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[Nathan Hale]

Well I just learned today from a phone conversation I had with my SoState that I can be sued for running for an office i'm not eligible for.

Umm...

Any thoughts of what I should do?

At the moment i'm still going to do it anyway.

If you can be sued - why not run for an office you ARE eligible for? its not worth wasting the resources by staying in a race for which you are ineligible.

 

[Austin]

If you can be sued - why not run for an office you ARE eligible for? its not worth wasting the resources by staying in a race for which you are ineligible.

All offices in his state require one to be 21 years of age.

 

[Call Me V]

If you can be sued - why not run for an office you ARE eligible for? its not worth wasting the resources by staying in a race for which you are ineligible.

I cant.

To some it would seem really silly to run for an office you are not eligible for but you have to look at some of the positives aspects. My main priority is to get the message of limited government and freedom back into the minds of Americans. If I can just cure one person's apathy, it will be all worth it. Another great thing about my run is it could also potentially influence the vote for other City Commissioners. It may be a longshot but it could even influence the City Commissioners themselves to finally cut spending, lower taxes and finally respect private property rights and individual freedoms.

 

[Nathan Hale]

All offices in his state require one to be 21 years of age.

Then perhaps he's better off running for office when he's 21. There is a shortage of good campaign volunteers in this world - perhaps that's a better role until he reaches 21.

 

[Nathan Hale]

I cant.

Then don't run for office. This movement has a limited amount of available resources (individual labor for the movement is a resource). It's important to ask yourself before you undertake a labor for the movement whether or not you're maximizing your effectiveness.

To some it would seem really silly to run for an office you are not eligible for but you have to look at some of the positives aspects. My main priority is to get the message of limited government and freedom back into the minds of Americans.

Then don't run for office. If your goal is educating the people, running for office is not your best move. The only reason to run for office is if you intend to win and serve in the seat. Anything else is disingenuous and for the most part a less effective use of resources. I've always said that the best way to "get out the message" in a political campaign is to actually run for the office and offer a credible candidacy. Why not just wait until you can offer that, and in the meantime undertake one of the many more effective methods of voter education out there?

If I can just cure one person's apathy, it will be all worth it.

But see, there are better ways to energize the population. You'll turn more heads going door to door with literature, or working for a legitimate campaign for office.

Another great thing about my run is it could also potentially influence the vote for other City Commissioners. It may be a longshot but it could even influence the City Commissioners themselves to finally cut spending, lower taxes and finally respect private property rights and individual freedoms.

This only works when a credible candidate runs for office. If you're under the age limit you're going to be written off - ignored. If you want to affect local legislators, the best way to do it is attend the meetings and present your argument during the public comment section of the meeting or approach legislators after the meeting and push your agenda. Local legislators are very wishy washy, if there is an assertive personality pushing an agenda - I've seen it happen on many local boards.

 

[KPatrick]

Running in Mon County, WV for State Legislature, website is up: www.kevinpatrickforhouse.info
setting up campaign committee now, bio is on website. (-:

 

[dsantoro]

Dean Santoro for Florida State House District 107

Fresh off lively and well traveled campaigns in 2008, I will be running for Florida State House in 2010. I look forward to launching our agenda into the mainstream. To all of you who supported me in my previous run thank you! You have made it possible for me to have an excellent chance at winning.
Please visit my website http://www.deansantoro.com which under construction right now but you can donate and join my Facebook group.
We are back to fight another day!!!
dean

 

[Nathan Hale]

Running in Mon County, WV for State Legislature, website is up: www.kevinpatrickforhouse.info
setting up campaign committee now, bio is on website. (-:

One piece of advice - try to get a .com or .org web extension. It's worth it.

 

[porcupine]

Anyone interested in getting elected should consider the Free State Project as we have a very good record of electing our members to the state legislature and other offices.

 

[Nathan Hale]

Anyone interested in getting elected should consider the Free State Project as we have a very good record of electing our members to the state legislature and other offices.

Agreed. The FSP is a great framework for concentrating resources in fewer political districts. Right now there are something like 1,000 FSP members in New Hampshire. If that number doubled you'd have a serious political force on your hands, as I doubt either major party currently has 2,000 devoted activists in the state.