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Whether they鈥檙e my critics, my supporters, my friends, my enemies, or total strangers, the question remains the same:聽Why would an Anarchist run for office?</p> <p id="9b9a" class="graf--p graf-after--blockquote" style="text-align: justify;">It鈥檚 a good question, so I want to address it thoroughly. If you boil the answer down enough, it鈥檚 quite simple: Because I can. You see, unfortunately in our society, we are not granted many opportunities to challenge the cult of the omnipotent state. Most ideas that come immediately to mind that would promote the cause of Anarchy will also land you in jail. Running for office is one of the few outlets we are still allowed to use for venting our frustration with our government. I believe that the goal of bringing about liberation in our lives is too important to be whispered about in our living rooms and speakeasies, it must be shouted from the rooftops! For this reason, I choose to indict the system by the most public means at my disposal.</p> </div> </div> <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_border_width_2 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey"><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> </div> </div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h3>Livingston County Sheriff</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047/http://michiganlp.org/dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/James_Weeks.png" rel="attachment wp-att-2812"><img class="alignleft wp-image-2812" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047im_/http://michiganlp.org/dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/James_Weeks-300x300.png" alt="James_Weeks" width="181" height="181" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047im_/http://michiganlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/James_Weeks-150x150.png 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047im_/http://michiganlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/James_Weeks-300x300.png 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047im_/http://michiganlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/James_Weeks-380x380.png 380w" sizes="(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px"/></a><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047/https://www.facebook.com/weeksforsheriff/">James Weeks II</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">James Weeks is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for Livingston County Sheriff because he is passionate about reversing the trend of the ever worsening state of law enforcement in the county he grew up in. Over the course of his lifetime James Weeks has seen the LCSD change from the friend next door that helped you when you needed him into a paramilitary task force of intimidation. Under Bob Bezotte and Mike Murphy’s failed administration we have witnessed an unprecedented erosion of individual liberties, an increasingly militaristic attitude towards law enforcement, and a reckless disregard for fiduciary responsibility.</p> </div> </div> <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_border_width_2 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey"><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> </div> </div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h3>Alpena County Commission Seat</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047/http://michiganlp.org/dev/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/387803_4017014269212_1533929200_n.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-4758"><img class="alignright wp-image-4758" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047im_/http://michiganlp.org/dev/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/387803_4017014269212_1533929200_n.jpg" alt="387803_4017014269212_1533929200_n" width="181" height="181" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047im_/http://michiganlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/387803_4017014269212_1533929200_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047im_/http://michiganlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/387803_4017014269212_1533929200_n.jpg 180w" sizes="(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px"/></a><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160215153047/https://www.facebook.com/Zach-Boyle-848198638608012/?ref=br_rs">Zach Boyle</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Zach is a libertarian from Alpena, Michigan who is the vice-chair of the Libertarian Party of Northeast Lower Michigan, serves on the Alpena County Planning Commision. 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