Why I'm Running
Free Speech
It is no accident that the first and primary freedom we read in the bill of rights is our right to free speech. We cannot have a free society without free expression. With growing calls for limiting speech and even speech codes, our freedoms are in greater peril than at any time in American history. We must stand firmly for free speech against the powerful in Washington DC and in corporate America, especially Big Tech.
Individual Liberty
Americans are known for their rugged individualism. However, in recent years, we have been asked to lockdown, to trust the science and to mask up. These demands went beyond safety protocols or healthcare guidelines. In fact, many people saw their businesses destroyed and personal finances ruined. Americans must never again accept such baseless demands on their families and communities. If we only have rights when it is convenient, then we do not have rights at all; we have privileges issued by the government.
End the Administrative State
The U.S. Constitution establishes three branches of government—executive, legislative and judicial. Unfortunately, many leaders in our legislative branch are weak and ineffective. This lack of leadership creates a vacuum in public policy that has led to a vast federal bureaucracy acting as a powerful fourth branch of government. Our elected officials must begin to challenge these three letter federal agencies and restore the proper function of government.
Expose and Expel Marxism
The 20th century brought about giant leaps for mankind in the way of industry and technology, however the last century also brought about horrific wars and terrible human suffering due to evil ideologies such as Marxism. Unfortunately, right here in America many individuals and institutions have begun to adopt a divisive and reprehensible version of Marxism. Any policy or plan that seeks to divide people based on race, religion, or political persuasion should be rejected, and our political leaders should stop engaging in a brand of politics that breeds hate and jealousy. We must root out and defeat policies that do not teach individualism, freedom, and merit especially in our schools and government institutions.
Restore America’s Promise
Too much time is spent talking about what is wrong with our nation rather than celebrating what is right and good about America. Americans must once again embrace our history, our culture and the principles of our founding. While our nation is far from perfect, as any honest account reveals shameful episodes in America’s past, our nation and more specifically the American people have always worked to build “a more perfect union”. With faith and family at the core of our society, we can restore the promise of our nation and pass the blessings of liberty on to the next generation.
Secure America’s Border
Our nation’s problem on the southern border is beyond a “crisis.” This failure to secure the U.S. border with Mexico has real life consequences. Fentanyl and other dangerous narcotics are flooding into the streets and schools of our nation, resulting in addiction and sadly many deaths by overdose. In addition to criminal drug cartels, there are also threats from enemy combatants who are using our southern border to establish terrorist cells in the homeland, or set up spy networks by sending people through the porous border with Mexico. We cannot allow criminal cartels and terrorists to enter our nation. We must act immediately to finish building the wall and commit the resources and personnel necessary to make our border secure once and for all.
Champion Free Markets
Hardworking Americans, focused on providing for their family, suffer economic harm when the federal government decides to pick winners and losers. By playing games with the tax code, authoring senseless regulations or subsidizing one industry at the cost of another, we limit the growth and development of our economy. America should be focused on creating truly free markets, free of government interference and burdensome taxes and regulations. America has been “the shining city on the hill” because we are the land of opportunity. We must always hold to these principles of liberty and keep government in the proper place. We must always remember the United States has the greatest economy in the world because of her people not because of her government.
Technology and Innovation
America is a leader in innovation and should continue to lead the next generation economy as well. Too many of our current leaders lack vision and focus as it applies to digital assets and the risks and rewards pertaining to crypto and blockchain technology. As our next US Congressman, Mike Speedy will make sure the United States takes a lead role in creating a pro-crypto, innovation friendly environment for our nation’s economy . Mike also will work for commonsense, practical crypto policies and avoid burdensome or unnecessary regulations in the crypto space. Mike Speedy will never support the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).