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'''John "Jackson" Passananti V''' is a "Classically Liberal" Libertarian currently serving as the Veterans Liaison for the Daniel Fishman for Auditor Campaign. He is a member of the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts (LPMA) and a Minuteman Member of the National Libertarian Party. He is married to Nicole M. Passananti and resides in Boston, Massachusetts. | '''John "Jackson" Passananti V''' is a "Classically Liberal" Libertarian currently serving as the Veterans Liaison for the Daniel Fishman for Auditor Campaign. He is a member of the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts (LPMA) and a Minuteman Member of the National Libertarian Party. He is married to Nicole M. Passananti and resides in Boston, Massachusetts. | ||
== Education == | |||
Jackson attends Regent University where he is completing coursework for a degree in American Government and Politics; he is also writing a book called "A Libertarian Solution: An Explanation of Libertarian Governance." He hopes to use this book in two ways: firstly as his dissertation, secondly as a theoretical example of how a Libertarian Government would function in the United States. | |||
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One of the most notable events he attended was "Liberty Hour with Bill Weld," where the Former Governor and Vice Presidential candidate officially endorsed Daniel Fishman's campaign for Auditor of Massachusetts. At that event Jackson volunteered to work with an organization called Voter Choice Massachusetts to help spread awareness of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Since then he has attended three events as a representative of that organization, most notably the 2018 GOP Convention in Massachusetts. | One of the most notable events he attended was "Liberty Hour with Bill Weld," where the Former Governor and Vice Presidential candidate officially endorsed Daniel Fishman's campaign for Auditor of Massachusetts. At that event Jackson volunteered to work with an organization called Voter Choice Massachusetts to help spread awareness of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Since then he has attended three events as a representative of that organization, most notably the 2018 GOP Convention in Massachusetts. | ||
== Political Ideology == | |||
Below are the two issues that currently weigh most heavily on Jackson's mind. | |||
=== Term Limits === | |||
The political issue closest to Jackson's heart is the question of term limits. He believes the failure to include term limits (term limits being defined as both a maximum number of years per term of elected office AND a maximum number of terms a politician can serve) in the US Constitution was the greatest mistake the authors of the Constitution made. He believes that, like the Office of the President, no political office - from County Representative to United States Senate, should be able to be served for more than two terms (consecutive or otherwise) by the same person. | |||
Fellow Libertarians have stated that term limits may be an anti-libertarian position due to the fact that the people should be able to choose whomever they want as their representative for as many times as they want. Jackson disagrees, stating that term limits would encourage growth and change in the American political climate; with an ever-changing group of politicians to vote for, Americans would need to research the candidates and fully grasp their political beliefs in order to make an informed decision instead of voting for the name they are most familiar with. | |||
=== Election Reform === | |||
Like many Americans, Jackson believes the electoral process in the United States could use some improvement. The two biggest issues with the electoral process are campaign expenditures and under-representation of the American public. He believes that at least one of these issues can be tackled with a change from a First-Past-The-Post system to a Ranked-Choice-Voting system (there are other voting systems Jackson is interested in, but RCV seems most likely to be implemented in the near future). He believes that since RCV allows voters to rank the candidates in order of preference, the voters would be better represented no matter which candidate ended up victorious because the system requires at least a simple majority to win. Furthermore, because candidates would need to worry about becoming the first, second, or third choices of all constituents in their regions, the candidates would focus on why their policies are more beneficial than the policies of their opponents instead of simply bashing the other party. Therefore, Jackson holds the conviction that a system like RCV would provide both better representation and better political candidates to choose from. | |||