Dr. Stephen Frye The Most Progressive Democrat Running to Represent NV CD3
Dr Frye’s message to Clark County Democrats:
I am Dr. Stephen Frye, a physician, former medical school professor, Green Beret Veteran, a father and the most Progressive Democrat asking for your vote to represent Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. Like you, I am proud to attend this weekend’s caucus to ardently support President Obama.
In these trying economic times, Nevada needs to be represented by someone who understands, not only the unique problems affecting this district, but also Nevada and the whole country. It takes someone with a specific plan to create hundreds of thousands of green American jobs and my industrial hemp proposal will do just that. We need someone that believes in Social Security and Medicare and can stand up to the Republican right wing special interests that support Joe Heck. We need someone who cares about the middle and lower classes, and not just the multi-millionaires and billionaires.
The first great Depression was caused by Republican Herbert Hoover and it took our great Democratic President FDR three terms to restore the country. This great Recession was caused by Republican George W. Bush and caused a combined 14 trillion dollar loss in housing, stock portfolios and retirement plans. President Obama has made great strides despite constant obstruction by the Republicans. If only we could go back to the great country we had when Bill Clinton left office and we had a surplus after he created 22 million jobs in eight years, more than Presidents Reagan, GHW Bush and GW Bush created together in 20 year!
We need strong leadership, and I want to join President Obama, Shelley Berkley and Harry Reid to provide it. I am a medical doctor and former medical school professor and have never held public office. I’m not running for enrichment, but because I have dedicated myself to improving and saving lives. Ending our disastrous drug war by taxing and controlling drugs will dramatically reduce drug use and drug addiction and save tens of thousands of lives annually here and around the world. The money we now squander on prisons that hold primarily pot smokers as the majority of drug offenders can then be used to reduce the national debt or provide more teachers and nurses that actually accomplish something.
I will always defend a woman’s right to choose and I challenge every other candidate in this race to make that same promise. Furthermore, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a lifelong disabling condition and marijuana causes no birth defects. It’s also a proven treatment for alcoholism, so it can help women get off alcohol and deliver healthy babies, instead of severely impaired babies.
As a former Green Beret doctor that took care of some of the returning veterans during the Viet Nam era, I’m fully aware of the alcohol, drug problems and especially the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that haunts them upon their return. I will always demand a strong and effective military that values our veterans and takes care of them in a manner that they deserve after they have bravely served our country. PTSD is a dangerous condition that can be treated and we must provide this treatment to all our veterans that need it. I will also insist that we honor our commitment to our only democratic ally in the Middle East, Israel, and guarantee its defense against our common enemies.
I will always demand that we protect our natural resources and insist that we bring Green Energy and jobs to the 3rd Congressional District. Industrial hemp will grow in all 50 states and my hemp proposal to re-legalize it will revitalize both our agricultural and industrial sectors.
As a former medical school professor, I will support our teachers and honor their service. Teachers are our first line of defense in keeping America the world’s innovator and educating the next generation. They deserve fair wages and much more respect for being the heroes that they are.
Tragically our high school drop-out rate in most big American cities is around 50%. In the Netherlands where they have controlled and taxed drugs for more than 35 years, their drop-out rate is only eight percent. That’s No Child Left Behind! When teens can’t make money selling pot and drugs, they stay in school. I will strongly advocate for the end to the ruinous “War on Drugs” which has cost our country more than a trillion dollars and just enriches the prison industrial complex.
I will work hard to work with state and local officials to bring innovation in the form of new industries to Nevada. We must encourage New Media and high tech companies, film and television production, light manufacturing, industrial hemp growth and production, and medical tourism. By doing this, we improve our standard of living which decreases our crime rates and provides the funds for an improved education for our children.
I will fight harder than any other person in Washington, DC to make sure that federal projects coming to Nevada come to CD3. I also pledge that I will adhere to the letter, spirit and intent of the Clark County Democratic Party platform and I challenge every candidate running in CD3 to make the same pledge.
My name is Dr. Stephen Frye and I’m running for Congress. I offer myself to you as a physician, an author and expert on our failed drug war and industrial hemp, a proud Special Forces veteran, and a strong leader that can provide the long range planning we need to create jobs and improve our economy and education. .
Dr. Stephen H. Frye for Nevada 