Our America Initiative

Redefining the liberty movement in America!

SPECIAL EVENT - BY INVITATION ONLY

As an important supporter of the Our America Initiative, you are invited to join Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray (Ret.) for a private meeting to discuss with our legal team the lawsuit to change the Presidential Debates. The attorneys will discuss the specifics of the lawsuit and answer your important questions. The meeting will last about 90 minutes. Please register any guests. You may contact Tiffiny DeVera with any questions at 801-303-7929 or by email at [email protected]. There is no charge to attend. Please register today!

BY INVITE ONLY SO REGISTER TODAY! 

MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND EVENT.

Events will be held in the following cities:

Newport Beach, California 

March 17, 2015 at 7:30 PM
Balboa Bay Club 
1221 Coast Highway 
Newport Beach, CA 92663

San Francisco, California 

March 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM 
Metropolitan Club

​640 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Salt Lake City, Utah​

March 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM 
Alta Club 
100 East South Temple 
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Scottsdale, Arizona​

March 21, 2015 2:00 PM
Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Motelucia

4949 E Lincoln Dr

Paradise Valley AZ 85253

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

March 26, 2015 at 7:00 PM

Hotel Albuquerque

800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104

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Columbus, Ohio 

March 30, 2015 at 7:00 PM

Hilton Columbus Downtown

401 North High Street

Columbus, OH 43215 

Chicago, Illinois

March 31, 2015 at 7:00 PM

University Club

76 East Monroe Street

Chicago IL 60603

Austin, Texas

April 1, 2015 at 7:00 PM​

JW Marriott Austin
110 E Second Street
Austin, TX 78701

Denver, Colorado

April 2, 2015 at 7:00 PM

Denver,Athletic Club

1325 Glenarm Place

Denver, Colorado 80204

New York, New York

April 6, 2015 at 5:30 PM

Midtown-Club Quarters
40 W. 45th Street
New York, New York 10036

Washington, DC

April 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM
University Club of Washington DC
1135 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

April 9, 2015 at 7:00 PM 

Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

505 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 03304

Seattle, Washington

April 14, 2015 at 7:00 PM​

​Rainer Club
820 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Additional locations may be available upon request​

BY INVITATION ONLY-- REGISTER TODAY!

In 1992, after Ross Perot was included in a presidential debate along with the Republican President George H.W. Bush and the Democratic nominee Bill Clinton, three out of the four polls taken immediately after the debate found that Perot “won” the debate in the eyes of voters.

Many analysts at the time -- and since -- attribute those poll results to the fact that, unlike the Republican and Democrat, Perot spoke frankly about key issues of the day, especially the need for a balanced budget.

In 2012, when Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debated, it was very difficult to find any issues on which their differences were anything more than matters of degree. Nowhere was there a plan or a commitment to achieve a balanced budget. Nowhere was there a debate over the fundamental wisdom of military interventions, the growing surveillance state, or real tax reform.

Like 1992, the participation of other candidates, such as myself, would have forced a real discussion of real issues.

The only reason I was not included in the 2012 presidential debates is that the Republicans and Democrats didn’t want me on the stage, and didn’t want the issues raised that I would have raised. It’s that simple.

The Commission on Presidential Debates -- created and controlled by the two “major” parties -- uses an arbitrary polling threshold to exclude any candidates other than the Republican and the Democrat.

At a time when a majority of Americans believe that neither the Republican nor the Democratic Party represents them, this is an outrage.

That’s why the Our America Initiative is coordinating the filing of a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, DC, to challenge the exclusionary and monopolistic practices of the Commission on Presidential Debates. Fairness -- and the critical need to change the dialogue about key issues -- demands that the debates be changed, and we are stepping up to force that change.

Over the past several months, we have worked diligently to assemble the appropriate set of plaintiffs: Libertarian vice-presidential nominee Jim Gray, the Libertarian Party, the 2012 nominees of the Green Party (who also qualified for sufficient states’ ballots to potentially garner a majority in the Electoral College), the Green Party -- and myself.

We have also assembled a nationally-recognized legal team who will handle the litigation: Rocky Anderson, former Salt Lake City mayor, presidential candidate and respected public interest attorney, and by Bruce Fein, a nationally-known constitutional lawyer who served as Associate Deputy Attorney General and General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission under President Reagan.

The complaint that will be filed in a few short weeks has been drafted, subject to fine-tuning and review by the various plaintiffs. The research has been largely completed, and we are ready to do battle.

With this groundwork laid, it is now essential that we bring key supporters and advocates such as you into the effort. Our America cannot fight this fight without the help, and frankly, the funding that you can help bring to the table. These invitation-only meetings will begin that conversation. Members of our legal team and I will share our strategy, our legal arguments and the budget -- and seek your counsel, input and support.

I look forward to seeing you!

Thank you.

Governor Gary Johnson
Honorary Chairman
Our America Initiative