroom
and the bedroom.
I believe the
American people
will see that a
credible
Libertarian
candidate for
president is the
real path to
liberty,
economic growth,
opportunity, and
a government
that is put into
its proper and
limited role.
"In a
recent national
poll 63% of
Americans said
they wished
there was a
third choice for
2012. There is
another choice,
and I intend to
educate the
voters about
what we offer
America.
Together I am
convinced we can
make history and
restore America
to greatness."
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Source:
Gary Johnson 2012 Website |
