Mark Small

Indiana: primary elections May 5 unless our system is dead, and w/Cap’n Clueless at the helm, that is a possibility. IF: you live in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District (INCD5), your vote can make a difference. 1/17

Indiana’s primaries: quasi-open. Registered voter may request R or D ballot. A voter overcomes challenge as a “real” R or D if s/he says s/he voted 4 majority of party’s nominees in last election or promises to vote for majority of nominees in Nov. I.C. §§ 3-1-10-6 and -9. 2/17

It’s illegal to offer something of value in return for a vote - vote for at least ½ of our party’s candidates & we’ll let you vote. And under Indiana law no one can ask who you voted for in a previous election. 3/17

But these statutes were written by & for benefit of R’s & D’s. It’s highly probable that by May 5 the Dems’ candidate for Pres will be solid. Down ballot I’m the only INCD5 candidate who says trump (& Pence) are awful. 4/17

I’m pro-choice: Roe v Wade recognizes a woman’s right to choose, was written by a GOP justice, explains abortion historically was legal, and is good law. I am pro-environment: we want our clean air and clean water back. 5/17

I’m anti-war: military-on-steroids makes us less secure & robs $ from infrastructure. We should adhere to The Constitution: require war B declared 2 commit troops anyplace. On finance: ban TIFs, and subsidies to sports and private businesses. 6/17

I’m pro-gun control: limit how many guns 1 person can own, ban assault weapons & clips with > 5 rounds, & enhance background checks. Also: repeal the Dickey and the Tiahrt Amendments so the CDC can have peer review studies of gun violence. 7/17