[GPCA Updates] ARRESTED GOV CANDIDATE to fight charges, calls CA condition 'the real crime'

[Green Party of California Updates]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday,  October 13, 2010


Arrested Green Party gubernatorial candidate Laura Wells
will fight charges; Calls debate 'fraud,' and the 'real
crime' what's happening to California

SAN RAFAEL – Green Party gubernatorial candidate Laura Wells, arrested
Tuesday night as she was entering the Governor debate here – although
holding a ticket, said Wednesday she will fight the charges, even though
the court date is set for Election Day, Nov. 2.

Ms. Wells, 62, and a financial analyst, released the following statement:

"The real crime is what's happening to California. The perpetrators of
this crime include the Democratic and Republican parties who keep
trading off the governorship, and Dominican University, for closing the
doors to real dialogue and debate.

"California has always been special and there's no reason for it to be
in the state it's in: begging Wall Street for loans, watching our
schools, environment and job opportunities spiral down. I have never
been arrested and I never wanted to. My comfort zone is not important.
We cannot stand by and let this happen to California.

"The Titanic Parties are heading straight for the iceberg, and their
leaders are busily closing the doors to the people on the lower deck.
Californians are sick of the same old status quo parties. Californians
recognize real talk and real solutions when and IF they hear them. This
debate should have been about giving the voters a chance to hear all
parties and getting the real issues on the table.

"The polls are a fraud against the voters. I received a letter that
congratulated me on my primary win and invited me to the debate, if I
received 10% support among California likely voters. They didn't tell me
what the survey question was. If it were, 'Do you want debates with only
the Republican and Democratic candidates?' a huge majority of voters,
especially this year, would say 'No.'

"But the survey question asked those polled – including 2 of my
supporters – was if  they preferred Jerry Brown or Meg Whitman. Not
Laura Wells. And then when the pollsters report the results, they still
didn't say other, they say undecided. As if the only choices were Pepsi
and Coke, not something we might like that's healthy, like crystal clear
water, or juice, smoothies or red wine!

"There are solutions, like a State Bank for California, and fair taxes
for a change. We – the middle class, lower income, and even the
relatively affluent – have been paying taxes. The richest 1% and 5%
mega-corporations and mega-millionaires have not been paying taxes, nor
creating jobs! Let's stop coddling them, and give ourselves and our kids
a chance."
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