Jake Towne for US Congress PA-15 (June 2009) Rev1A SHORT

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Jake Towne for US Congress

Pennsylvania's 15th District

If universal peace, civilization, and commerce are ever to be the happy lot of man, it cannotbe accomplished but by a revolution in the system of governments.- Thomas Paine

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.- Victor Hugo

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Mission Statement

(1) Spread my message of prosperity bydefending freedom and peace.(2) Educate as well as learn from the public.

(3) Win the 15th

District U.S. Congressionalseat in 2010.(4) Truly represent the citizens of the districtby voting on their behalf.

(5) Create and drivenew legislation inagreement with the platform, my principlesand citizen input.


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Principles (Abridged)Government, or the rule of law, solely exists to protect theliberty of the individual.

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What is law? It is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense.- Frederic Bastiat, 1848, The Law


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Principles (Abridged)Individuals have the right to live their own lives how theychoose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with theequal rights of others.

Ultimate disregard forhuman life Remains ofNazi Germany's victimstaken by the US Army in

1945


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Principles (Abridged)The only legitimate use of force is in defense of individual rights life, liberty, and justly acquired property against aggression.

The Japanese attack at PearlHarbor resulted in a

declaration of war againstNazi Germany and ImperialJapan. Shown here is the

beachhead assault on D-Dayin 1944.


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Principles (Abridged)Property should be owned by people, not government.

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No person shall be... deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.- The Constitution of the United States of America

Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the factthat life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.

- Frederic Bastiat, 1848, The Law


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Principles (Abridged)The monetary unit must be incorruptible, not based on fraud.

"Of all the contrivances for cheating the laboring classes of mankind, none has been more effectivethan that which deludes them with paper money."

- Daniel Webster, 19th century American statesman


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Principles (Abridged)Freedom is an indivisible whole and includes both economicand personal liberty.

Ben Franklin's 1754political cartoon signifiedthe need for the coloniesto unite to preserve theliberty of all. Likewise,economic and personalliberty together is a

powerful force and

freedom is lost wheneither is compromised.


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Government Accountability &

Transparency

As your Representative, I will work inside of an Open Office that is clear as glass.- Jake Towne, 2010 Candidate for Pennsylvania's 15th District


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Our Open Office

1) Online Public Feedback & Debate

Forum2) Monthly Reports3) Online Bill Submission Service4) On-Demand Town Hall Discussions

I want to get the government off our backs, and full Accountability andTransparency is the path. The Open Office concept makes me responsible to the

people for every action I take, and provides everyone with an easy way to voicetheir opinions.

- Jake Towne, 2010 Candidate for Pennsylvania's 15th District

Besides our existing website and system, I will offer:


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Our Open Office

With your help and votes, we will together redefine the 'res publica', our Republic,or our 'public affairs.' We will revolutionize politics, and move it from its currentdarker age into a new era of real hope, real change, and openness.

- Jake Towne, 2010 Candidate for Pennsylvania's 15th District

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Prosperity via Monetary Policy

ChangeDishonest MoneyRestore Honest Money

The FED Causes DepressionsAbolish the FED, the Central BankAbolish the Federal Income TaxDemand Market Transparency in OTC

Dark DerivativesReplace the socialistic Keynesiangovernment status quo with theAustrian free market


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Replace the Socialistic Keynesian GovernmentStatus Quo with the Austrian Free Market

The Money Power is held by theGovernment & Bankers

Government Commands the Economy

Renown for Deficit Spending andStealing via Currency DebasementRedistributes Wealth to the Military-

Industrial Complex, Banking Cartels,Special Interest Groups & Corporations

Allows and Rationalizes Government

Takeovers of Private BusinessesMay promote capitalism and the freemarket in word, but in deed functions asCrony Capitalism, Vulture Capitalism, theCorporatocracy or Disaster Capitalism

Keynesian Economics

In the long run, we are all dead.

- Lord John Maynard KeynesBritish Economist and

Central Planner


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Replace the Socialistic Keynesian GovernmentStatus Quo with the Austrian Free Market

The People own the Money PowerGovernment Plays No Role in

Economic PlanningPromotes Honest Money & BalancedBudgets

Highly Rewards those who CreateWealth and Shares it with All

Government Does Not Takeover

Private BusinessesPromotes Free Market Capitalismand laissez faire, or let them be!economics

Austrian Economics

All those intent uponsabotaging the evolutiontowards welfare, peace,

freedom and democracy,loathe gold.

- Ludwig von MisesFounder of the modern

Austrian School


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END

This version is only a briefintroduction to the platform.

For a presentation with moredetails, please visit here LINK
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Thank You!!My sincere thanks to the team of campaign volunteers who took the time

to peer review this presentation and offer many improvements. This teamincludes Erik Gumbrecht, Gene DeNardo, Aaron Emery, Dann McCreary,and Brian Theiss, who agreed to be recognized. Many thanks to DerekWyatt for creating the Towne 2010 - As Good As Gold graphic!! Ofcourse, thanks to my family and friends for supporting me in thisendeavor to dedicating the next 17 months of my life to this mission.

Veritas numquam perit. Veritas odit moras. Veritas vincit."Truth never perishes. Truth hates delay. Truth conquers.

(My personal motto)

Graphics AcknowledgementsUnless listed below, all photos are either mine or public domain.

The Towne 2010 As Good As Gold logo was created by DerekWyattStatue of Liberty photo is courtesy BigMacSC99 LINKLICENSE USSR flag photo courtesy Neozuki LINKLICENSE The Roman forum photo is courtesy Stefan BauerLINKLICENSE
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Document CopyrightCopyright Jake Towne, 2009. Any portion of this presentation that could be

copyrighted is owned by myself and I hereby released it to the public domain. Igrant full permission to use any of the ideas or material within. You may republishthis work. Attribution to myself is appreciated but not required.

Closing Remarks* I am running as a citizen, not with either major party - What I offer to the citizens

of the 15th district, and many do belong to the two main parties, is a trulyindependent voice and ear.

* I am not a career politician. If elected, I would plan to run again in 2012, butfollowing this I would most likely not run again. My aim is to serve as a temporarystatesman and representative and then leave government. I am more mindful thanmost of the sad truth behind "Power corrupts and absolute power corruptsabsolutely." As collateral for this assurance, if elected, I will not enlist in theCongressional pension plan, which guarantees members up to 80% of their salary inannual pension. I believe this is fiscally irresponsible and too lucrative. The currentsalary for a seat in the U.S. Congress is $174,000. I view this as too lucrative giventhe current purchasing power of the dollar, so obviously I would act to reduceCongress's salary and mine - how can the people believe Congress will tighten thepurse-strings on government if Congress fails to start with itself? I support tying thesalaries of our Congress in some manner to household median incomes.

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