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Announcement from Kent Mesplay, forwarded by Drew Johnson….

I am Kent Mesplay. I am running for president as a nominee by the Green

Party of the United States. I do this for the following reasons and with

the following intent:

We live in a time of extreme challenge and unacceptable scape-goating.

History teaches that the least among us are the first blamed for problems

real and imagined. I run to counter-balance the wrath of the ?right?

toward immigrants, toward Mexicans, toward Native peoples. I am a

life-long advocate of rain-forest dwellers and First Nations folk within

our borders. Greens value diversity, justice and representation. I do

this from my cross-cultural basis, my upbringing. I support a non-profit

organization: the Pachamama or Mother Earth Alliance. I urge you to, as

well.

I hear from independent scientists, educators and other critical thinkers

who are concerned with the direction of our country: the politicization

and commercialization of institutions large and small; the stifling,

dangerous trend toward bland uniformity in thought; decision-making based

upon fear of risk, fear of scarcity, and maintenance of the status quo.

Even within politics in our so-called free and democratic republic,

Greens, Libertarians and other ballot-qualified candidates are routinely

arrested trying to get into debates. This is wrong. I ask for free and

open debates to be established within Indian Country, where

ballot-qualified candidates can go to speak without fear of arrest. We

need good Green governance and an end to political bribery and corruption,

shallowly disguised as ?lobbying.? We need this NOW so that we can get on

with the task of genuinely solving societal problems. I run in protest.

I run as an alternative to

politics-as-usual. Join, as we Greens work to improve our

decision-making institutions.

Democracy works as a problem-solving tool, when used in a culture

respecting and honoring elders and wisdom-keepers. People ought to have a

say in how their towns and neighborhoods and tribal lands are managed, but

all-too-often the first and final word in development or destruction goes

to corporations because of ?person-hood? corporate status. As oppressive

regimes fall in distant lands, structures need to arise to allow good

governance. In Egypt, Libya, Yemen and other nations, people yearn for

more of a say in how they live their lives. I would caution pro-democracy

dissenters elsewhere to beware of the corrupting influence of corporatism

and to note that democracy here in the US is tainted. I run to bring the

success of the International Green Party movement to America. Without

multi-partisanship, which requires more than two viable political parties,

there can be no Democracy. We shun corporate contributions and the

strings that come with

them. The Green Party is an Independent party.

Through its Future-Focus, the Green Party embodies tribal wisdom: consider

the seventh generation in our thoughts and actions, in our decisions. Our

acquisitive culture is one of expedience, one of taking, at a time when we

need to give back. Over 70% of the planet?s fish species are being

over-fished, with larger, predatory fish being particularly susceptible.

Yet, we still over-fish. Absent advocacy, the natural world is imperiled.

We are a part of the web of life. Our fate is tied to that of the earth.

We need to do better: for ourselves, for each other, for

all-our-relations (Mitakuye Oyasin). We need to give back, to display our

wealth through our generosity, not through our greed; to bring in by

sharing. Inter-generational ethics demands that we consider the plight or

delight of future generations that will stream from our decisions.

Just as I am an ?on-call? emergency shelter manager for the county of San

Diego, CA, I know we need an emergency shelter for the planet. What would

we have in that shelter? We need to discuss this. A good way to be

prepared in the face of adversity is to have supplies and knowledge on

hand. Beyond the five (5) gallons of emergency drinking water everyone

needs to have, we need to be growing our own food, and have seeds on hand

for emergency sprouts and for the next season?s crops. We need victory

gardens again, to grow food everywhere we can, to treat water as precious

and sacred. We need to transition into being sustainable for ecological

reasons, for security and independence and for social justice so we do not

look elsewhere to extract the resources from the forests, rivers, valleys,

mountaintops and geological strata of other people. We need to adapt

quickly in response to and in mitigation of climate change. I work as an

air quality

inspector. Air quality is a health issue and a safety issue. Solutions,

in the face of unstable weather, involve bolstering local self-reliance:

higher energy efficiency standards for buildings and so on. Let?s move

from debating the cause of climatic unpredictability and move toward the

known solutions. ?All hands on deck, time to batten down the hatches.?

Now is the time to change our ways, to decentralize and re-localize, to

plan by watersheds, to abandon ruinous globalization and damaging trade

?agreements.? Our technology outpaces our humanity, yet technology will

help us adapt. Our priorities are ?off? and in need of a ?reset? button.

I run for Martin, a once-wealthy artist with a powerful firm, who

wistfully asked aloud why the food was mixed in with the rest of the trash

in dumpsters behind restaurants and not placed and presented, at least for

a while, so it would be easier to eat. I run for my Native brothers and

sisters who see the Democratic and Republican parties as two sides of one

long trail of broken promises. I run for Marguerite, who was once wealthy

in Real Estate, only to awaken in her car one morning and wonder how

everything could slip away so suddenly. I run to give voice to those who

have no voice, to those outside the political donor class. I run because

I am optimistic that our little lives, together, can make a difference.

I run to organize and build the Green Party and to advance the green

movement. I also run for fun. That?s where you come in. Please help me

be the nominee of my party by registering and voting Green Party. Help

enact good governance by getting Greens on the ballot in states where it

is practically illegal so to do. Please support Mesplay for President.

Our values promote a peaceful, just and ecologically sane world.

Participate. Don?t keep waiting on the world to change. Be the change.

Support good governance and learn how we, together, can improve government

to truly be of, by and for the people. Thank you.

Next President of the U.S., Native American and Green Party leader Dr.

Kent Mesplay PhD, needs your help. Big Announcement following soon…

Peaceful Evolution Works!

Dr. Kent P. Mesplay PhD needs your support to take back America from the

corporate greed-heads.

Mesplay for President

5173 Waring Rd, #204

San Diego CA 92120