The Campaign gets "Adventurous"

Thanks to Tazewell County Board Member and talented writer John Ackerman, the "Vespa for Judge" campaign has been snagging some state-wide attention.

An avid swimmer and outdoor enthusiast, Board Member Ackerman writes a monthly political column for the popular Illinois Magazine Adventure Sports Outdoors

John Ackerman met Candidate Vespa at a Morton candidate forum, and therein lied the content for Ackerman's December political column "Judging Clarity".

An excerpt:

What has changed over the past decade is our understanding and relationship with “right and wrong” and the ever growing “gray area” we allow more and more decisions to fall into. Too many of us have become accustomed to allowing outside elements, unrelated prior incidents and activities to become part of the decision of what is right and wrong. We have become over-obsessed with understanding the criminal rather than judging the crime.

Vespa talked about the growing “gray space” and the blurring of the lines of right and wrong. He talked about how if elected he would rule from the bench based on following the law strictly, with a clear understanding and belief in right and wrong and paying the consequences for ones actions and decisions.
This got my attention. While I have reservations on the abilities of legislative bodies to govern

The article then got picked up by the statewide conservative blog, The Illinois Review.

"Adventure Sports Outdoors" (www.asomagazine.com) is Free and is available throughout Illinois and in some parts of Iowa and Missouri. It's publishers, Harry and Cathy Canterbury, appear regularly on PBS and other public television stations throughout the state.

You can pick up your free copy at Midwestern Firearms in East Peoria or Gander Mountain in Peoria. You can also arrange via their website for a subscription by mail.

Our thanks to John Ackerman, The ASO Magazine and The Illinois Review for carrying John Vespa's campaign message.