Interesting idea being tossed around in New Jersey...

Tuesday June 8 is the New Jersey primary. The NJ Coalition for Self Defense is urging all Self-Defense and/or gun rights supporters to write in the name of Suzanna Gratia Hupp for president, no matter which primary you're voting in. More information about Suzanna Hupp is below.

George W. Bush is going to win the Republican Primary. John Kerry is going to win the Democrat primary. Neither of these is at risk of losing the primary because of a write-in campaign. The purpose of writing in Hupp is to send a message to the two nominees, the party leaders, the media, and the electorate.

The message is that we who believe in restoring the gun/self-defense rights of law-abiding people:

1. Are angry at the failure of elected politicians to move aggressively to restore those rights;
2. Are numerous enough and active enough that our presence at, or absence from, the polls in November can determine whether New Jersey's electoral votes go to Bush or to Kerry; and
3. Though we have no reason to support Kerry, we will be challenging the Republicans to convince us that our gun rights will be better off if we vote Republican, than if we stay home or vote for a minor party's candidate. At this point in time, there is little difference between the two parties, where self defense and gun rights is concerned.

Suzanna Gratia Hupp is a Texas state legislator who is known best for her vigorous support of gun rights. Her other positions are so little known outside her Texas district that a vote for her for president can be interpreted by party leaders and the media as nothing else but a vote for gun rights.

This is a good idea, if you want to do something with your primary vote besides pander to the national consensus, and for whatever reason you can't vote for a Libertarian.