Souder Speaks, Metzger To Run, Candidate To Visit
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Souder Speaks, Metzger To Run, Candidate To Visit
By Jennifer [email protected]
Souder spoke to a group of approximately 100 people who attended a forum hosted by Kosciusko Silent No More at Center Lake Pavilion, Warsaw.
An attendee asked Souder why he voted in favor of the bailout.[[In-content Ad]]"I could have switched my vote, but I stuck to my ground because I believe it was the right thing to do," Souder said.
He said the easy vote was to vote against the bailout, but he made the decision to vote in favor of it and he stands with his decision.
Souder was asked about his opponent Phil Troyer's (R-Fort Wayne) opposition to his spending record.
Souder said his spending record has been a big point of contention, and he discussed his support for earmarks.
"Earmarks do not add spending. Earmarks are how spending is designated," Souder said. "Under the rules had Phil read the bill, it said that earmarks do not reduce spending, but funds go back into the general appropriations bill for Obama to designate spending rather than allow a member of the state to do."
He said he has fought for earmarks for Grace College and the Veterans Hospital.
"I represent veterans here and I'm tired of them getting short changed," Souder said.
Another question Souder fielded was what his thoughts were on term limits for Congress.
"I stand where I always have on the issue. I ran on 12-year term limits in Congress," Souder said.
Souder said he believes all members of Congress should have term limits, and he feels it is good to have fresh ideas, but not fair to have terms unequal among districts.
"This is my ninth race and I have been through eight primaries, and voters have had the chance to not vote for me," Souder said.
He said he has to have energy, knowledge and commitment to run and said he thinks that is more important than the time he has served in Congress.
He said if a term-limit bill comes up for all members of Congress, he would support it.
Souder responded to a question on if he was willing to lead a movement to get both parties together to build respect and mutual confidence to work for the benefit of the country.
He said at this point he wouldn't want to lead a movement unless Republicans can gain one branch of government.
"It's not that I won't work with the other side, but right now the Democrats have all the power and we can't negotiate," Souder said.
The topic of health care was addressed.
"The debate we are having now is not about the bill that is in front of us, but the reason we are having the debate is because Republicans are saying no to the bill," Souder said.
He said to some degree the liberals are correct when they say Republicans won't vote for a health care bill because the premise is the federal government is fixing the health care problem.
"We don't need a comprehensive bill as long as the assumption is that the federal government is here to fix health care," Souder said.
Souder was asked if cap and trade is still on the forefront.
"I don't believe cap and trade has enough votes. Our district loses more jobs than any other district because of cap and trade," Souder said.
Souder said coal and nuclear power are used in this area.
"You cannot power a steel dynamics plant with windmills or solar panels," Souder said.
Metzger To Seek Souder's Seat
Warsaw resident and avowed white supremacist Tom Metzger is seeking the Third District U.S. Congressman seat as a write-in candidate.
Mark Souder currently holds the seat.
Souder (R-Fort Wayne) is seeking his ninth term and was elected to Congress in 1994 after working for U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) for 10 years during Coats' tenure in the House and Senate.
Ann Torpy, chief deputy clerk, said a write-in candidate for U.S. representative is not required to have a petition signed by voters.
They will only need to file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the Indiana Election Division by noon July 6.
Torpy said Metzger's name will not be on the May 4 primary ballot or the November 2 since he is a write-in candidate.
Other congressional candidates include Charles Newman (R-Garrett), Bob Thomas (R-Indianapolis), Phil Troyer (R-Fort Wayne), Tom Hayhurst (D-Fort Wayne) and Thomas Allen Schrader (D-Fort Wayne).
Metzger, 71, has led the Ku Klux Klan and founded his own white supremacist group.
Metzger advertised his candidacy with a small personal ad in the Times-Union that ran March 1-7.
The ad said "Wasting Your Vote Between The Republicrats? Send them a real message. Write in Thomas L. Metzger for Souder's job, 3rd district, P.O. Box 401, Warsaw, Indiana, 46581."
During an interview this morning at the Times-Union, Metzger said he decided two to three weeks ago that he will seek the 3rd district congressional seat as a write-in candidate.
"I have some points I want to get across to the public in Indiana," Metzger said.
He said he has been concerned for a long time with the government.
Metzger said he has a history of being in the political arena for a long time.
He said he was a precinct worker for the campaign for Barry Goldwater in 1964.
"I went door to door and wore out my shoes for Barry," Metzger said.
In 1980, he won the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in San Diego. He later lost in the general election to the Republican incumbent.
In 1982, he received three percent of the vote during a United States Senate run in the Democratic Party Primary.
Metzger has been retired for seven to eight years and previously owned an electronics business in California.
He also worked for Douglas Aircraft in California.
He has a radio show on the Internet and does television shows once a month.
He said he has been fighting on the immigration front for years to stop immigration.
"Our population is outrunning our resources and there are 15 million illegal aliens and they want to be recognized and given free health care and I want a national plan to return them to Mexico," Metzger said.
He said one of the ways is to eliminate NAFTA because he said NAFTA has caused a real problem with the people of Mexico.
Metzger said he wants to reinitiate the Glass Steagall Act, a law that kept the investment banks from gambling with money on their own playground that are in high risk.
"We have gotten in trouble with the finance thing because these banks have ran amuck," Metzger said.
To learn more about Metzger visit his Web site at resist.com
Souder spoke to a group of approximately 100 people who attended a forum hosted by Kosciusko Silent No More at Center Lake Pavilion, Warsaw.
An attendee asked Souder why he voted in favor of the bailout.[[In-content Ad]]"I could have switched my vote, but I stuck to my ground because I believe it was the right thing to do," Souder said.
He said the easy vote was to vote against the bailout, but he made the decision to vote in favor of it and he stands with his decision.
Souder was asked about his opponent Phil Troyer's (R-Fort Wayne) opposition to his spending record.
Souder said his spending record has been a big point of contention, and he discussed his support for earmarks.
"Earmarks do not add spending. Earmarks are how spending is designated," Souder said. "Under the rules had Phil read the bill, it said that earmarks do not reduce spending, but funds go back into the general appropriations bill for Obama to designate spending rather than allow a member of the state to do."
He said he has fought for earmarks for Grace College and the Veterans Hospital.
"I represent veterans here and I'm tired of them getting short changed," Souder said.
Another question Souder fielded was what his thoughts were on term limits for Congress.
"I stand where I always have on the issue. I ran on 12-year term limits in Congress," Souder said.
Souder said he believes all members of Congress should have term limits, and he feels it is good to have fresh ideas, but not fair to have terms unequal among districts.
"This is my ninth race and I have been through eight primaries, and voters have had the chance to not vote for me," Souder said.
He said he has to have energy, knowledge and commitment to run and said he thinks that is more important than the time he has served in Congress.
He said if a term-limit bill comes up for all members of Congress, he would support it.
Souder responded to a question on if he was willing to lead a movement to get both parties together to build respect and mutual confidence to work for the benefit of the country.
He said at this point he wouldn't want to lead a movement unless Republicans can gain one branch of government.
"It's not that I won't work with the other side, but right now the Democrats have all the power and we can't negotiate," Souder said.
The topic of health care was addressed.
"The debate we are having now is not about the bill that is in front of us, but the reason we are having the debate is because Republicans are saying no to the bill," Souder said.
He said to some degree the liberals are correct when they say Republicans won't vote for a health care bill because the premise is the federal government is fixing the health care problem.
"We don't need a comprehensive bill as long as the assumption is that the federal government is here to fix health care," Souder said.
Souder was asked if cap and trade is still on the forefront.
"I don't believe cap and trade has enough votes. Our district loses more jobs than any other district because of cap and trade," Souder said.
Souder said coal and nuclear power are used in this area.
"You cannot power a steel dynamics plant with windmills or solar panels," Souder said.
Metzger To Seek Souder's Seat
Warsaw resident and avowed white supremacist Tom Metzger is seeking the Third District U.S. Congressman seat as a write-in candidate.
Mark Souder currently holds the seat.
Souder (R-Fort Wayne) is seeking his ninth term and was elected to Congress in 1994 after working for U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) for 10 years during Coats' tenure in the House and Senate.
Ann Torpy, chief deputy clerk, said a write-in candidate for U.S. representative is not required to have a petition signed by voters.
They will only need to file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the Indiana Election Division by noon July 6.
Torpy said Metzger's name will not be on the May 4 primary ballot or the November 2 since he is a write-in candidate.
Other congressional candidates include Charles Newman (R-Garrett), Bob Thomas (R-Indianapolis), Phil Troyer (R-Fort Wayne), Tom Hayhurst (D-Fort Wayne) and Thomas Allen Schrader (D-Fort Wayne).
Metzger, 71, has led the Ku Klux Klan and founded his own white supremacist group.
Metzger advertised his candidacy with a small personal ad in the Times-Union that ran March 1-7.
The ad said "Wasting Your Vote Between The Republicrats? Send them a real message. Write in Thomas L. Metzger for Souder's job, 3rd district, P.O. Box 401, Warsaw, Indiana, 46581."
During an interview this morning at the Times-Union, Metzger said he decided two to three weeks ago that he will seek the 3rd district congressional seat as a write-in candidate.
"I have some points I want to get across to the public in Indiana," Metzger said.
He said he has been concerned for a long time with the government.
Metzger said he has a history of being in the political arena for a long time.
He said he was a precinct worker for the campaign for Barry Goldwater in 1964.
"I went door to door and wore out my shoes for Barry," Metzger said.
In 1980, he won the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in San Diego. He later lost in the general election to the Republican incumbent.
In 1982, he received three percent of the vote during a United States Senate run in the Democratic Party Primary.
Metzger has been retired for seven to eight years and previously owned an electronics business in California.
He also worked for Douglas Aircraft in California.
He has a radio show on the Internet and does television shows once a month.
He said he has been fighting on the immigration front for years to stop immigration.
"Our population is outrunning our resources and there are 15 million illegal aliens and they want to be recognized and given free health care and I want a national plan to return them to Mexico," Metzger said.
He said one of the ways is to eliminate NAFTA because he said NAFTA has caused a real problem with the people of Mexico.
Metzger said he wants to reinitiate the Glass Steagall Act, a law that kept the investment banks from gambling with money on their own playground that are in high risk.
"We have gotten in trouble with the finance thing because these banks have ran amuck," Metzger said.
To learn more about Metzger visit his Web site at resist.com
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