Emma Berry

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Emma Berry is endorsing John Lingenfelder, the Democratic Candidate for the

Third US Congressional District of Texas.

First of all I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for signing my petition for ballot. I realize that it takes a lot of faith and a lot of discontent to put your signature and personal information on a sheet of paper that a stranger like me brings around.  Yet over 800 of you did that for me and I’m deeply touched.  Like me you are true Americans who still have at least a little faith in our democratic system and hope that our Democracy can be repaired by those of use who still believe in government.

I’ve done a lot of soul-searching these past few days.  I could go ahead and run as an independent write-in because, thanks to you, this second time around I have enough signatures to qualify.  However, since my name would not appear on ballot beside the Democrat, Republican and Libertarian [Write in would be a selection that would then lead to my name.]  Frankly, this just about assures that I would not be able to win–I am an optimist, but I also understand odds better than when I began in March.

I’ve decided there is too much at stake to “go for it.”  Instead I will support John Lingenfelder to my fullest extent–as an INDEPENDENT, however.  I am NOT joining the Democratic Party.  I remain an Independent who happens to be supporting a Democrat.

In fact, John is not the only Democrat that I support this year.  I support Bill White, David Cozad, Greir Raggio, Rick Koster, Alan Grayson, Dennis Kucinich, Barbara Boxer, and Justin Coussoule.

I support the majority of Americans first, not last–those of us who work for a living and who earn less than $166,000 a year.  I support the reality that Social Security is just fine and does not need to be “fixed” by the upper 5%. They have done more than enough fixing which is why we are in the mess we are in today.   I support immediate job creation. I support reallocation of the $19 billion that we currently fork over in farm subsidies to the rich and to Wall Street Agribusinesses.  That money could be used for job creation in the USA and beginning the tedious task of rebuilding our manufacturing base.  As long as there  are human beings we will need goods that were made by other human beings.  Globalization and the shipping of millions of manufacturing jobs overseas so the rich could benefit from cheap/slave labor is an evil that was perpetuated on this nation that needs correction.  The globalization scheme of the rich, by the rich and for the rich has destabilized our economy.

I believe that John Lingenfelder is the man who will work to correct these injustices.  I KNOW that Sam Johnson won’t.  Sam Johnson is part of the problem–not part of the solution.

I URGE, NO, I BEG YOU TO CALL JOHN’S OFFICE TOMORROW  972-468-1127. Tell him what you can do for him and then do it.  It will take votes for John to win, but that is not all it will take.  IT WILL TAKE THE SUPPORT OF HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS WHO CARE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SOMEONE WITH THE COURAGE TO CHANGE WASHINGTON.

IF YOU DON’T STEP UP TO THE PLATE WITH ME, THEN SAM JOHNSON WILL WIN AND WE WILL ALL LOSE.  I’m counting on you to do more than vote this year.  Bring your friends with  you and tell John that I sent you.

If you live in another state, send money:  Write to info@lingenfelderforcongress.com.