Letters to the editor

In the midst of Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails that exposed the Democratic National Committee conspiring to silence and shut out Bernie Sanders, as well as the steady increase of Republicans refusing to endorse Donald Trump, it is time for us to give a serious look at third party and independent options.

Fortunately, Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, the presidential ticket for the Libertarian Party, isn’t just the most experienced ticket the Libertarian Party has ever had, but they are actually more experienced at governing than the candidates of both major parties. Think about that. Both were governors who at one time were Republicans that ran a successful term governing liberal states, to the point they won their opposition over resoundingly.

Johnson’s solutions to our debt is the most sound, by making the proper cuts to unsustainable entitlement programs (without abolishing them altogether) while also streamlining our tax code so it is easier to understand and not require an expert to file them. He’ll put a stop to the military industrial complex that has perpetuated our country into endless conflict overseas and will decriminalize marijuana so we can stop putting peaceful people in prison and violence created from no-knock raids by the police. Furthermore, he will work towards de-militarizing the police force to deter further incidents like what just happened in my hometown.

Most importantly, he has a shot at winning. He’s steadily climbing in the polls and could be part of the televised debates, showing this country real solutions instead of mud-slinging.

I ask both the editors and readers: Consider Gary Johnson. Don’t waste your vote by voting for the lesser of two evils. Vote with a clear conscience.

Brian Defferding,

Neenah