Stephen
Fournier
Attorney
at Law
Tel: 860
794 6718 Fax: 860 233 3044
Pat Donovan
Voter Service
September 21, 2010
Dear Ms. Donovan:
I have attached my candidate profile. In view of
my inability to satisfy several of the candidate vetting criteria, I suggest
that the League waive them and include me in the attorney general debate
notwithstanding.
My candidacy raises issues of public corruption that are
important to voters but that won't be aired by major party candidates. I
am disposed to hold a considerable number of our leaders liable for
malfeasance. Public officials have not been held to account for the
destruction of
My candidacy is an alternative to party politics.
I am endorsed by two emerging parties, each with its own distinct
politics. Independents and Greens endorsed me with full knowledge that I'm
doing this as a people's lawyer and not to advance a particular political
agenda. I am none of the above. Excluding me would be seen as
censorship. Recall that both the Democrat and the Republican in the
congressional election of two years ago expressed open disapproval of my
exclusion from that debate. More than 7,000 First District voters cast a
ballot for me in that election.
My candidacy is subversive. On principle, and most
particularly as a candidate for this office, I object to the elections
industry. I consider the practitioners unethical. I hate the idea of
giving them money, and I hate the idea of asking for money to enrich them.
Modern technology empowers
My candidacy depends on the secret ballot. I have
expressed opinions on every issue, and my opinions are
controversial. My Internet newsletter Current Invective receives hundreds of
visits every month, and I have over 100 regular online subscribers. I have
been part of organizing teams advocating impeachment and war crimes
prosecutions (as well as nonviolence and Hartford Public High School
spirit), and I have been passionate as an advocate. I was a catalyst for
the dismantling of a corrupt Hartford Board of Education some years ago.
It's risky to associate politically with me. Should I be excluded from a
debate among attorneys because of aggressive advocacy and lack of political
correctness?
I trust the League of Women Voters to put the public
interest in debate above arbitrary "vetting criteria" that effectively censor a
broad swath of opinion.
Yours sincerely,
//signed//
Stephen Fournier
League
of Women Voters Candidate Profile
as
of September 21, 2010
Candidate Name And Contact
Info: |
Stephen Fournier, |
Party Affiliation: |
Independent Party and Green
Party |
Campaign Phone: |
860 794-6718 |
Campaign E-Mail: |
|
Campaign Website: |
www.stepfour.com |
Campaign Headquarters
Address: |
Fournier 2010, |
Campaign Manager Name/Address/Contact
Info: |
None |
Campaign Treasurer Name/Address/Contact
Info: |
Ruth Fournier, |
Other Campaign Officials (Please
List): |
None |
Approx. Number Of Volunteers And
Staff: |
None |
Position Papers/Platform (Or Links
Thereto) |
www.stepfour.com |
In-District Campaign Appearances (Please
List) |
Independent Party Briefing (on CT-N)
(8/17/10) Citizen’s for Ballot Initiative Briefing (on CT-N)
(8/25/10) Green Party Kickoff (on CT-N) (9/1/10)
Hope Out Loud Peace and Art Festival
(9/19/10) Junior Women’s Club of Wolcott Forum
(10/27/10) |
Money Raised |
$250 |
In-Kind Contributions
Raised |
None |
Campaign
Disbursements |
$100 |
submitted by candidate or authorized
representative:
signature
___________________________________________
name (print or type) Stephen Fournier,
860 794-6718,
title (print or type)
candidate
Please submit this signed form to the
LWVCTEF office
by fax
to 203-288-7998 (this fax doesn’t work)
or by
sending a PDF to lwvct@lwvct.org
CANDIDATE
CAMPAIGN RESPONSE
PLEASE
SIGN AND RETURN VIA EMAIL or FAX*
I,
Stephen Fournier (Candidate or Authorized Representative – Please
print)
FOR
THE 2010 attorney general CAMPAIGN (please identify)
HAVE
RECEIVED THE INVITATION FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS
OF
DEBATE
ON [October -------------] 2010.
I
AM__XXX____ I AM NOT_________ PLANNING TO
PARTICIPATE.
NAME
AND TITLE Stephen Fournier, Green Party
& Independent Party candidate for attorney
general
DATE
_
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contact if different from above:
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Telephone:
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