By Alex Gray
There are some political candidates who are recognized and others who aren’t. One of the many candidates running for U.S. President is Fred Karger, who is relatively unknown but has some support skilled enough to increase his profile.
On Tuesday night, WIU’s Mock Presidential Election heard a Karger representative, Political Science major Thomas Gockenbach, who gave an impressive speech endorsing Karger.
Karger and Gockenbach have one thing they both want most for Americans, Gockenbach said: equality for all Americans. That means equal rights for women, gays and lesbians, immigrants – everyone.
They want everyone to be treated equally, not everyone treated as an equal.
America means freedom, Gockenbach said, but it doesn’t always offer the American Dream to everyone, depending on how they’re treated.
This needs to change, Gockenbach said, and Karger is the person who would help that.
Another issue Karger advocates is energy, Gockenbach said. Government must come up with some solution to save people money on fuel and utility costs, and Karger says possibilities include ethanol and wind power to help create renewable energy. That could save U.S. society a lot of money and the environment from a lot of damage.
Karger also recognizes the need for more and better jobs, jobs that are created and that don’t disappear tomorrow, including at small businesses.
In one of the more controversial issues that seemed to resonate with student delegates at the Republican caucuses/primaries Tuesday, Karger supports the legalization of marijuana, Gockenbach said.
Doing so also would help reduce the prison population by freeing those incarcerated for nonviolent offenses such as smoking or possessing pot. This also would give police more time and resources to focus on serious crimes.
Regulations would be required before legalization, Gockenbach said, ensuring safety for consumers and others.
As far as immigration, Karger wants to ensure that the American Dream is passed on to immigrants, from opportunities to equal pay.
Some immigrants work very hard and shouldn’t be paid less because of the lack of a document, Karger believes, according to Gockenbach.
After students voted, it became apparent that Karger’s positions were supported by many student delegates. Fred Karger placed an unexpected third place in the GOP here.
That could indicate that Karger could become better known, if his positions are made known by people like Gockenbach.
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