The results are in

To generate some new ideas I asked Facebook "If someone knocks on your saying they are running for office what's the first question you'd ask them?"
Here are my responses to the questions i didn't feel like I've really addressed before

Who's handling your compliance?
Currently I am handling everything myself. Which means I am doing a lot of things that don't play to my strengths.

Why are you running for office?
I'm not seeing things get significantly better and I think it is because we've been hearing the same old ideas shout over any new ideas. I have lots of new ideas and so I see it as civic responsibility to run.

What office are you running for?
I have to see how I'm redistricted but for the purposes of this survey I am running for state legislature (aka MO House) but officially I am still running for US Congress.

How are you planning on fixing the problems?
My overall philosophy is to break up the concentration of power. I'm all for people getting rich but that should not give them significantly more power than other individuals.

Where do you stand on legalizing marijuana ?
I have a several tiered plan for legalizing marijuana in Missouri. The basic theory is that the 10th amendment of the US Constitution prevents the federal government from interfering with anything that isn't affected by interstate commerce. If we register the DNA of plants grown in Missouri and make sure those plants can not cross state lines the DEA should have no jurisdiction.
I plan on getting this passed by appealing to conservatives with this legislation on the states rights angle.

How can you help end the recession?
Legalizing marijuana within Missouri would certainly help. But I am also working on ways to make Missouri more friendly to small business. For example I want to find out if regulators are stricter on small business than large manufacturers. If this is the case I would introduce laws that would reprioritize regulation.

who's backing your campaign?
No one.

Please don't hand me a bible.
I'm an Atheist. And I think most books that are pro-atheist are written by smug assholes so I won't hand you any of those either.

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear "Niezsche"?
Coming to America when Eddie Murphy's character quotes him.

What do you plan to do to make the planet more liveable in the future?
One of my national policies that will translate well to the state level is that I want to set the rates for how much the power company has to pay someone for adding power to the grid. This will encourage people to put up solar panels and create wind turbines on their property.
I'm also working on new disclosures for home buyers that would give buyers more information about the energy usage of the home.

Sorry I don't vote, good luck.
I would rather have your vote than the luck. Keep in mind that just because you choose to ignore politics doesn't stop them from affecting you. Part of the reason I am running is to give people who hate politicians a voice.

What will you do to help alleviate poverty?
I will protect the services already in place from the boogieman of welfare fraud. While I'm sure there are some people exploiting the system I don't think that threat is worth dismantling the system or increasing the cost of the system to keep a few people from getting the better of it.
In addition to the above job creating ideas I am working on creating other small business incentives for Missouri. Many small businesses in Missouri do not have physical storefronts, so I am looking into ways to help them thrive. I'm also looking at ways to make farm labor more appealing as a job because I simply do not accept that people are too lazy to take these jobs when almost 150,000 homes were foreclosed in Missouri because of the housing bubble and around 1 of 10 Americans are unemployed.

What are your ideas for fixing our toxic political system?
It has gotten so toxic for strategic reasons. All I can do is to find consensus amongst voters and highlight to them when other elected officials go against that for political gain.

Do you Support the Penguins?
No. I am not a fan of any sports. It is my dream that one day debate/public discourse will become our national pastime.