IL: Green Party Candidate Urges Independence from Democratic-Republican Machine

From a letter likely by Green Party congressional candidate, Dan Kairis, to the editor of the Daily Herald:

The primary election is finally over. The Democratic and Republican parties and their candidates spent millions of dollars trying to convince you, the Illinois voters, that they are the answer to the state's numerous problems. The millions of special interest money spent managed to generate only a 20 percent voter turnout for the Illinois primary election. That means that four out of every five Illinois voters chose not to buy what either party was trying to sell.

There were plenty of candidates for each of the major senatorial, congressional and state office races. But the vast majority of you still did not get out and vote. The famous quote: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me," seems quite relevant. Maybe Illinois voters are getting smarter. We have all seen the Democrats and the Republicans take their turns at being the majority. And we have witnessed the scandals and corruption that have continued no matter which party has been in charge.

Fortunately in November you will have the opportunity to break free of the election stranglehold the Democrats and Republicans have had for so long. Both parties tried, but could not keep the Illinois Green Party off November's ballot. Their restrictive election laws legislation, their frivolous objections to valid petitions, and all of their other tricks failed to keep the Green Party statewide slate, Congressional and other candidates from the ballot.

It will be up to you, the 80 percent of voters who did not vote in the primary, to decide in what direction Illinois will go next. You can vote Republican, you can vote Democrat, or you can stay home again, and nothing will change. Or you can vote for Green Party candidates and send the message that Illinois deserves something better than what the "good old boys" keep offering its citizens.