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01-12-2010, 10:18 PM
- Article from the Ithaca Journal, Jan. 01 2010 -
ITHACA -- A conservative candidate announced Friday on The Commons that he is running for the 24th Congressional district in the 2010 race.
Logan Bell, a 25-year-old former Marine and Constitutional Party member, outlined his plan to run against incumbent Democrat Michael Arcuri next fall to around 11 attendee.
Bell called for bringing all American troops home, including from countries with which the United States is not at war, to cutting spending and taxes as the first step to economic recovery and stemming inflation.
He said is he troubled with the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, which "have nothing to do with national security," and are "undeclared and hopelessly undefined." Terrorism aimed at the United States, he said, is a direct result of decades of meddling in other country's affairs, and he believes the best way to secure American safety and "stop inciting hate" is to withdraw military personnel from all foreign countries.
Bell said his concern regarding Social Security is how to pay for it -- "There is no money to pay for it because of our disastrous foreign policy."
Bell said he will seek the Republican Party's nomination.
Much of Tompkins County is within the 24th Congressional District, but the City of Ithaca is not. The district includes half of Tioga and Broome counties and extends north to Cayuga and Seneca Counties and east to Cortland, Otsego, Oneida and Herkimer Counties.
Bell said he announced his candidacy in Ithaca first because "the spirit of resistance definitely lives in Ithaca. There's also a broad range of all types of people here and I like that. There's also a strong anti-war presence here."
Bell will speak in Cortland next, he said.
Mike Sylvia, 2006 Libertarian candidate for the 24th district, said the size of the district makes it especially difficult for third-party candidates to make an impact.
"Without money and support from the mainstream parties, we're just excluded," Sylvia said.
Sylvia said before Bell's speech that he has not decided definitely to support Bell, but "I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say."
ITHACA -- A conservative candidate announced Friday on The Commons that he is running for the 24th Congressional district in the 2010 race.
Logan Bell, a 25-year-old former Marine and Constitutional Party member, outlined his plan to run against incumbent Democrat Michael Arcuri next fall to around 11 attendee.
Bell called for bringing all American troops home, including from countries with which the United States is not at war, to cutting spending and taxes as the first step to economic recovery and stemming inflation.
He said is he troubled with the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, which "have nothing to do with national security," and are "undeclared and hopelessly undefined." Terrorism aimed at the United States, he said, is a direct result of decades of meddling in other country's affairs, and he believes the best way to secure American safety and "stop inciting hate" is to withdraw military personnel from all foreign countries.
Bell said his concern regarding Social Security is how to pay for it -- "There is no money to pay for it because of our disastrous foreign policy."
Bell said he will seek the Republican Party's nomination.
Much of Tompkins County is within the 24th Congressional District, but the City of Ithaca is not. The district includes half of Tioga and Broome counties and extends north to Cayuga and Seneca Counties and east to Cortland, Otsego, Oneida and Herkimer Counties.
Bell said he announced his candidacy in Ithaca first because "the spirit of resistance definitely lives in Ithaca. There's also a broad range of all types of people here and I like that. There's also a strong anti-war presence here."
Bell will speak in Cortland next, he said.
Mike Sylvia, 2006 Libertarian candidate for the 24th district, said the size of the district makes it especially difficult for third-party candidates to make an impact.
"Without money and support from the mainstream parties, we're just excluded," Sylvia said.
Sylvia said before Bell's speech that he has not decided definitely to support Bell, but "I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say."