Please, Run For An Office

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Gregory Mazurek

You, who believe in happiness — please, run for an office.

You, who believe that black lives do matter — please run for an office.

You, who believe that our planet is beautiful, that we should find innovative ways of keeping it beautiful — please, run for an office.

You, who believe that patent trolls hurt innovation, that patent trolls have significant operational impacts to companies — please, run for an office.

You, who believe that animals are an important part of our ecosystem, that the endangered species list means we must be vigilant — please, run for an office.

You, who believe that the history of marriage is one of both continuity and change, that changes, such as the decline of arranged marriages and the abandonment of the law of coverture, have worked deep transformations in the structure of marriage, affecting aspects of marriage once viewed as essential, that these new insights have strengthened, not weakened, the institution, that changed understandings of marriage are characteristic of a Nation where new dimensions of freedom become apparent to new generations — please, run for an office.

You, who believe that we have an income inequality issue, that billionaires say we have an income inequality issue, that we can solve this income inequality issue — please, run for an office.

You, who believe that children shouldn’t die due to curable diseases — please, run for an office.

You, who believe that everyone needs access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food, that food deserts can be turned into food oases—please, run for an office.

You, who believe that access to education is essential, that access to the internet opens discourse and understanding — please, run for an office.

You, who believe in love, that loves conquers evil, that love will always win — please, run for an office.

You, who believe in free speech — please, run for an office.

You, who believe that there are self-evident truths, that all people are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness — please, run for an office.

You, who believe that we can leave everything in a better place than how we found it — please, run for an office.