Fred Karger: Boycott Florida O.J. Unless State Moves Primary Back

Dark horse Republican presidential hopeful Fred Karger, a veteran political operative and activist, sent a letter to Gov. Rick Scott, House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, and Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning on the Sunshine States early primary date.

Florida is jeopardizing the most important decision we make as Americans every four years --the election of the president of the United States, Karger wrote in a letter sent out on Wednesday. By violating Republican National Committee rules and choosing Jan. 31, 2012, for Floridas presidential primary, you have created havoc in the presidential selection process.Florida has gained nothing by moving its primary date forward and will remain the fifth contest.You have caused tremendous disruption and uncertainty in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.Florida would rob voters of one of the most important tools they need to make an informed decision: time.

Voters need time during the coming months to fully vet all 11 serious Republican presidential candidates. Florida would potentially rob American voters of two months of campaigning which only helps the front-runner. As one of these candidates for president, I cannot sit idly by while the state of Florida threatens the entire selection process, added Karger. The 2012 presidential election is of extreme importance.Our nation is at a crucial juncture and Floridas poorly thought-out decision is ill-conceived and un-American.

Karger, the first openly gay presidential candidate in the nations history, threatened to lead a boycott of Florida orange juice. Karger added that he had been active in the boycott launched in 1978 due to singer Anita Bryant, an outspoken critic of homosexuality, being the spokeswoman for Florida orange juice.

If Florida does not agree to move its primary back to its original date in March 2012 by Nov. 1, 2011, we will officially launch a nationwide boycott of Florida orange juice, added Karger. In my fight for civil rights over the last three years, I have led four national and global boycotts.I was involved in the Anita Bryant-inspired Florida orange juice boycott in 1978, and am keenly aware of the economic pressure that boycotts wield.I have begun speaking with Republican and political leaders in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada.There is tremendous interest in our possible boycott.