Editor, Gazette-Journal:

As the Democratic and Republican Party elites engineer their intensive advertising campaigns to push their candidates to electoral victory in our fair battleground state of Virginia, Governor Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray are travelling the country on a grassroots mission to prove to America that real change comes with their platform of socially tolerant, fiscally conservative reforms.

Johnson, a two-term governor of New Mexico, received little favor from the Republican Party during the presidential primary despite his admirable service in a state that was controlled by Democrats and in need of fiscal repair. An idealistic entrepreneur, Governor Johnson has lived the American dream through hard work and a sincere regard for American civil liberties and fiscal responsibility.

The Johnson-Gray Administration proposes to present a balanced budget to Congress in their first year, withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, advocate for the legalization of marijuana and the return of civil liberties to the American people via legislative actions, and promote environmental sustainability. Effectively speaking, the Johnson-Gray Administration will listen to the people in a dynamic way not seen since the advent of the Republic.

I encourage all voters to educate themselves on the advantages of supporting the election of a proven political and business leader by placing Gary Johnson in the White House. The politically-disillusioned among us should not have to settle for the status quo. I wholeheartedly support "The People’s President" and his civil libertarian approach to government.

Ryan G. Haywood

Virginia State Campus Coordinator

Johnson for President

Gloucester, Va.