An Open Letter to Ralph Nader

Dear Ralph Nader,

I hope you will campaign for a seat in the House of Representatives where your life experience and wisdom could be put to excellent use during two crucial years 2012-2014. For this country, the world, and all the creatures whose survival is increasingly dependent on whether or not humanity can make the “great transition” to sustainable economics and rational politics, IN TIME, I pray each day that you will make this decision to serve us, and soon.

We do need some of the rich to save us. We need the 17 traditions passed on to you by your family, you know already know the song: traditions for the future. But most of all we need you to give calm, steady leadership to the Truth & Traditions Party between now and election day, Nov. 2012. This party does not exist legally, financially — it’s just an idea that I pay one blogger a modest stipend to develop on Facebook and on the web. We’re not getting anywhere with it, no steadily rising net statistics to report, but it still seems necessary for us to keep trying to awaken a small but significant percentage of right wing populists, old fashioned anti-interventionist and anti-imperialist Republicans, thinking and stubborn (not wishy-washy) liberals, and all those increasing numbers of “independents” who don’t want to be part of this corporate controlled “2 party system” any more.

There is a winning percentage of voters in all 435 districts who can be persuaded to vote for someone in a 3 or 4 person race who stands for: honesty, fiscal responsibility, reducing federal taxes and the war department, decentralization toward real democracy (see Wendell Berry’s 17 Rules for Sustainable Communities); letting companies and banks fail when their “speculations” and criminal activities bring them down; “bringing ALL the troops home” (I’ve been told that a dozen GOP presidential candidates are muttering that “we can’t afford these wars”) to plant trees, permaculture the 50 states; restore the Constitution and Bill of Rights; conserving resources and Nature. . . . . YOU know the list of what needs doing far better than I do. You understand the urgency of our situation. And it can all be phrased as conserving America’s most basic values and traditions by speaking Truth to power.

No need to run for President. And you don’t need to “run” fast, or full tilt, for Congress either. Just make yourself available as a candidate in District 1, and help raise the substantial bucks needed from Gates Sr., Ted Turner, Ross Perot, George Soros and other rich folks who could save us if they would, so that a genuine, conserving party can recruit excellent citizen-candidates in every district of the USA and destroy this deadly Republican control of the House.

Practically speaking, you might not be able to defeat Democrat Larsen in the 1st, but by pulling votes from the right side of the spectrum along with a chunk of independents you could come in 2nd and put the Republican Party into “3rd party” status and fading fast. The best result: you win, Larsen comes in a close second and the Republicans get 5 to 9% of the vote. But the next best result also puts Truth & Traditions Party on the map, the big issues are discussed, and there will be winners in some of the other 435 districts with a very powerful voice in Congress. TNT also stands for Transition and Transformation.

Many thanks for your time and attention all these years,
(my wife adds, we love you)

Charlie Keil

cc. Meryl Streep in the 5th District Ct.; Naomi Wolf in the 20th District NY