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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

May 2009


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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


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Government, or the rule of law, solely exists toprotect the liberty 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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Each individual is fundamentallyequal under the law with all other

individuals. The rule of law'sframework of liberty ensures thegreatest opportunity forindividuals to explore theirstrengths and surmountobstacles.

A limited and decentralizedgovernment with inherent checksand balances results in more self-rule by local communities, andhence providing local diversity

and overall greater satisfactionfor individuals. Individuals canalways vote with their feet, andmove to areas not affected bylaws they strongly disagree with.


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Individuals have the right to live their own lives how

they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interferewith the equal rights of others.

Ultimate disregard forhuman life Remains

of Nazi Germany'svictims taken by the

US Army in 1945


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The only legitimate use of force is in defense ofindividual rights life, liberty, and justly acquired

property against aggression.

The Japanese attack at

Pearl Harbor resulted in adeclaration of war againstNazi Germany andImperial Japan.

Shown here is thebeachhead assault on D-

Day in 1944.


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Rights belong to individuals, not groups.

Rights are not privileges, they are derived from the naturalstate of being human.

The Constitution merely acts to forbid the infringement of thefederal government upon these rights.

Geronimo's Apache tribe fought tomaintain their independence fromboth the United States and Mexico.

The philosophy of liberty holds thateveryone has certain natural rights.


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The monetary unit must be incorruptible, not based on fraud.

"Of all the contrivances for cheating the laboring classes of mankind, none has beenmore effective than that which deludes them with paper money."

- Daniel Webster, 19th century American statesman


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The government's monetary role is to mint money and maintain theintegrity of the monetary unit, not to commit fraud by debasementor to substitute counterfeits of paper for the constitutionally-specified forms of lawful money, coins of gold and silver.

However, individuals should be free to trade and exchange asmoney any mutually agreeable commodity or item as they wish.

A German burns banknotes for warmth sincetheir value has been reduced to just paper dueto the Weimar hyperinflation that followed WWI.

American Silver Eagle bullioncoin made by the U.S. Mint


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The free market is feared by many who do not understand it.Those who do realize the free market is the most just, most

humane economic system, and remains the greatest engineof prosperity and liberty the world has ever known.

A stacked microchip package used in mobile phones and computers products of thefree market


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Freedom is an indivisible whole and includes

both economic and personal liberty.

Ben Franklin's 1754 political cartoon signifiedthe need for the colonies to unite to preserve theliberty of all. Likewise, economic and personalliberty together is a powerful force and freedomis lost when either is compromised.

The complementary elements ofeconomic and personal liberty areinseparable from their greaterwhole, freedom.


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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 18 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 Derek

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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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