Why I Support Dennis Kucinich For President of the United States

I am supporting Representative Dennis Kucinich for President in 2008. I supported him in the primary in 2004. He is not only the presidential candidate that best embodies my beliefs, he is the one politician of all the 537 over there in Washington DC that most similarly believes what I believe and lives it. For information about Dennis, go to dennis4president.com/about-dennis/, but here are a few things about Congressman Kucinich that resonate with me:

  • He is championing a Department of Peace.
  • He is the ONLY presidential candidate that is brave enough to step up and say he is for marriage equality, not just civil unions.
  • He is the ONLY candidate in the race who voted against going to war in Iraq. From Day One, he was against the war, and I put up on this site a very inspirational speech he gave back in 2002 when I didn’t even know who he was. In 2003 he received the Gandhi Peace Award.
  • He was an early critic of nuclear power, and has remained a very strong advocate for the environment.
  • He is against the death penalty.
  • He refuses to take campaign money from corporate political action committees (PACs).
  • He has introduced in the House of Representatives a bill calling for the immediate return of troops from Iraq (HR 1234: http://www.dennis4president.com/go/issues/strength-through-peace/)
  • He has introduced a bill calling for national healthcare (HR 676: http://www.dennis4president.com/go/issues/a-healthy-nation/)
  • He wants a complete overhaul of world trade treaties like NAFTA, CAFTA and the WTO (http://www.dennis4president.com/go/issues/saving-capitalism/ or to view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7CqN6uNp4k).
  • Dennis understands that countries are now interdependent: Kucinich believes the United States can best lead the way through full support of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, the Kyoto Climate Change Treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Biological Weapons Convention; joining the International Criminal Court, signing the Landmine Treaty and the Small Arms Treaty.
  • Kucinich is also a vegan who supports animal rights, with a 100% positive voting record for animal welfare issues.

The official website is http://www.dennis4president.com. I have attended 3 fundraisers for Dennis this summer, and I plan on attending more. He is an excellent speaker and in person he is very down to earth. I encourage you to hear him speak when he comes to your area (http://www.dennis4president.com/upcoming-events/). No matter whom you support as a candidate, I hope you all vote in November, 2008.

Alexandra
August 4, 2007

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