By the way, in 2004, I was a member of the American Independent Party of California during the primary season and I voted for Michael Peroutka (the only person on the ballot) as an “adoped favorite son” for our state. By the time the general election rolled around, I was a member of the Natural Law Party of California. I wanted to vote for the Nader-Camejo ticket but we failed to qualify such for the ballot (as you well know). I considered voting for Michael Peroutka again but I decided instead to vote for the Kerry-Edwards ticket. Among many other issues that I took into consideration, I gave a lot of thought to the separation of church and state situation. My opinion is that Senator Kerry has a much better grasp of the need for the separation of church and state than does Mr. Peroutka.

These things I have written on this website and others many times. My policy and practice is to always vote for the best person. I do not utilize that “safe state” stuff, etc.

“NE”: In my opinion, the contest is too close to call. My choices for president are: (1) Ralph Nader; (2) Cynthia McKinney; (3) Brian Moore; (4) Gloria La Riva. That is my orientation and that is how I intend to vote if I am elected to the County and State Central Committees and become a delegate to the State Presidential Nomination Convention.

NO caucuses, primaries and conventions are needed.

General election ballot access using equal nominating petitions.

P.R. for legislative body elections.

Approval Voting for executive / judicial elections.

As a party member from 1992 to 2003 I happen to know that there is a story behind the story.

The Peace and Freedom Party is the Ugly Contest. It has been in the firm fascist grip of aged [and thank god, dying!] hippies from the time warp of the 1960s. It is a one state national party [I will repeat that s l o w l y for some of you: a o n e s t a t e n a t i o n a l p a r t y !]

It’s Left Coast print house organ, the Partisan, might as well be called ‘the Puppet’. There are few California articles, and those that do appear seem to come from Venice Beach and from other old time activists. [No party new comers need submit! Try again in a couple of decades!]

Most of the radical socialist, radical environmental, radical feminist, radical communist pieces seem to have floated over the fly over states from New York City’s ‘Village Voice’.

A new generation of more practical, more ethical anti establishment activists could bring the crippled, ailing, aging [thank goodness!] dinasoar into the 20th century!