KEN STREMSKY DISCUSSES POLITICAL STRATEGY AND OTHER TOPICS POLITICAL STRATEGY Newsweek has a web exclusive with the title "Credibility Gap Redux: A Clinton aide asks why presidents don't learn that full candor is always the best policy" by Michael Waldman, former chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton, lecturer in public policy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. I have believed the following for more than a decade. Sometimes, a leader has to be willing to express controlled rage at people who should know better. This section is an example. Sometimes, a leader has to build a flexible, strong, durable platform over a several year period of time before the masses obtain the foresight to understand what the leader is doing. A leader should read the Art of War by Sun Tzu and the Prince by Machiavelli. Both books deal with the importance of learning from the past and punishing harshly those who want to exterminate your country. They also realized that if you do not know your enemies well that you are not likely to survive. An elected official without a mandate is less useful than a monkey that collects coins for a music player. If you do not discuss the issues during a campaign, you are not going to have a mandate after taking office and most people will probably not take you seriously. If you are not willing to challenge the status quo when it is wrong, do not be surprised if you are destroyed when the status quo leads to destruction. Sometimes, a leader has to teach the basics because schools are often more interested in creating rote memorizers and politically correct morons than people who are capable of logical thought. Politically correct morons often do a better job keeping racism alive and non whites in poverty than the Ku Klux Klan does. If you lie to the press, the press will probably find out and make you look like a dishonest fool. I am not perfect. I have never met a perfect person. I do not think most American voters expect a candidate to be perfect. I do believe that the American people want to know about screw ups after a leader has screwed up. If your asked about your sex life, please say no comment. If your asked about health conditions, please say you have a right to privacy. I do not think there is anything wrong with you saying that you use prescription drugs because if you do not say that you use them voters may decide that you are biased in favor of drug companies after the media mentions the fact. Be prepared for negative performance reviews from past jobs to come out. Do not be surprised if people decide to libel you. If you have a wife and/or children, please have a will and a revocable trust so your family does not lose everything if you are assasinated. Make sure your spouse knows what the family's assets are. DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERS, TELEVISION NETWORKS, AND PRIVACY Amendment Nine of the United States Constitution says "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." I believe that one of the rights that people have is a right to privacy including consumer privacy. Video Business Magazine which has the website www.videobusiness.com has two articles dealing with digital video recorders and privacy. The article "DVRs in a fit of pique over privacy" is written by Ann Donahue and dated May 9, 2002. The commentary that has the title "SKIPPING, NOT HAPPILY" is written by Paul Sweeting and dated May 10, 2002. The following are excerpts from "DVRs in a fit of pique over privacy." "A court ruling last week in California brought the issue of consumer privacy - or lack thereof - to the forefront of the burgeoning digital video recorder business. A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered SonicBlue Inc., the parent company of TiVo rival Replay TV, to chart "what works are copied, stored, viewed with commercials omitted or distributed" by its subscribers." I believe it is an unconstitutional to require a company to turnover to other companies and/or the government information related to "what works are copied, stored, viewed with commercials omitted or distributed" because of Amendment Nine of the United States Constitution. The Television Networks have no right to invade the privacy of viewers. If they want to find out what viewers are watching, they should ask them in writing. If Television Networks want to know which programs viewers watch while normally skipping commercials, they should ask viewers in writing. The Television Networks could also ask people to tell them about the programs they are watching and the types of commercials they skip via e-mail. Sometimes advertising companies produce really crappy advertisements and maybe people would watch more commercials if advertising companies do their job better. Viewers should not have to tell networks what they are watching and what programs they watch while skipping commercials. The ability of digital video recorders to skip commercials and send programs without commercials should not be harmed. Owners and renters of digital video recorders may skip commercials and may send programs to others because FAIR USE covers these activities. SIMPLIFY FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS The following section would make it easier for me and other candidates to raise money for our campaigns and run for elective offices. I believe that our excessively complicated federal election laws and ridiculously high fines infringe on Amendment One of the United States Constitution which allows a candidate "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." You may view our excessively complicated federal election laws and the high fines that are often imposed on candidates that are not trying to do anything unethical on the Federal Election Commission's website which is www.fec.gov. Congress should simply federal election laws and reduce the fines that the Federal Election Commission imposes on a campaigns. Congress should simplify federal election law with the following law. A candidate for the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, and President of the United States of America should be allowed to choose a bank that contributions are mailed to with a note that has the campaign contributor's name, address, driver's license number, and employer on it. The bank would only deposit checks that are equal to or less than the contribution amounts the Federal Election Commission imposes. The bank would send the information it obtains from contributors electronically to the Federal Election Commission on a weekly basis. If the Federal Election Commission realizes that a campaign contributor has contributed more than the legal limit, the Federal Election Commission tells the bank to return to the contributor money that is greater than the legal limit. The bank would also send information electronically to the Federal Election Commission on a weekly basis that shows what the campaign is spending money on and how much the campaign is spending on those items. Congress could allow a bank to obtain a percentage of campaign contributions that it sets for doing this. Congress could say that campaigns do not have to file any other paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. A campaign would be able to view the information the bank has. A campaign would be able to view the information that the Federal Election Commission has. Other people could view the information the Federal Election Commission has with the license numbers and addresses of contributors omitted. Congress may want to eliminate may fines the Federal Election Commission. The Federal Election Commission should reduce the fines it imposes on a campaign that raises under $650,000 for a United States Senate primary election or under $650,000 for a United States Senate general election or under $650,000 for a United States House of Representatives primary election or under $650,000 for a United States House of Representatives general election. Congress should make sure the Federal Election Commission reduces fines on a campaign that raises more than $650,000 for a United States Senate election or United States House of Representatives election. FREE TELEVISION ADVERTISING FOR CANDIDATES Amendment One the United States Constitution says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the rights of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The radio waves which television networks use are owned by the citizens of the United States of America. The television networks are able to rent the airwaves. Congress does have the ability to regulate who which television networks use the airwaves and say what they have to agree to be allowed to continue to use the radio waves. Congress also has the ability to regulate commerce which includes television networks. Congress should pass a law that says that each television network in a state has to give at least 10 hours of free advertising time each for debates for candidates running for the United States House of Representatives or United States Senate who are members of the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party before primary election day and at least 20 hours of debating time for the nominees of the previous parties to debate each other between primary election day and general election day. Congress should pass a law that says each television network in a state has to give at least 30 minutes free advertising time each to candidates running for the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate who are members of the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party who meet the petition requirements of a state they are running for election in. Congress should pass a law that says that each television network in a state has to give at least one hour of advertising time each to a candidate running for the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate who is a nominee for the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party in the general election between primary election day and the general election. A person should not have to meet any petition requirements. Congress should pass a law that says that each television network in a state should have to have to give at least ten hours for debates for candidates running for President of the United States of America who belong to the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party before primary election day. Congress should pass a law that says that each television network in a state has to give at least 20 hours of free advertising for debates to nominees for President of the United States of America who belong to Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party between the last state primary and the general election. Congress should pass a law that says that each television network in a state has to give candidates running for President of the United States of America at least 30 minutes of advertising time before primary election day if the candidates meet the petition requirements in that state. Congress should pass FREE RADIO ADVERTISING FOR CANDIDATES The radio waves that radio stations use are owned by the citizens of the United States of America. Congress does have the ability to say what radio stations have to do to continue using the radio waves. Congress should pass a law that says that radio stations in a state have to give at least two hours of free radio advertising to each candidate running for the United States House of Representatives and or the United States Senate who belongs to the Republican party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party before primary election day who meets the petition requirements of that state. Congress should pass a law that says that each radio station in a state has to give at least five hours of free advertising time to each candidate who is the nominee of the Republican party, Democratic party, Libertarian party, and/or the Green Party in the general election for United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate. Congress should pass a law that says that each radio station in a state has to give at least five hours of free advertising before a state's primary to candidates for President of the United States of America who belong to the Republican party, Democratic party, Libertarian party, and/or the Green party and who meet the petition requirements of that state. Each radio station in a state should give a candidate for President of the United States of America at least five hours of free advertising who is the nominee in the genetal election for the Republican party, Democratic party, Libertarian party, and/or the Green party. A candidate should not have to meet any petition requirements. FREE ADVERTISING FOR CANDIDATES IN COMMERCIAL NEWSPAPERS Congress should pass a law that says that each commercial newspaper in a state with a circulation greater than 10,000 have to give at least one half page of advertising space to each candidate for United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and President of the United States of America who belong to the Republican party, Democratic Party, Libertarian party, and/or Green party and who meets the nomination requirements of the state before primary election day. Congress should pass a law that says that each commercial newspaper in a state that has a circulation greater than 10,000 should have to give at least two pages of free advertising to nominees for United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, and President of the United States who belong to the Republican party, Democratic party, Libertarian party, and/or the Green party. Nominees should not have to meet petition requirements. FREE ADVERTISING FOR CANDIDATES IN COMMERCIAL MAGAZINES Congress should pass a law that says that each commercial magazine in a state that has a circulation greater than 10,000 have to give at least a half page of free advertising space to candidates for United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, and President of the United States of America who belong to the Republican party, Democratic party, Libertarian party, and/or Green party and meets the petition requirements of the state. Congress should pass a law that says that each commercial magazine that has a circulation greater than 10,000 in a state has to give at least two pages of free advertising space to candidates for United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, and President of the United States of America who is a nominee in the general election for the Republican party, Democratic party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party. A candidate should not have to meet petition requirements. CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION Congress may want to better regulate cable companies. Congress may want to require cable television companies to offer basic cable plans that cost under $15 that have at least one channel from NBC, CBS, FOX, WB, UPN, PBS, and five other channels that come from their normally come with basic cable. Viewers should be allowed to choose the NBC channel, CBS channel, Fox channel, WB channel, UPN channel, PBS channel, and the five other channels from basic cable. Congress may want to require cable companies to offer at least one channel from NBC, CBS, FOX, WB, and PBS and 15 other channels that normally come with basic cable for $30. Viewers should be allowed to choose the NBC channel, CBS channel, FOX channel, the WB channel, the PBS channel and the other 15 channels. REGIONAL BELL OPERATING COMPANIES A letter to the editor in the May 13, 2002 Forbes recommends the splitting of large Bell companies into two companies with one company providing infrastructure and the other company providing services to consumers. I wrote the following information in this section after reading the letter. Congress should pass a law that breaks the Bell Telephone Companies into two companies. One company would provide "consumer services". One company would provide "infrastructure" to its former "consumers services" partner and competitors of its former "consumer services" partner. The Federal Communications Commission could make sure that former Bell "infrastructure" companies are not giving better deals to former Bell "consumer services" companies than the "infrastructure" companies are giving to competitors of the former Bell "consumer services companies." Congress may pass a law that says that former Bell "infrastructure" companies may not charge former Bell "consumer services" companies and competitors of the former Bell "consumer services" companies more than an amount greater than a ceiling Congress sets. Congress may want to help more companies provide "infrastructure" to former Bell "consumer services" companies and other companies via lower tax rates, government loans, government purchases, and other things. NO NEW TAX PLEDGES AND REAL LEADERSHIP A candidate who takes a no new tax pledge shows a lack of leadership and a poor knowledge of history. Sometimes, taxes need to be increased because of war, national emergency, state emergency, and other significant reasons. I do not have a problem with a candidate saying that the candidate will veto tax increases when the candidate thinks they are not necessary. I do not have a problem with a candidate saying that the candidate will veto tax increases if spending the candidate believes is non essential spending is not cut first. I do not have a problem with a candidate for President of the United States of America saying the candidate will veto tax increases if spending the candidate believes is non essential spending is not cut first. I do not have a problem with a candidate for President of the United States of America creating new taxes if the overall federal tax burden for most citizens of the United States of America who make under $100,000 a year is being reduced. The federal taxation plan I discuss on part two of my resume does reduce the overall federal tax burden of citizens of the United States of America who make under $100,000 a year. My New Hampshire plan which is located at http://resumes.yahoo.com/kstremsky2/newhampshireplan discusses what I think should be done in New Hampshire to improve education and strengthen our economy. SALES TAXATION OF MINING Congress should pass a sales tax on minerals mined in the United States of America of America including in ocean areas owned by the United States of America. Congress should place at least a five percent sales tax on minerals mined in the United States of America that will go to the Federal Government. Congress should place at least a two percent sales tax on minerals mined in the United States of America that will go to the state the minerals are mined in. Congress should place at least a one percent sales tax on minerals mined in the United States of America that will go to the locality the minerals are mined in. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALLOW FARMERS TO GROW HEMP. The Federal Government should allow farmers to grow a version of hemp which is not likely to make people high when they smoke it the way that marijuana does. Hemp may be used to make paper, clothing, ropes, parachutes, sneakers, and other products. The Declaration of Independence is written on paper made from hemp. The more paper we obtain from hemp the less paper we will need to obtain from trees. Our country used hemp based products during World War 2. Hemp will allow farmers another way to make money and may save many family farms. ELIMINATE SUGAR SUBSIDIES The Federal Government should eliminate sugar subsidies. Congress should eliminate sugar subsidies. Congress may want the domestic price for sugar to be the same price as the world price of sugar. Congress may want to allow other countries to import as much sugar into the United States of America as they want after Congress has given them permission to import the sugar. Congress may place quotas on imports of sugar if it wants. If our country eliminates sugar subsidies, the economies of several nations a lot poorer than the United States of America will benefit. These countries may be better able to buy manufactured goods and many services from our businesses if they are able to make more money selling our businesses their sugar. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE The website for the Congressional Budget Office is www.cbo.gov. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE The website for the United States General Accounting Office is www.gao.gov. MY PARTICIPATION IN REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES I hope that voters in every state other than New Hampshire will vote for me in their states Republican presidential primary. If my name is not on the ballot, I hope that people will write in my name. My name may not be on a state's ballot because I may not be able to meet a state's filing fees and petition requirements. I do not have a campaign staff at this time. I may have a campaign staff in the future. In New Hampshire, I do not want my name to be on the Republican presidential primary ballot. I do not want people to vote for me in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary. If I become the Republican presidential nominee for the November 2004 election, I hope that people will vote for in New Hampshire and every other state in our great country. If I am elected President of the United States of America in 2004, I will be 35 years old and seven days on January 20, 2005.