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Minuteman Project co-founder Jim Gilchrist is considering running for Congress!President Bush has just appointed Congressman Chris Cox (R-California) to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This leaves an important vacancy in Congress for California’s 48 th Congressional District!
Gov. Schwarzenegger is required to set a special election date within two weeks of the appointment.
If ever there were a time to support a fellow Minuteman, it is now!
Jim is seriously considering running for this seat. And, if he wins, he’ll take the fight to protect our borders straight to the President with REAL border security legislation!
California’s 48 th Congressional District sits squarely in Republican Orange County with over 50% registered Republicans!
The problem is Gov. Schwarzenegger and the Bush Administration have already anointed their “establishment candidate”--even before the announcement! California State Senator John Campbell is soft on immigration. And, this precisely what the governor and the president want.
We cannot afford to have another congressman in DC who is willing to sellout our country’s national security for party gain!
That’s why we need Jim in Congress!
Jim isn’t just a volunteer and Minuteman. He’s a former Marine and Vietnam veteran. He’s a businessman with an MBA and an experienced tax accountant. And, he’s a former reporter with years of media experience.
Jim is the perfect man for the job!
Zero chance of winning, but he has a shot at electing the Democrat. No step forward and 1 step back doesn't advance the cause, but it lets the fools and cranks get a bitter thrill from spite.
Now notoriety is a pre-requisite for a good politician?
Quite a few years ago, not many people gave a former `B' movie actor (& host of `Death Valley Days') much hope of beating CA governor Pat Brown.
I'm pretty sure he'd raise hell over our unfenced southern border, which is a lot more than any of our other elected officials (besides Tancredo) is doing.
I like him, and I think author Matt Labash liked him, but judge for yourself.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/970qjkla.asp
Just wondering, is the name Glenn Spencer well-known in border security circles? He started something called the American Border Patrol. I know of him because he's the son of a great American composer: Glenn Spencer, brother of Sons of the Pioneers founding member Tim Spencer. Sorry if this is too far off from your topic.
Don't know about that, gilchrist is famous for his support of the death tax.
SANTA ANA, Calif. California congressional hopeful Jim Gilchrist has been told that he can't use the phrase "Minuteman movement founder" as his ballot designation.
That ruling comes from the California Secretary of State's Office.
Gilchrist is among 17 candidates in an October fourth special election to succeed Republican Congressman Christopher Cox. He resigned last month to become chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He's running as a member of the American Independent Party.
The Minuteman Project founded by Gilchrist promotes citizen patrols along the U-S-Mexico border.