Why I want to Bill Peirce to collect enough signatures

and why you should sign one...

Bill Peirce who is the Libertarian candidate for Governor is in the process of collecting the 5,000 signatures necessary for him to be listed on the ballot. This has to be done by May 1st and he is taking the extra precaution of aiming for 10,000 signatures to ensure after all reviews there are enough legitimate signatures as required.

I realize most of you are not Libertarians, I'll be honest and state I don't know if I'm going to vote for Bill Peirce at this point or not either. So why did I email the campaign earlier and offer to help collect needed signatures? It's about having a choice. It's also about having third party representation being encouraged in Ohio.

It's also about what can Bill Peirce bring into the Governor's race as far as creating discussion.

Discussion on topics like this from his website as one example:

Ohio could get rid of its slums, gain new buildings on vacant lots and stop suburban sprawl. It could even save the average homeowner a little money.

The way to change Ohio’s landscape, Peirce says, is to throw out the property-tax system and replace it with another first proposed in 1880.

Or his plan for small businesses:

The first goal of the Peirce administration will be the reduction of the high tax burden in Ohio. This is the most important part of modernizing Ohio’s anti-business taxation system. The elimination of the tangible personal property tax and the estate or death tax are all key components to encouraging growth in the small-business sector of the economy.

The only way these ideas can be really brought to the forefront of the Governor's race is if Bill Peirce is one of the candidates. If he doesn't make it on to the ballot, it will be just between the Democrat and Republican candidate and most of these issues will be swept under the carpet without further discussion.

Bill Peirce may not have all of the answers, but he should be heard.

(This post was written for the Carnival of Ohio Politics which is featured every Wednesday thanks to the hard work of Paul Miller at Northwest Ohio Net)