Mark Small

Andrew, I appreciate your questions. I shall address several points and answer your questions. I usually crash pretty early, so if I do not reply fully to matters you raise, I shall do so more fully tomorrow. 1/11

1. You acknowledge you stated I am an Imposter. I addressed this on Feb 3: “impostor” is defined as “One who assumes a false character, or passes himself off as some one other than he really is.” Oxford English Dictionary, 1971 ed. 2/11

You might not agree with my views, but I havent attempted to pass myself off. I have been blunt from my earliest statements about my candidacy. Unless you find fault with the Oxford English Dictionary as a source 3/11

- and the notion of “impostor” I believe has been constant since 1971 - or you believe I have made statements that indicate I hold positions other than those that you recite, I hope you will withdraw your label of me as an “imposter.” 4/11

2. You say “Your views may in fact be somewhat Republican from an era long gone in our Society.” I believe you embrace “originalism” - the idea we should construe the Constitution based on intent of delegates to 1787 Constl Convention in Philadelphia. 5/11

If I am incorrect, please tell me. Otherwise, since the GOP was not founded until 1854 I think to claim I embrace “views” that are “somewhat Republican” and “from long ago” is contradicted by history. My views post-date yours. 6/11

History is important When Justice Blackmun wrote the Court’s opinion in Roe v Wade - in 1973, w/in my lifetime & the year I graduated fr Western High School - he went to great lengths to note history and human acceptance of abortion as a procedure. 7/11

When I talk about pro-environment matters, I refer to the EPA’s creation under President Nixon, a Republican, in the 1970s. President Eisenhower’s administration had a graduated a/k/a progressive income tax. 8/11