Gary Johnson: WIRED Should Have Endorsed Me for President
WHEN I READ WIRED’s
endorsement of Hillary Clinton last month, I thought to myself that WIRED is protesting a bit too much. The piece spends 342 words cataloging the “optimistic libertarianism” of its Silicon Valley founder of the 1990s. It offers not one word about the actual Libertarian Party candidate running for president.
I am the pro-market, pro-information, and pro-innovation option. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand and according to your own observations, is someone else:
– “As secretary of state, her inclination toward military solutions had disastrous consequences in the Middle East.”
– “The US still has an alarming tendency to try to solve complex foreign policy problems with flying killer robots.”
– “She seems to favor encryption weak enough for law enforcement to penetrate. That violates basic privacy.”
And here’s what I’m not, as opposed to your choice:
– I’ve never engaged in influence peddling or pay-to-play.
– I don’t want to restrict political speech and undermine the First Amendment in the process.
– I’m not wedded to the education establishment that wants to stifle innovation and school choice.
– I don’t want to restrict your gun rights.
– I don’t believe choosing to use marijuana should be a crime.
– And I actually believe in free trade, as opposed to anyone else who will be on the ballot for President in all 50 states.
Here is what you can expect from an administration led by Gov. Gary Johnson and Gov. Bill Weld, my running mate: Experience. A commitment to the Constitution. Humility and honesty, not arrogance about the power of the state.