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TRANSGENDER SOCIAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST FILES FOR ROY BLUNT'S SEAT IN CONGRESS
On Monday March 28th Midge Potts of Springfield traveled to Jefferson City to file for Missouri's 7th District U.S. Representative in the August 8th Republican primary.
Ms. Potts, whose legal name remains Mitchell, also filed the appropriate forms with the Missouri Secretary of State's office to have have he/r name listed as Midge on the official ballot. S/he has been living fulltime as a woman for more than two years.
"Anybody could represent Southwest Missouri better than Roy Blunt," said Ms. Potts, "he has blatantly betrayed his constituents by pledging allegiance to his corporate contributors while ignoring the common people whom he was elected to represent."
Ms. Potts, whose legal name remains Mitchell, also filed the appropriate forms with the Missouri Secretary of State's office to have have he/r name listed as Midge on the official ballot. S/he has been living fulltime as a woman for more than two years.
"Anybody could represent Southwest Missouri better than Roy Blunt," said Ms. Potts, "he has blatantly betrayed his constituents by pledging allegiance to his corporate contributors while ignoring the common people whom he was elected to represent."
Congressman Roy Blunt, who was recently ousted as House Majority Leader, has been alleged to play a big role in recent Congressional corruption scandals that have been plaguing American politics.
"Our Representative government is no longer 'of the people, by the people, and for the people' as envisioned by Americas founding fathers," says Ms.Potts. "We need to start moving toward a direct democracy that truly reflects the will of the people." She intends to run on a platform of traditional Republican values which include small federal government, balanced budgets, reducing the deficit, states rights and individual freedom.
Potts hopes to create dialogue and debate on issues that would otherwise be ignored by career politicians such as Roy Blunt. "The people of Southwest Missouri deserve more than empty rhetoric and broken promises", s/he stated, "I will offer ideas to move America forward, and I will listen to the ideas of common people so that we can start solving the problems confronting America as a community."
"Our Representative government is no longer 'of the people, by the people, and for the people' as envisioned by Americas founding fathers," says Ms.Potts. "We need to start moving toward a direct democracy that truly reflects the will of the people." She intends to run on a platform of traditional Republican values which include small federal government, balanced budgets, reducing the deficit, states rights and individual freedom.
Potts hopes to create dialogue and debate on issues that would otherwise be ignored by career politicians such as Roy Blunt. "The people of Southwest Missouri deserve more than empty rhetoric and broken promises", s/he stated, "I will offer ideas to move America forward, and I will listen to the ideas of common people so that we can start solving the problems confronting America as a community."
For more information:
http://www.pottsforcongress.com
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