Prohibition Party presidential Candidate, C.L. Gammon Holds Campaign Event in Tennessee
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2019/06/prohibition-party-presidential-candidate-c-l-gammon-holds-campaign-event-in-tennessee/#comment-2011145
On June 8th, C.L. Gammon, the Prohibition Party presidential candidate for 2020, held a campaign event in Hartsville, Tennessee. The event was hosted by the Trousdale County Historical Society and was attended by about 50 people. C.L. Gammon spoke about his campaign and the Prohibition Party, and he responded to questions from the audience. He talked about the party’s history of campaigning against alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and other vice industries, as well as it’s history of working to advance women’s suffrage and civil rights. He spoke about the human and social costs of alcohol, tobacco, and gambling, and the need to take stronger action to address these problems. He stated that alcohol had produced a public health crisis, which has affected the lives of more people than HIV/AIDS, TB, and Polio, and it needs a strong public effort to address it. He stated that alcohol, tobacco, and gambling costs jobs, destroys lives, causes poverty, and wrecks the lives of kids. “Thousands of kids will go to bed hungry tonight because their parents stopped at a convenience store on their way home and spent all their money on beer, cigarettes, and lottery tickets” Gammon stated.
Gammon also spoke about his stances on other issues. On immigration, he stated that it was in the best interest of immigrants to enter the country legally, that illegal immigrants were more likely to fall prey to unscrupulous persons, and that he favored a clear path for legal immigrants to gain citizenship. On abortion, he stated that he opposed abortion on demand, and that he favored programs that explain the options other than abortion that are available to pregnant women. On gun issues, he stated that he supported the second amendment, and favored strong punishments for those who use guns to commit crimes. On government spending, stated that he supported requiring the federal government to pass balanced budgets.
In remarking on the impact of the event, Gammon stated, “Overall, I think it was a success.”
27 Jun 2019, 12:23 am
