Emanuel's formal declaration of candidacy for president as an independent

Formal Declaration of Candidacy as Independent Candidate for President of the United States

Emanuel Pastreich

August 25, 2024

I stand before you with great humility, in the tradition of so many in history, both famous and nameless, who have been compelled by conscience, driven by moral duty, to rise above their own personal limitations, and to take on the overwhelming challenges that stand in our way, to go forward, not for personal gain or glory, but for the collective benefit of those who, whether crippled by vaccines, or impoverished by menial jobs, cannot do so themselves.

So do I declare my candidacy for president of the United States of America as an independent for the 2024 election, with no debt to billionaires and no secret contracts with corporate media or investment banks.
I will run in all seriousness for the interests of the American people, and the citizens of the world. I have no other purpose but to serve, to serve the people, not the oligarchs and the parasites.

The constitutional rights of our citizens have been trampled on by the boot of private finance and beaten to a pulp with the crude stick of corrupt politics. The resulting spiritual gangrene has spread through all institutions of the body politic, reaching all the way to the marrow of our civilization.
The slaughter of deliberative democracy and the evisceration of scientific investigation are the handywork of a new plutocracy, self-crowned as our masters, who are busy doling out treasure to the intellectuals, scientists, and journalists who do their bidding.
I call on Americans to revive the tradition of progressive politics in the United States, to realize the full potential of our Constitution, and to pass on the torch of liberty and equality previously held up by Thomas Paine, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Eugene Debs, Henry Wallace, John F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King.
I imagine, no I demand, a campaign that will call out the big lies, that will fight for justice and transparency without exception, and give real opportunities to those who have been so long oppressed. We will form a movement that will win because we stand up for moral principles, not bend down to collect dark money.