Jake Towne for US Congress PA-15 (May 2009)

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Jake Towne for US CongressPennsylvania's 15th District

“If universal peace, civilization, and commerce are ever to be the happy lot of man, it cannot be 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 Rev 1



Agenda Mission Statement Principles

– Abridged – Long version

Key Platform Planks1) Government Transparency & Accountability2) Prosperity via Monetary Policy Change3) Bring Fresh New Ideas to the Public

My Biography How You Can Help Sources



Mission Statement

(1) Spread my message of prosperity by defending freedom and peace. (2) Educate as well as learn from the public. (3) Win the 15th District U.S. Congressional seat in 2010.(4) Truly represent the citizens of the district by voting on their behalf.(5) Create and drive new legislation in agreement with the platform, my principles and citizen input.



Principles (Abridged)

Government, or the rule of law, solely exists to protect 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




Individuals have the right to live their own lives how they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal rights of others.

Ultimate disregard for human life – Remains of Nazi Germany's victims taken by the US Army in

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The only legitimate use of force is in defense of individual rights — life, liberty, and justly acquired property — against aggression.

Unarmed man murdered by the Nazis in 1942 Ukraine. Photo was inscribed as

“The Last Jew in Vinnitsa”

The Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor resulted in a declaration of war against Nazi Germany and

Imperial Japan. Shown here is the beachhead assault on D-Day in 1944.




Property should be owned by people, not government.

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“No person shall be... deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” - The Constitution of the United States of America

“Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.”

- Frederic Bastiat, 1848, The Law




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

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

- Daniel Webster, 19th century American statesman




Freedom is an indivisible whole and includes both economic and personal liberty.

Ben Franklin's 1754 political cartoon signified the need for the colonies to unite to preserve the liberty of all. Likewise, economic and personal liberty together is a powerful force and freedom is lost when either is compromised.

The complementary elements of economic and personal liberty are inseparable from their greater whole, freedom.



Principles (Full version 1/5)

Government exists to protect liberty, not to redistribute wealth, nor to grant special privileges, nor to interfere with the lives of individuals and their actions. The government of a free country, properly speaking, rests not in its elected officials but in its laws.

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Therefore, transfer of American sovereignty to supranational organizations, even if “benign,” is not permissible without a constitutional amendment.

The United States Constitution was written under the principle of "positive grant." This means the federal government is authorized to exercise only the powers which are specifically given to it by the Constitution, and nothing more.




Each individual is fundamentally equal under the law with all other individuals. The rule of law's framework of liberty ensures the greatest opportunity for individuals to explore their strengths and surmount obstacles.

A limited and decentralized government with inherent checks and balances results in more self-rule by local communities, and hence providing local diversity and overall greater satisfaction for individuals. Individuals can always vote with their feet, and move to areas not affected by laws they strongly disagree with.




Individuals have the right to live their own lives in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal rights of others.

The only legitimate use of force is in defense of individual rights — life, liberty, and justly acquired property — against aggression.

Rights belong to individuals, not groups.

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

The Constitution merely acts to forbid the infringement of the federal government upon these rights. Geronimo's Apache tribe fought to maintain their

independence from both the United States and Mexico.




The government's monetary role is to mint money and maintain the integrity of the monetary unit, not to commit fraud by debasement or 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 as money any mutually agreeable commodity or item as they wish.

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

American Silver Eagle bullion coin made by the U.S. Mint



Principles (Full version 5/5)Property should be owned by people, not government.

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 engine of prosperity and liberty the world has ever known.

Freedom is an indivisible whole. It includes not only economic liberties but personal liberties as well.

A stacked microchip package used in mobile phones and computers – products of the free market



Government Accountability & Transparency

“As your Representative, I will work inside of an Open Office that is clear as glass.”- Jake Towne, 2010 Candidate for Pennsylvania's 15th District



Our Open Office

1) Online Public Feedback & Debate Forum2) Monthly Reports3) Online Bill Submission Service4) On-Demand Town Hall Discussions

“If citizens demand it, I would even install a Webcam in my office. But they should know I will never support the government watching them. I want to get the government off our backs, and full Accountability and Transparency is the path.”

- Jake Towne, 2010 Candidate for Pennsylvania's 15th District

Besides our existing website and system, I will offer:



Our Open Office: Online Public Feedback & Debate Forum (1/4)

Login moniker account for all residents

Registered voters to have a priority flag symbol next to their comments and votes

“This revolutionary idea is based on the Town Halls and Roman Forums of old. Together, let's remodel and restore our Republic for the 21st Century using NEWideas and tools.”


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Submit votes and comments on the house bills coming up on the House calendar

Users can create forum topics & foster citizen debates

Phone calls and separate emails/letters will be tallied onto the forum pages by my office

The Forum will email news and personalized notifications to receive based on your personal preferences and interests

“I'm trying to free our minds. Here is one of the doors, but I can only show it to you. You have to decide whether to walk through it.”





Those who do not have computer access may:

Use the terminals at our district office Dictate comments in manually by phone Request their mailed letters to be publicized, and

our office will scan and post into the Forum

“Freedom of speech must be protected at all costs. Dissent must not only be tolerated but welcomed in a free and open society.”


“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

- George Washington, President of the United States, 1789-1797




“With your help and votes, we will together redefine the 'res publica', our Republic, or our 'public affairs.' We will revolutionize politics, and move it from its current darker age into a new era of real hope, real change, and openness.”


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Our Open Office: Monthly Reports

Summary of how and why I voted for each and every House floor vote

My co-sponsoring activity and why New bills introduced and why Refer to Forum consensus and feedback in my

reports Office budget updates will be transparent

“My monthly reports are aimed at delivering maximum transparency and maximum accountability. What if my votes, actions and views do not agree with the public's? I expect they won't at all times, but if I fail to provide adequate explanations and do not obey the wishes of the people, then I will not be in office very long, now will I?”


This written monthly report will offer:



Our Open Office: Online Bill Submission Service (1/2)

Any resident can submit draft proposals for new legislation

Each publicly-published proposal must either: ➢ Cite the power granted to Congress for its validity➢ Or, if revoking a current act or law, provide detailed

justification or cite the Constitution if it is unconstitutional

A public reply must be given to each draft by myself, and I hope to contact and discuss with Drafters themselves

“Look, there are around 650,000 citizens in our district. I am no more intelligent than anyone else, but I do know that many of us are experts in certain fields or have special interests of one kind or the other. This idea will bring the best ideas out of our community, and give citizens a real voice in which to be heard.”




Our Open Office: Online Bill Submission Service (2/2)

If the draft idea is accepted, I will work with the Drafter to refine it, and submit it to the Forum for review by the community before submitting it on the House floor

Especially if this idea is popular, Drafters should be aware that they will be partly responsible for helping promote their bill.

“No matter how hard I work with my staff and Congress, I am only one person. I estimate this idea could allow us to multiply my output as your Representative in Congress by at least five-fold. We may even need to organize ourselves to sell our ideas to citizens in other districts and organizations to get these bills passed, instead of relying on often corrupt back-door DC deals.”




Our Open Office: On-Demand Town Hall Discussions

Offer ability to sign up for Town Halls at the Forum Town Halls are teleconferences at a preset day and

time that you receive at your phone number Bi-Weekly Town Halls in 2 Formats➢ Pure Q&A➢ Topic Discussion followed by Q&A Residents at the Forum can summon me to an “On-

Demand” topic discussion after voting reaches a target for hot topics that I am not addressing fast enough

“When citizens speak, their Representative must listen completely. Across our land, the so-called “Representatives” have not troubled to listen to We the People, and this is a key reason our country is in such dire straits today.”




Prosperity via Monetary Policy Change

Dishonest Money Restore Honest Money The FED Causes Depressions Abolish the FED, the Central Bank Abolish the Federal Income Tax Demand Market Transparency in OTC “Dark” Derivatives

Replace the socialistic Keynesian government status quo with the Austrian free market

Please note that a full explanation for each of the above outlined in this presentation is simply not possible due to the degree of explanation necessary. My campaign will provide this detailed reasoning in the form of presentations, speeches, articles, and audio-visual media.



Dishonest Money: The Fall of the Dollar

The purchasing power of the dollar has lost >94% since FDR took America off the classical gold standard in 1933 through monetary inflation.

The monetary inflation was caused by the FED. They debased the dollar by creating more and more irredeemable paper dollars.



Dishonest MoneyHow to Create $900 from $100

The banking system creates dishonest “money” each time you deposit money. Here's how it is done, using the current approximate fractional reserve ratio of 10%.Step 1) A depositor deposits $100 at a bank.

Total Reserves: $100Total Loans: $0Total Money Supply: $100

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"Give me control of a nation's moneyand I care not who makes its laws."

- Mayer Amschel Rothschild, 1744 -1812, Leader of the Rothschild Banking Cartel of Europe




Step 2) The bank holds $10 for its reserves and loans out the other $90 to others.


"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning."

- Henry Ford

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Step 3) This $90 is deposited elsewhere. Next, this second bank takes the $90 in deposits, holds $9 for its reserves, and loans out the other $81.


"When an assembly undertakes to issue paper as money, the whole system of safety and certainty is overturned, and property set afloat. Paper notes given and taken between individuals as a promise of payment is one thing, but paper issued by an assembly as money is another thing. It is like putting an apparition in the place of a man; it vanishes with looking at it, and nothing remains but the air." - Thomas Paine, “Dissertations on Gov't” Total Deposits Total Loans Total Money Supply

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Total Reserves: $27.10Total Loans: $243.90Total Money Supply: $271

“The few who understand the system, will either be so interested in its profits, or so dependent on its favors, that there will be no opposition from that class. The great body of people, mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantages, will bear its burden without complaint."

- Lord Rothschild


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Step 5) The process keeps repeating. The bulk of the money creation is done after 15 repeats, but what is eventually left after 40 or 50 repeats is pretty much:


So within a short period of time, banks transferring to other banks within the system can CREATE $900 from the initial $100 deposit.

For those hearing the above for the first time, this process is such NONSENSE that it is a little hard to grasp.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, “Modern Money Mechanics” (1994)


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Dishonest MoneyFED Open Market Operations

The FED itself also creates or destroys dollars, but they do not even require deposits.

The Federal Reserve conducts open market operations by purchasing or selling any type of asset.

In the past the FED mostly bought Treasuries. In the past several years, the FED has mostly bought company assets or bad debt, such as AIG's.

"Bankers own the earth. Take it away from them, but leave them the power to create money and control credit, and with a flick of a pen they will create enough to buy it back."

- Josiah Stamp, former President of the Bank of England



Dishonest MoneyFED Open Market Operations

Here’s what happens when the FED buys Treasuries or other assets

1) The FED’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) decides to expand the nation’s money supply. They purchase, for example, $100 billion in Treasury bonds.

2) The FED writes a check on itself for $100 billion. [Where did it get the money? The answer is -- FROM NOWHERE!]

Monetary Supply Expansion: $100 billion

3) This $100 billion FED check then goes to one of the select government bond dealers (such as JP Morgan Chase or Goldman Sachs) in exchange for the $100 billion in Treasuries.

Monetary Supply Expansion: $100 billion

4) Then the dealer deposits its $100 billion FED check at a commercial bank. Monetary Supply Expansion: $100 billion

5) Enter the fractional reserve loop. This deposit is very quickly loaned out repeatedly and grows to $100 billion in deposits and $900 billion in loans.

Monetary Supply Expansion: $1 Trillion



Restore Honest Money

Open the Mint to free Coinage of Gold & Silver Remove all taxes on the exchange of Gold & Silver Revoke and Forbid Legal Tender Laws Help drive the debate on a new Monetary System

● Prefer gradual transition from the current FRN to gold and silver.● Adam Smith's 'Real Bills Doctrine' must be discussed

Note: I do not advocate a return to the 1930s era classical gold standard, which was based on fractional reserves.

“The Congress shall have Power to coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures... No State shall... coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.” - The United States Constitution, 1787 - present



The FED Causes Depressions (1/4)

"On account of [the Federal Reserve], we ourselves are in the midst of the greatest depression we have ever known. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, our Country has been ravaged and laid waste by the evil practices of the Fed and the interests which control them. At no time in our history, has the general welfare of the people been at a lower level or the minds of the people so full of despair... They are the victims of the Fed. Their children are the new slaves of the auction blocks in the revival of the institution of human slavery."

- Congressman Louis T. McFadden, Pennsylvania's 15th District- From the 1934 Congressional Record




"Our nation's monetary policy over the past century is the most despicable hoax ever committed against the American people in our history. If I can help the people of our district understand the utter immorality, the sheer evil, of this system and how it restrains the prosperity of our society, we will and can succeed. With your help, I can help lead the way with actions that can save us and our children. This is not a joke. If our society fails to deal with this, the abject slavery McFadden warned of, and drop in living standards will soon be realized by us all.”


Rembrandt's 1626 depiction of Jesus chasing the Money-changers out of the temple




✔ Interest rates represent the present time-value of money.

✔ They serve as a check-valve between the deployment of capital (and the amount of mal-investments!) for economic growth and the savings deferred to the future to pay for the goods and services resulting from the growth.

“Interest is the difference in the valuation of present goods and

future goods; it is the discount in the valuation of future goods as against

that of present goods.”

- Ludwig von MisesAmerican Economist and

Founder of the modern Austrian School




✔ The FED decides on and sets the interest rate.➢ Unlike most of the 19th Century (without the FED) and the early 20th

Century where the different FED regions varied interest rates to account for regional differences (agricultural Midwest, industrial East Coast), the modern FED constrains the economy to the same interest rate.

➢ This is similar to the EU's central bank; not only do they all use the Euro, but far more importantly, highly industrialized states like Germany now share the same interest rates as states with very different economies like Greece and Spain.

"Let me end my talk by abusing slightly my status as an official representative of the Federal Reserve... Regarding the Great Depression: You're right, we did it. We're very sorry.”

- current FED Chairman Ben BernankeFrom his 8 November 2002 remarks




The FED's interest rate control combined with the money supply changes result in the Boom-Bust cycle. Booms are periods of credit expansion that central bankers mostly created themselves, while busts are credit contractions. Each “Boom” plants the seeds of the next “Bust” by creating a multitude of wasteful mal-investments.

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Abolish the FED

Phase out the FED over a year with Congress taking a role in all decisions until its abolishment.

Transition to Honest Money replacing all Federal Reserve Notes with (fiat) United States Notes in a 1:1 ratio. Gradually increase reserve requirements to end fractional reserve banking.

Replace the central planners of the FED with Honest Money and the free market.

Then remove the federal government from monetary decisions. Allow private coinage to exist so citizens can trade as they wish.



Abolish the Federal Income Tax: It's Immoral!

The Income Tax is a Marxist idea implemented in 1913 as retribution against the "evil capitalists" who had caused the Panic of 1907. The end result of this practice has been to heavily tax everyone.

“1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.”

The First 2 Planks from Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto

The government should have no right to the first claim on your labor. Only you should.

Plundering those who have acquired property in a just manner only serves to deter them from acquiring more.



Abolish the Federal Income Tax: It's Unnecessary!

2008 Federal Inlays in Billions of USD

$1,220 B or 41%Federal Income Tax

$910 B or 31%Social InsuranceTax

$345 B or 12%CorporateIncome Tax

$410 B or 14%Deficit Spending

$68 B or 2%Excise Tax

Total 2008 Federal Budget was over $2,900 Billion

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Large cuts in the overseas military empire, projected at $1 Trillion annually combined with the printing of fiat U.S. Notes would eliminate the need for a federal income tax.

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/pdf/hist.pdf“Just” $67 Billion needed to run judicial, executive, and legislative branches.



Demand Market Transparency in OTC “Dark” Derivatives

“Derivatives are Weapons of Mass Destruction!” - Warren Buffet, 2003

So... what are derivatives? Simplified, the term "derivative" refers to a "derived"

wager, or bet, on the price of something. Derivatives are financial contracts whose values are

derived from the value of something else, which is termed the "underlying" asset. The main use of derivatives is to reduce risk for one party.

Many of today's derivatives are wagering on paper "assets" that have no intrinsic value (like the interest rate of a GE corporate bond) rather than tangible goods like wheat or oil.

For more details, please read my article “What the Heck Are Derivatives?” at www.nolanchart.com/article5620.html


http://www.nolanchart.com/article5620.html


Demand Market Transparency in OTC “Dark” Derivatives

Over-the-counter derivatives are very loosely regulated and directly traded between two parties.

“Bring Light to Dark Derivatives!” - Jake Towne, 2008

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derivative contracts are insolvent since corporations cannot cover in the case of one party defaulting.

Requiring traders to use an exchange or publish proof of solvency should be required of corporations.

Source: www.nolanchart.com/article5620.html

The crux of the OTC derivatives issue is its enormous size relative to rest of the financial system.



Replace the Socialistic Keynesian Government Status Quo with the Austrian Free Market

The “Money Power” is held by the Government & Bankers

Government Commands the Economy Renown for Deficit Spending and

Stealing via Currency Debasement Redistributes Wealth to the Military-

Industrial Complex, Banking Cartels, Special Interest Groups & Corporations

Allows and Rationalizes Government Takeovers of Private Businesses

May promote “capitalism” and the “free market” in word, but in deed functions as “Crony Capitalism,” “Vulture Capitalism,” the “Corporatocracy” or “Disaster Capitalism”

Keynesian Economics

“In the long run, we are all dead.”

- Lord John Maynard KeynesBritish Economist and

Central Planner



Replace the Socialistic Keynesian Government Status Quo with the Austrian Free Market

The People own the “Money Power” Government Plays No Role in

Economic Planning Promotes Honest Money & Balanced

Budgets Highly Rewards those who Create

Wealth and Shares it with All Government Does Not Takeover

Private Businesses Promotes Free Market Capitalism

and laissez faire, or “let them be!” economics

Austrian Economics

“All those intent upon sabotaging the evolution towards welfare, peace, freedom and democracy,

loathe gold.”

- Ludwig von MisesFounder of the modern

Austrian School



Bring Fresh Ideas to the Public Discussion

(1) The Accountability Bill Reform Act (2) Double the Number of Representatives in

U.S. Congress(3) Empower We the People - Roman Tribunes(4) A Foreign Policy of Peace and Non-

Intervention(5) Shift Power from the Federal Level to the

State & Local Levels Please note that these ideas are not a part of the official platform at this time, since I first want to explain, discuss publicly, and hear feedback from our district.



The Accountability Bill Reform Act Require each Bill proposed for

House floor vote to be read publicly, or else each Representative must sign an affidavit stating they read and understand the bill before voting.

Each bill must quote the clause in the Constitution that grants Congress the power to propose it.

Each bill must only cover a single subject.



Double the Number of Representatives in U.S. Congress

Used with permission courtesy www.thirty-thousand.org



Double the Number of Representatives in U.S. Congress

Currently each Member of Congress represents ~700,000 citizens.

The founder's intent to increase the House's size was followed for over 125 years of our history... and then stopped in 1913.

Although the net expense may be slightly higher, recommend paying for the change by:

➢ Halving each Representative's salary from $174,000 to $87,000

➢ Specify that the total number of congressional staff remain constant - or drop



Empower We the People - Roman Tribunes

“What we can learn from the lessons of time by looking at Rome,

is that a representative form of government provides nothing to

protect the liberty or dignity of the People... We cannot have honest government until everyone has to

abide by the same law.”

- Martin ArmstrongAmerican Economist and

Political Prisoner, 2009

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In Roman times, the commoners (or plebeians) elected tribunes to intercede on their behalf with the government. Tribunes could:

➢ Protect anyone entering a plea to the tribune if the justice system was violating due process. The judge would need to wait for the tribune to give permission to continue.

➢ Obstruct the government by physically interposing his body to stop their actions. Violence against a tribune was a capital offense against all Plebeians and was punishable by death.




This proposal to amend the Constitution creates a 4th branch of government, consisting of just “checks.”

➢ One tribune position would (only) have the power to intercede if a citizen is held by government for trial and her/his Constitutional rights are being infringed upon.

➢ A second tribune position would (only) have the power to prosecute any government official for criminal or unconstitutional acts, up to and including the President and Supreme Court.



Foreign Policy of Peace and Non-Intervention

“Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or

political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with

all nations, entangling alliances with none.”

- Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address- President of the United States, 1801-1809




“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens!) the jealousy of a free people

ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience

prove, that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of

republican government.”

- George Washington, Farewell Address- President of the United States, 1789-1797




“The Congress shall have Power to... declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal.” - The Constitution of the United States, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11

In 2002, Congress unanimously voted againstHouse Joint Resolution 114 to declare war on Iraq.

Marching our soldiers into harm's way is a serious decision; and this decision was an abominable neglect of Congress's constitutional duties.

Iraq was not involved whatsoever with 9/11. Iraq was not threatening to Americans because we

had been bombing Iraq, patrolling it's skies, and leading an economic embargo for a decade prior to the invasion.




Look at the Big Picture. Bin Laden worked for us in

the Afghanistan War of the 1980s, where the Soviet Empire was bled dry, leading to its dissolution.

After the Soviets were defeated, America did not offer any help whatsoever to the Afghan people, leading to tribal civil war and the rise of the Taliban, a theocracy, opposed by tribal warlords.

Iraqi woman waving a flag as her home is searched in Ameriyah, Iraq in May 2007




“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that when we use our power the greater it will be.” - Thomas Jefferson

After 9/11, Bin Laden's group of guerrilla fanatics numbered (at the most) in the low thousands.

➢ Ostracized by most of the world, they were only able to find refuge in the very same war-torn Afghanistan America abandoned in the 1980's.

➢ The number of sympathizers in the Muslim world was negligible.

Nearly a decade later, the forces against us number in the hundreds of thousands, most victims of war's “collateral damage.”

➢ Supporters, both active and passive, of our enemies now number in the millions.




“War is a Racket. It always has been.”

- former Major General Smedley Butler, USMC, two-time Congressional

Medal of Honor winner

In hindsight, is it not far wiser to withdraw our forces from these vastly expensive wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan?

Is it not smarter and more cost-effective to target, apprehend, or destroy our specified enemies by using constitutional letters of marque and reprisal?




“We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the

military-industrial complex.”

- Former WWII Supreme Commander of Allied Forces Europe, President

Dwight Eisenhower in his 1961 farewell address

With all our economic turmoil, is it not intelligent to withdraw our 54,976 troops in Germany, our 24,655 troops in South Korea, and our 34,039 troops in Japan back inside our borders where they can perform their proper role in national – not global – defense?




“America is the most peaceful, least warlike nation in modern history...

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war; it's to be prepared for peace.”

- President Ronald Reagan in his 1984 Presidential Nomination

Acceptance Speech

If the government were truly concerned about our safety, why are our land, air, and sea borders like sieves? Why is the protection of our country left to the bureaucratic Department of Homeland Security instead of our Department of DEFENSE??



Shift Power from the Federal Level to State & Local Levels

Our nation was founded as a collection of smaller nation-states which joined under a federated government to promote peace and prosperity.

I favor a strong shift back to the America our founding fathers and mothers had in mind.

Our Past

Our Present

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Shift Power from the Federal Level to State & Local Levels

For instance, on many hot-button topics – such as same-sex marriage – my view follows the Constitution's 10th Amendment – the right to decide such issues is reserved to Pennsylvania and NOT the federal government by the rule of law.

While this may result in scenarios like State A allowing same-sex marriage while State B bans it, this is far better, and will better suit far more people, than the Establishment using these issues as “divide-and-conquer” tactics.

It is also of benefit that the more sensitive an issue, the more localized it should be, as each citizen has a larger voice in their local community than they do nationally.

Our Future

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My Biography Born and raised in Nazareth 30 years old, never married, no children Attended Nazareth Area High School

Graduated 3rd in my class of about 230Awarded the area's Citizenship Award from then-U.S. Congressman Paul McHaleActive on football, track & field (captain), township baseball (catcher), and cross country teams

Attended Lehigh University from 1998-2002Graduated with honors with a major in Chemical Engineering and minored in the Classics. Cumulative GPA of 3.7Attended Dortmund University (Germany) as an exchange student in 2001As a Martindale Scholar, I traveled to Hong Kong in 2001 and then wrote a paper on their political system



My Biography Following Lehigh, I moved to California where I worked

for Ablestik Laboratories, a supplier for the semiconductor industry, as a process engineer. In my job, I scaled up new products from R&D to production, troubleshot product problems for customers, and implemented cost-saving changes to benefit both my company and the customer.

For nearly the last 4 years, I have been living and working in Shanghai, China as a process engineering supervisor starting up two brand-new manufacturing cells. I led the commissioning of the equipment and products, then helped the factory qualify customers and ramp production. I can speak Mandarin Chinese.

More details on my professional career are in my resume



My Biography

Besides traveling within China and our country, I have been fortunate enough to travel for either business or vacation to:

Japan New Zealand Australia Cambodia Thailand Singapore Malaysia

Belgium Germany France Italy Switzerland Nepal South Korea



How You Can Help1) Please stay in touch by emailing [email protected] and request to be added to the campaign's monthly newsletter or ask questions.

2) I am working with a group named Raging Debate to create a novel campaign website but in the meantime HERE is a Facebook group you can join or view. Jason Rines, CEO of Raging Debate, and I both share a strong commitment to debate & discuss the truth about the issues will affect our lives and our children's lives and drive change in Washington.

3) One of the keys to the campaign is to build a network of “neighborhood coordinators” to spread information in your local area, and since this campaign is purely grass roots, this means I need YOUR help!


mailto:[email protected]

http://ragingdebate.com/about

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=83167615682&ref=mf


How You Can Help4) One of the next milestones for the campaign is to be covered by the local media. Please contact any you wish, but here are a few suggestions:

The Express-Times ([email protected])The Morning Call ([email protected])WAEB's Bobby Gunther Walsh Show ([email protected])WFMZ-TV, Channel 69 News LINK

5) If you liked this presentation please share it with your friends and family. Perhaps it will strike a chord and inspire someone else (or you!) who is fed up with the direction our nation has taken to also run for public office!

6) Please consider having any of the groups you belong to invite me to speak. I am committed to delivering not just talks but discussions to educate both the audience and myself. Besides presenting either portions of this presentation or the below, other topics can be arranged by request.





http://www.wfmz.com/comments.asp


Some Available Speaking Topics

1) What is Money? - A discussion on money and credit2) A Parasite and A Relic - How the Federal Reserve Works3) Honest Money - Gold and Silver4) Bring Light to Dark Derivatives - Intro to Financial Derivatives and their Danger5) Why the Government's Stimulus Plans Won't Work - A critique of central planning6) The Only Time Jesus Got Really Upset - The Moneychangers and Modern Usury7) Why You Can't Retire! - The Current Keynesian Monetary System8) Why the War on Terror Must End – Facts and discussion on the path forward9) The Financial Crisis - An Austrian View at the Causes and How to End It10) The Federal Income Tax - A Solution to Immoral and Unnecessary Taxation11) A Real "Stimulus Plan" for Local Communities - Local Currencies and Coupons12) My Personal Experiences of Living in China - Church-going, Freedom, One Child Policy, Thoughts on Economy and Relations with the USA, Taiwan, and Japan

“Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies.” - Dr. Ronald Paul"I bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as A, B, C, hold up truth to your eyes... I fear not. I see no real cause for fear. I know our situation well, and can see the

way out of it." - Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, 1776

✔ Of course, I can speak on other topics depending on group preferences.



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 team includes Erik Gumbrecht, Gene DeNardo, Aaron Emery, Dann McCreary, and Brian Theiss, who agreed to be recognized. Many thanks to Derek Wyatt for creating the “Towne 2010 - As Good As Gold” graphic!! Of course, thanks to my family and friends for supporting me in this endeavor to dedicating the next 18 months of my life to this mission.

I would also like to thank:

Walt Thiessen of www.NolanChart.com Marc Gallagher of www.LibertyMaven.com Chris Mullen of www.GoldSeek.com and Bill Murphy of www.LeMetropoleCafe.com

for publishing my writings during the past couple years and allowing them to be reviewed and debated on their sites. I have learned quite a bit from the reader feedback and look forward to more.

“Veritas numquam perit. Veritas odit moras. Veritas vincit." Truth never perishes. Truth hates delay. Truth conquers.

(My personal motto)


http://www.NolanChart.com/

http://www.LibertyMaven.com/

http://www.GoldSeek.com/

http://www.LeMetropoleCafe.com/


Graphics AcknowledgementsUnless listed below, all photos are either mine or public domain.

The “Towne 2010 – As Good As Gold” logo was created by Derek Wyatt Statue of Liberty photo is courtesy “BigMacSC99” LINK LICENSE USSR flag photo courtesy “Neozuki” LINK LICENSE Faneuil Hall photo courtesy “Daderot” LINK LICENSE The Roman forum photo is courtesy Stefan Bauer LINK LICENSE The Representatives vs Population graph is used with permission from Jeff Quidam of www.thirty-thousand.org. It is fair to mention that while we both agree on increasing the number of representatives, this site proposes a higher increase than myself. Roman tribune bust photo is courtesy Andrew Bossi LINK LICENSE➢ The Federal vs Local power pyramids are used with permission from Clyde Cleveland and his wonderful piece of literature “Common Sense Revisited” which can be found at www.commonsenserevisited.com➢ The Raging Debate icon is used with permission from Jason Rines of www.RagingDebate.com


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Source List (1/2)This is a partial list of the sources used in this work. Place the cursor over the title to access the link. Here is a LINK to a summary of my writings and my semi-bibliography.

Armstrong, Martin. 2009. “Financial Panic = Political Change.”Bastiat, Frederic. 1848. The Law.Butler, Smedley. 1935. “War is a Racket.”The Constitution of the United States. 1787-present.Eisenhower, Dwight. 1961. Farewell Address.Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. 1994. Modern Money Mechanics.Federal Reserve. Federal Funds Rate Data, Monthly 1954-2009.Fekete, Antal. 2009. “Open the Mint to Gold!” Hazlitt, Henry. 1946. Economics in One Lesson.Jefferson, Thomas. 1801. First Inaugural Address.Marx, Karl. 1848. The Communist Manifesto. See page 21/44 for the planksMcFadden, Louis T. 1934. Remarks in Congress on the Federal Reserve.Mises Institute. Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve. 40-min. Video



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Source List (2/2)

Place the cursor over the title to access the link. Here is a LINK to a summary of my writings and my semi-bibliography.Reagan, Ronald. 1984. Remarks when accepting the presidential nomination.Rothbard, Murray. 1990. What Has the Government Done with Our Money?Towne, Jake. 2009. “America's Military Empire.”Towne, Jake. 2008. “Bernanke's Great Lie – The “Gold Standard”and the Great Depression.”Towne, Jake. 2009. “Thank You for Paying Your Voluntary Income Tax!”Towne, Jake. 2008. “The Money Matrix – How the FED Works.”Towne, Jake. 2008. “The Money Matrix – What the Heck Are Derivatives?”Towne, Jake. 2009. “The Money Matrix – Bring Light to Dark Derivatives”Towne, Jake. 2009. “Why Obama's Stimulus Plan Will Fail... and a Better Alternative.”Washington, George. 1796. Farewell Speech to the People of the United States.White House Budget FY2009. (FY2010 here.)



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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. I grant full permission to use any of the ideas or material within. You may republish this 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 truly independent voice and ear. * I am not a career politician. If elected, I would plan to run again in 2012, but following this I would most likely not run again. My aim is to serve as a temporary statesman and representative and then leave government. I am more mindful than most of the sad truth behind "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." As collateral for this assurance, if elected, I will not enlist in the Congressional pension plan, which guarantees members up to 80% of their salary in annual pension. I believe this is fiscally irresponsible and too lucrative. The current salary for a seat in the U.S. Congress is $174,000. I view this as too lucrative given the current purchasing power of the dollar, so obviously I would act to reduce Congress's salary and mine - how can the people believe Congress will tighten the purse-strings on government if Congress fails to start with itself? I support tying the salaries of our Congress in some manner to household median incomes.


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