Mark Small

that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the consent of the Governed...” 11/16

Gov’ts powers are derived from consent of people. To say any government has “rights” is to put that, or any, government on a level equal to human beings. And the People, in many cases, have had to fight for their rights against States. 12/16

States have such sway that the notion of one person/one vote is sacrificed to the degree that the power of an individual voter from Wyoming to affect the “electoral college” is several times greater than that of a voter in California. 13/16

Strong Fed gov’t established by Civil War amendments advanced civil rights (Reconstruction, the later civil rights movement of the late 20th Century), limits on corporations (1890s-1900s), and protection of our environment (1970s). 14/16

We are now witness to ways in which forces of repression would retard our rights as people. Our response to COVID-19 has led to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths. Had our response in 1941 been similar, today we would speak Japanese and German. 15/16

I am Mark Small, a candidate for U.S. House in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District. We need to reign in forces defeated in the Civil War and recognize the need for a strong Federal government. I approve of this blog. Hell, I wrote it. 16/16

You did it? You’re running?

Yes. I am formally entered in the June 2 GOP primary as a candidate for U.S. House INCD5. It's me vs 14 "others."