Million-Vote Man | Florida Courier:
February 21, 2020 - "A stay-at-home dad living in a rural Georgia [c]ounty made a recent presidential campaign announcement ... in Talbot County, ... Georgia. The 2010 Census population there: 6,865. You probably missed it. But other people are paying attention.
"John Monds ... made history in the 2008 Georgia Public Service Commissioner race when he became the first Libertarian Party candidate to receive more than 1 million votes [and] again in 2010 when he became the first African-American candidate to appear on the ballot for governor in the state of Georgia. In his various campaigns, Monds has earned more than 1.8 million votes as a Libertarian candidate in Georgia.
"Monds lives in Cairo, Ga., about 140 miles south of Talbot County. He earned a degree in business administration from Morehouse College with a concentration in banking and finance before getting what he calls 'his dream job' – homeschooling his children.... He has been married to Dr. Kathaleena Monds for 21 years. They have four children.... Two ... have already earned their college degrees. Monds has been active in his community through various organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and the NAACP....
"He has been an active member of the Libertarian Party for 15 years, and has run for four races as a Libertarian candidate. He joined the party after reading the platforms of all the political parties in Georgia ... because in his opinion, the Libertarian Party is 'serious about freedom.' ... Monds says. “I espouse a Freedom Agenda; getting government out of peoples’ lives'....
“'One thing that I espouse to Black audiences is that the government is not your friend,' he intoned. 'Go back 400 years in this country alone. Almost every problem the African American community has suffered has been at the hands of government. I don’t believe you should go to the perpetrator of your problem for the solution. Whether you were looking at slavery, Jim Crow, poor schooling, segregated housing, discrimination on all levels, those problems, and the problems that Black farmers had with the theft of Black land and Black wealth, all those things are tied to the government.'
"Monds maintains that his message is about 'empowering individuals to be able to guide and control their own lives. And I don’t think I have a right to decide what should be done for you, or to you, even if I win an election. In fact, I think government makes things worse just as often as they make things better'....
'Would a vote for John Monds be wasted? 'It depends on what you believe,' he explained. 'If you believe in freedom, you’re not going to get that from the Democratic Party; you’re not going to get that from the Republican Party. If you believe in freedom, voting for either of those parties would be a wasted vote'....
"Monds will be in Orlando this weekend for the Libertarian Party of Florida state convention.... The party’s national convention will be held in May in Austin, Texas. Until then, Monds will be traveling from one state convention to another vying for support. How is he financing his campaign? 'Bootstraps,' he laughed."
February 21, 2020 - "A stay-at-home dad living in a rural Georgia [c]ounty made a recent presidential campaign announcement ... in Talbot County, ... Georgia. The 2010 Census population there: 6,865. You probably missed it. But other people are paying attention.
"John Monds ... made history in the 2008 Georgia Public Service Commissioner race when he became the first Libertarian Party candidate to receive more than 1 million votes [and] again in 2010 when he became the first African-American candidate to appear on the ballot for governor in the state of Georgia. In his various campaigns, Monds has earned more than 1.8 million votes as a Libertarian candidate in Georgia.
"Monds lives in Cairo, Ga., about 140 miles south of Talbot County. He earned a degree in business administration from Morehouse College with a concentration in banking and finance before getting what he calls 'his dream job' – homeschooling his children.... He has been married to Dr. Kathaleena Monds for 21 years. They have four children.... Two ... have already earned their college degrees. Monds has been active in his community through various organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and the NAACP....
"He has been an active member of the Libertarian Party for 15 years, and has run for four races as a Libertarian candidate. He joined the party after reading the platforms of all the political parties in Georgia ... because in his opinion, the Libertarian Party is 'serious about freedom.' ... Monds says. “I espouse a Freedom Agenda; getting government out of peoples’ lives'....
“'One thing that I espouse to Black audiences is that the government is not your friend,' he intoned. 'Go back 400 years in this country alone. Almost every problem the African American community has suffered has been at the hands of government. I don’t believe you should go to the perpetrator of your problem for the solution. Whether you were looking at slavery, Jim Crow, poor schooling, segregated housing, discrimination on all levels, those problems, and the problems that Black farmers had with the theft of Black land and Black wealth, all those things are tied to the government.'
"Monds maintains that his message is about 'empowering individuals to be able to guide and control their own lives. And I don’t think I have a right to decide what should be done for you, or to you, even if I win an election. In fact, I think government makes things worse just as often as they make things better'....
'Would a vote for John Monds be wasted? 'It depends on what you believe,' he explained. 'If you believe in freedom, you’re not going to get that from the Democratic Party; you’re not going to get that from the Republican Party. If you believe in freedom, voting for either of those parties would be a wasted vote'....
"Monds will be in Orlando this weekend for the Libertarian Party of Florida state convention.... The party’s national convention will be held in May in Austin, Texas. Until then, Monds will be traveling from one state convention to another vying for support. How is he financing his campaign? 'Bootstraps,' he laughed."
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