Mikel Weisser on the Left Coast of AZ

Dear Supporters:

(Thank you again for all your faith in my work. It is your energy that pushes this campaign forward.)

I often talk to people about this congressional campaign as a tactic for an even larger, even more urgent social transformation America must have if we are to survive this century. National attitudes about equality, opportunity, education, foreign relations, the environment and the economy have got to change. If you have followed our campaign, you know I also believe another key tactic in that movement is the legalization of marijuana.

While it is not my only issue, my cannabis activism has often been at the center of my image in the public. This week one of AZ’s most respected writers, Ray Stern, wrote a feature on my work in AZ’s alt-weekly of record, the PHX New Times. The profile focused on my bold marijuana positions, yes, but also on the other main issues in my campaign and my efforts for progressive values in general. One of the main themes is that marijuana is not the motivation sapping debilitating devil the Right want paint.

“Weisser, who was attending the Arizona Leadership Forum at the Phoenix Convention Center, didn't seem impaired or on anything stronger than a cup of coffee. He says he doesn't "have the leisure time" to sit around smoking pot all day long, and on a typical day he's out from 8 a.m. to midnight meeting people and groups in District 4. We can vouch for the fact.”

Standing up for marijuana users is the same as standing up for education: “I want to have limits on class size, and I want to get Howard Zinn back in the classroom," Weisser says … wearing a Howard Zinn button on his lapel.”

Or sane immigration policies: "The whole world is teeming with refugees right now, and America's xenophobic approach is to say, 'build the damn fence.'"

Or a humane approach to affording America’s future: “If only the government stopped corporations from keeping trillions of dollars in profit parked in offshore accounts where they can't be taxed, the United States would have the resources to pay for services needed.”

Now, if these values are the kinds of things you want to see advanced, I ask you to join your cause w mine. We can make a difference. We ARE making a difference now:

Learn more about the campaign:

“Telling the Right They’re Wrong!” 2014 style (You Tube Video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxLk70jpLwI&feature=youtu.be

“Telling the Right They’re Wrong!” 2012 (same audience):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDp1ZvXarBM

Website: http://www.mikelweisser.org/

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Democracy for America page: http://www.democracyforamerica.com/campaigns/3548-mikel-weisser-for-us-congress

Campaign Blog: http://mikelweisser.blogspot.com/

Video Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCckpajPS-3FBOyd4kIyeX1w

Political Columns: http://www.opednews.com/author/author17330.html