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PIRATEPARTYOFWISCONSINRALLY
PIRATEPARTYCANDIDATEFORGOVERNORSPEEKS
MILWAUKEE,JUNE29,2013–
FORIMMEDIATERELEASEThefollowingistheadvancedtranscriptforthespeechtobegivenbyFrancisKlein,
thePiratePartyofWisconsincandidateforgovernor.
FellowPirates,friends,andcitizensofWisconsin:Welcomeagaintothe2013
rallyoftheWisconsinPirateParty.Thankyousomuchforbeinghere.MynameisFrancisKlein,anditiswithgreatexcitementthatIhumblyacceptthe
nominationofthepartytorunasyourcandidateforgovernorofWisconsin!
Piratescompatriotes,amisetcitoyensduWisconsin:Bienvenueau2013
meetingduPartiPirateWisconsin.Mercibeaucoupd'êtreici.Jem’applleFrancisKlein,etc'estavecgrandplaisirquej'acceptehumblementlanominationduparti
pourêtrecandidataupostedegouverneurduWisconsin!
Piratascompañeros,amigosyciudadanosdeWisconsin:Bienvenidodenuevoala
reunión2013delPartidoPirataWisconsin.Muchasgraciasporestaraquí.Me
llamoFrancisKlein.Escongranemociónquehumildementeaceptolanominación
delpartidoparasercandidatoagobernadordeWisconsin!
Nowthatintroductionsareoutoftheway,I’mafraidIwouldrathergivemy
speechentirelyinEnglish.Besides,Googletranslateonlyworkssofast.
Iwouldliketotellyouastory.Iwasinvolvedwithboyscoutssincetheageof8,
andIstillam.Theorganizationhasmanydedicatedandinspiringpeoplewho
becamealargepartofmylifeasIworkedmywaythroughtotherankofEagle.A
fewyearsago,whenIwastheseniorpatrolleaderofthetroop,Imetayoung
scout,whoI’llcallAlex.
AlexwasayoungscoutwithADHD.Hewasoftenhorsingaroundandwhathe
attemptedusuallyendedinamess.Alexwouldteasetheotherscouts,and
bothertheadults.Forme,astheseniorpatrolleader,andtheguywhohadto
makesurepeoplestayedontask,Alexwasahandful.Butdespitethetroublehe
caused,Alexnevergotmuchrealattentionforit.Fewpeopletookthetimeneededtolistentohim.Alexwouldbeactivelyignoredbymanyofthescouts
andleadersbecausetheyknewhehadADHD,andtheyjustdidn’tknowhowto
dealwithhim.Alexmadeafewfriends,butnotthatmany.Itwasnotforlackof
trying.TheproblemwiththissituationwasthatAlexfeltotherswerenot
hearinghim.Unfortunately,hewasfrequentlyright.Hewastalkedtomorethanlistenedto.Hefeltlikeachild.
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Until,oneluckyday,Alexshowedupforthepatrolleaderelections,whenfew
otherscoutsdid.Heranforapatrolleaderposition.Ofhisfewfriendsthatwere
there,theyallvotedforhim,andhewon.Despitethefactthatsomeofhisfellow
scoutswouldsayhewasdoingthingswrong,thathewastoocrazytobea
leader,hesucceeded.Fromthatdayon,Alexbecameadifferentpersonwhenhe
walkedintothescouthouse.Hewasmuchmorepoliteandconfident,heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hecameintothescouthouseandgotthingsdone,hehelpedotherscoutswiththingstheyneededhelpwith,andhetaughtlessonsto
thenewerandyoungerscouts.Toallthosekidsandadultswhoignoredhim
before,hesuddenlywasaperson.Hehadavoice.Hecounted.AndIbelieveIsawinthatscoutachange–AlexwasstillaboywithADHD,noquestionaboutit,but
hehadresponsibilitynow,andheworeitproudly.Allbecauseoneluckyday,thetroopfinallygavehimthevoicehedeserved.
Ashumanbeings,wewanttohaveourvoicesheard.Wewanttobeapartofthe
largercommunity.Thisiswhyournationwasfounded,andtheprincipleitwas
foundedon:GovernmentBYthepeople.Ourpredecessorsfoughtfortherighttohaveasayintheirgovernment,tohaveavoice.Taxationwithoutrepresentation
istyranny.Wedonotwantotherscontrollingthefinerdetailsofourlives.That
simpleideastartedarevolution,andacountry-thelikesofwhichthisworldhad
notyetseen.
WhenAlexwasempowered,whenhefoundavoiceforhimself,awaytoparticipateandbeapartofthecommunity,hebecameanewanddifferent
person.Thisistrueofallpeople.Ifyouempowertheperson,ifyougivethema
voice,theywillcreatesomethingtrulygreat.Oneofthepotentialpitfallsofour
government,though,isthatwehaverepresentativeswhooccasionallythinkthey
areabovethemasses,thattheyknowwhatisbestforthepeopleandthattheywilldecidewhatourvoiceshouldbe.
Wethepeople,havehadourvoicetakenaway,andnotbysomeforeignpower,
butbyelectedofficialswhoprobablymeanwell;peoplewhothinkthatthey
honestlyhavethesolutiontoourproblems.Thepresident,claimingthatnational
securityisparamount,theNSA,sayingthatexternalthreatsstillexist,our
currentgovernor,claimingthathispolicieswillhelpjobgrowth.Atitsmost
fundamentallevel,ourmoderngovernmentisstillmadeupofpeoplewho–
hopefully–wanttohelpus.Buttheyhavealreadybetrayedthosewhothey
wouldseektohelp.TherecentscandalswithPRISMandtheNSAhaveonly
servedtohighlightthatourgovernmenthasforgottenhowtotrustitsownpeople.Thesecrecywithwhichourgovernorandthestatelegislaturehold
caucuses,theliesthattheytellus,thebrokenpromises.And,inreturn,wethe
peoplehaveforgottenhowtotrusttheirgovernment.
Ifwedonotknowwhatishappeninginourgovernment,ifwecannotfindoutwhatishappening,thenourvoiceisabsolutelymeaningless.Thereisthroughout
thepeopleofthiscountryafeelingthatourvoicefallsshort,thatthetwoparty
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systemiscorrupt,andthatwecannotdoanythingtostopit.Apathyand
disappointmentinournationaretheonlythingsthatagovernmentsuchasours
inspires.
WhenIspeaktomyfriendsaboutpolitics,thereisonerefrainthatIhearover
andover:Wearefedup.Fedupwithtrustinginatwopartysystemwhichmakessoverymanypromises,anddeliversonsofew.Fedupwithasystemthatreeksofcorruption,asystemwherepoliticalscandalsarenormal,andcorporate
interestsalwayscomefirst.Ihaveseeninsomanypeoplethisdisgustofmodern
politics.Butitdoesnothavetobethisway.Thiscity,thisstate,wereachedourgoldenageinanerawhentrust,honesty,andface-to-facepoliticaldiscussion
werethewayofthepeople,andthewayoftheparties.
Andwhatinspiredthathonesty?Athirdparty.
Thereisonewonderfulthingaboutthiswholesituationwefindourselvesin.We
havehope,andwehavetheconstitution–somethingwhichistoooftenignored,Imightadd.Thisconstitution,ourconstitution,doesnotsaythatonlytwo
partiesmayrule,doesnotsaythatthiscountryisanaristocracyoftheelite–no.
Ourconstitutionsaysthatthisisagovernmentthatrepresentsandlistenstothe
voiceofthepeople–thisisarepublic.Andasmembersofthatrepublic,wemust
demandthatourvoicesbeheard–Itisourright.
Manyofyouheremaythinkthatthirdpartieswillnevergetofftheground–that
wecannevermakeadifferenceinacountrywheremoneyistheruleoftheland,
andwherelargerpartieshaveaccesstoalloftheresources.
Turningawayfromthepoliticalscenebecauseyouarefedupwithitisunderstandable,butpoliticswillneverturnawayfromyou.Everydecisionmade
inthosesecretmeetingsandcourtschangesthewaywefunctioninsociety.So
insteadoflettingthetwopartysystemtakeourlives,ourfortune,andoursacred
honorbythecollarandthrowittotheground,weneedtostandandfight!We,
asthepeopleneedtosayno,nowewillnotbetrampled.Notthistime.
Wecanmakeourvoiceheardagain.
Lookingtothefuture,Iwantasmuchasanyofyoutoseeabrighterdayaheadof
us.Andthereisone–butitslightisgrowingdim.I’mnotpredictingdoomsday,
noradystopianvisionofourworld.ButIwantsomethingbetterthanthe
secrecyandlieswearewitnesstonow.Ilookforwardtoadaywherethetrustbetweenthepeopleandtheleadersofthisstateandofthisnationisre-
established.Iwantmychildrensomedaytoliveandgrowupinastateand
nationwheretheydon’thavetoworryaboutasurveillancedronelookingin
theirwindows.Iwantaworldwheremychildrencannotbebombedifforsome
reasonIamlabeledathreattoournation.Aworldwheremychildrenwillnotbeextraditedfortellingthetruth,anationwheregovernmentisthepart-timejobof
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thepeople,notthefull-timejobofthelandedelite.Therearesomethingsin
societythatarenotmeanttobespecialized.Governmentshouldbeoneofthem.
Icontendthatthetwopartysystemisfartoocorrupttohearourvoices.But
again,ourconstitutiondoesnotdemandatwopartysystem.Weasapeople
havedonethisbefore,andcandoitagain.Wecanmakeourvoiceheard.Wecanriseupandchangethetwopartysystem,wecanbecomethecatalystthatstartstherevolution.Youwantchange?Well,Iamtellingyounowthatchangeisnot
goingtocomeintheformofaDemocratoraRepublican.Theyhaveproventhat
toustimeandagain.Change,then,hastocomeintheformofathirdparty.Itistimetoletthethird
partiesfixthismess.ItistimeforthePiratePartytotakeastand.Onceyouempowerthepeople,theworldtheycreatewillbetrulygreat.Thisiswhatthe
PiratePartyseekstodo,andthisiswhatIwillseektodoasyourcandidatefor
governorofWisconsin.Thankyouforyourtime.
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OnJune29th2013,ThePiratePartyofWisconsinwillholdapublicmeetingandrally
atRedArrowParkindowntownMilwaukee,10am–4pm.Allinterestedcitizensare
invitedtoattend.MembershipisopenandanyWisconsincitizenmayjointheparty
asavotingmember.AtthemeetingWIPPwillannounceacandidateforGovernor.
ThePiratePartyofWisconsin(WIPP)isrecognizedandaffiliatedwiththeUSPirate
Party(PPUS)andPiratePartiesInternational.See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Parties_International
TheWisconsinPiratePartyisincorporatedasaWisconsinCooperative.Eachmemberhasonevoteandmayparticipateintheannualmeetingheldhenceforthon
theweekendbeforeJuly4th.
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