CITIZEN CANDIDATES: More than 2,300 running for Congress, most in decades
Jun 2, 2010 at 4:03 PM
DailyBail in elections, elections, politics

This is how you take back control of government.  You BECOME government.  Can't be a bad thing when voters are so fed up that they run for office themselves.  Vote them all out, minus Ron Paul. 

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"I had to sell my four-wheeler to pay (the filing fee), and I did.  It's worth it," said Bruce Ray Riggs, a tea party sympathizer and first-time candidate who spent $6,960 to get on the ballot in Florida's Senate race, which is crowded with two dozen names.

Riggs, 43, whose campaign slogan is "No suit, no tie, no political lies," said he wanted to abolish most federal functions and give more power to the states.

"They've railroaded the American people," the independent says of Congress, arguing that Washington is operating an unconstitutional government.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100602/D9G35AKG0.html

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