James Stivers for State Senate

Meet=20 the Candidate

James & Kay Stivers with=20 = Children

James=20 Stivers lives on a 30-acre homestead near DeSmet, = Idaho. He=20 and his wife, Kay, have been married 23 years and have seven = children. James & Kay have homeschooled their = children for=20 many years and have a family business. For more = bio-details,=20 click on the various sidebar links.=20

Results from Primary Election, = May=20 27th:

Sen. Joyce Broadsword=20 (Incumbent):    1278

James=20 = Stivers:           = ;            =             &= nbsp;  =20 527

Bill=20 = Largen:           =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;       =20 507

Congratulations to Sen. Broadsword on her=20 victory!

I want to thank the 527 voters in District 2 = who had=20 the confidence in me to be their voice in the Idaho = Senate. In=20 two years, many more will agree with you.

For further = commentary on the results and a peek behind the scenes, = click on the=20 sidebar on "Election Analysis."

Check=20 back here in two weeks for my forthcoming essay: "Why=20 Constitutionalists can't win=20 = Elections"

The=20 Reform = Candidate

Pro-Liberty

James Stivers believes in the = "unalienable=20 rights" endowed by our Creator. This means they cannot = be=20 surrendered or contracted away. There are many rights = which=20 are not mentioned in the Constitution, but they are still = protected=20 by the 9th Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Among = these rights=20 are the right to procreate and the right not to=20 procreate. Others include the right to travel, to farm = and=20 raise animals, to ply a trade from our homes, to educate our = children, and to treat ourselves when we=20 are sick.

All of these, and more, are = fundamental=20 human rights that have been enjoyed for thousands of=20 years.

Sadly, many of these rights are in jeopardy as = the=20 government increases its control over our lives. In = the name=20 of various emergencies, whether it is the war on drugs or = the war on=20 terrorism, government has been intruding on our privacy, = profiling=20 us, and then manipulating the institutions of our society in = a=20 manner to deprive us of our individuality and our=20 liberties.

With Ron Paul, I oppose various federal = agendas=20 - such as the Patriot Acts, the REAL ID Act, the = National=20 Animal Identification System (NAIS) and a litany of other=20 boondoggles - to create a nanny state. Vigilance is = required on=20 the part of our State officials. If elected State = Senator,=20 James Stivers is ready to challenge the federal and state=20 bureaucracies that oppose our freedoms.

Pro-Life

James Stivers believes in the = sanctity of=20 the unborn child. He was an early advocate for the = Pro-Life=20 cause and endorses Ron Paul's plan to return the question of = abortion back to the states.

Can you imagine the = horror we=20 would feel if our troops were captured, lined-up and = shot? But=20 is it any different if we kill our future = soldiers before they=20 are born?

When a species no longer is able or willing = to=20 propagate itself, it will become extinct. Is the "land = of the=20 free and the home of the brave" becoming extinct? It = certainly=20 will if present trends continue.

While no single law = can deal=20 with the problems associated with abortion, we must first = begin with=20 a commitment to protect all human life, without favoring one = over=20 the other.

There is much more that can be done on the = state=20 level to strengthen parental rights, fully informed consent, = and=20 economic factors that can mitigate this plague on our = country. =20 We can return our schools to local control so they can = promote=20 community values. I am committed to a Pro-Life message = and will=20 use my position as a State Senator to advance its = agenda.=20

Pro-Labor

James Stivers is a pro-labor=20 Republican. He understands the importance of unions = and=20 collective bargaining under the "right to contract" = clause of=20 the Constitution. Trade unions are a free market = response to=20 the stockholder's corporation and perform an important = function in=20 protecting workers. Without unions, the alternative is = big=20 government. It should not surprise us that the = collapse of the=20 labor movement in recent decades has led to a vast increase = of state=20 involvement in business-worker relations, including the call = for=20 socialized medicine.

If we don't want a = socialist=20 government, we must revive the labor movement.

During = the=20 Reagan era, we were told the 3 bad "B's" were Big = Government, Big=20 Business, and Big Labor. Well, we got rid of Big = Labor, but=20 Big Government and Big Business just got bigger and = bigger. =20 Weakened of its influence, organized labor was powerless to = stop the=20 exporting of American factories overseas. Now that the = United=20 States has been gutted its industrial base, we have no = means to=20 pay the national debt without selling to foreign = investors=20 our infrastructure (roads, bridges, port facilities, = etc.) and=20 our resources (water, mines, farms, and forests). This = is what=20 colonies have to do, not free and independent nations. = We must=20 reverse this trend before it is too late.

We=20 should support Ron Paul's plan to restore a sound = dollar. Then=20 we must institute new trade policies to protect the American = economy. Much can be done at the state level. Follow = this=20 campaign to learn more.

A new and = exciting way=20 to shop on-line and help this campaign. Go to the = sidebar and=20 click on "Contributions" to learn more or click here. = We get a=20 significant percentage from the purchase. Shop, save, = and=20 support the Stivers for State Senate Campaign.

Thank=20 you!

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