Comments on Advance Indiana™: Charlie White's Residency Issue Not Going Away

Thank you Advance for your objective reporting on ...

2010-09-29T12:11:05.087-05:00

Thank you Advance for your objective reporting on this issue.

Nonetheless, Gary, a felony should be reserved for...

2010-09-29T11:29:47.625-05:00

Nonetheless, Gary, a felony should be reserved for only capital crimes.

This business of making felonies out of administrative and financial matters has given us a country with the highest per capita incarceration rate on Earth.

Further, as the public acceptance of broad criminal laws festers, future generations will be raised with an awareness that so many matters are already criminal, that new levels of criminality will be even easier to enact. After all, the government isn't preaching the message that the laws are excessive and are undeserving of moral respect, quite the opposite.

When everyone is taught to "respect the law," and everything is criminal, one doesn't live in a free country.

Whatever the transgression here is, the criminal courts and felony courtrooms are not the proper remedy. Bar him from voting for an election, if you must do something.

Sadly, I'm preaching for governmental restraint on behalf of a Republican, the party that advocates making absolutely everything criminal and then creates legions of police to "enforce" the phony "laws."

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (4/29/10) - The Libertarian Party...

2010-09-29T11:10:42.255-05:00

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (4/29/10) - The Libertarian Party of Indiana held its nomination convention this past Saturday, April 24, 2010. Mike Wherry, a resident of Greenfield, has received the Party’s nomination for Secretary of State. Wherry is a lawyer, former Naval officer, and mechanical engineer.

The Secretary of State race is a critical race for any political party, as the results determine ballot access status for the party. The Libertarian Party of Indiana is the third largest political party in the state and has had guaranteed ballot access since 1994 due to the performance of their candidates for Secretary of State. Sam Goldstein, Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Indiana said, “We nominated today a candidate for Secretary of State of Indiana that is a well-trained attorney with an aptitude for breaking down complex election codes and regulations, and then fixing them! I know he will do a wonderful job serving the citizens of Indiana.”

Wherry is a born Hoosier who received his degree in mechanical engineering from Rose-Hulman. He went on to serve in the Navy overseeing operations of the fast attack submarine, the U.S.S. Indianapolis. Upon completion of his law degree from Indiana University, Wherry spent several years helping small businesses and entrepreneurs protect their intellectual property by serving as a patent and trademark attorney.

As Secretary of State, Wherry will seek to streamline processes for prospective small business owners and serve as an independent officer over the Indiana Election Division. He will seek to use his office to influence the process of redrawing political districts in order to put an end to gerrymandering in Indiana.

Above all, Wherry seeks to provide a choice to Hoosier voters. The Libertarian Party serves as an alternate choice to the major political parties. This privilege is afforded to Hoosiers as a result of the Party’s past success in this race. Wherry wants to not only succeed in retaining ballot access for the Party, but also serve as a formidable opponent to the major parties in the race.

Wherry says, “This is an important race for the Libertarian Party and Indiana voters. I look forward to spreading the principles of the Libertarian Party – principles that are consistent with the beliefs of many Indiana voters.”

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Cato, I think it is an entirely different matter w...

2010-09-29T11:09:53.492-05:00

Cato, I think it is an entirely different matter when a public official is misrepresenting his voting address in order that he can continue receiving his salary and benefits as an elected official. That's why Abduallah's transgression was a serious matter, and that's why White's transgression is a serious matter. A typical voter is not gaining financially from voting in the wrong precinct; Abduallah and White were.

Mike Wherry is the Libertarian secretary of state ...

2010-09-29T11:08:43.861-05:00

Mike Wherry is the Libertarian secretary of state candidate.

Every four years, the Libertarians have to achieve 2% of the vote in the Secretary of State race to keep ballot access in Indiana.

As an Independent voter, with no party loyalty, I plan to cast my vote his way. I think he's the best candidate and I think ensuring that the Libertarian Party has ballot access it vital to the future of Indiana's political process.

Christ, if voting in in a "wrong" area m...

2010-09-29T10:39:27.325-05:00

Christ, if voting in in a "wrong" area makes me a felon, I'll just skip the process, altogether. I like to move periodically, and if I'm a felon for voting in my old polling place, it's safer just to skip the entire process.

There is a book called "Three Felonies a Day," by Harvey Silvergate essentially holding that everything we do can be construed as a felony. This country is out of control on its punishment obsession.

I know as Gospel truth that a lot of the Democratic base moves periodically and every election, many of these voters return to their former neighborhoods and votes at the place they know, though that might not be the correct polling place. So freaking what? So they voted in the Burton race instead of the Carson race, who cares? Because you move, you don't get to vote on Mitch? The Dems need to back off this. This odd complaint will whipsaw on their own constituency.