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Willie Nelson’s Teapot Party announced the endorsement of Kris Bailey for Austin City Council today. “The Teapot Party was started to help people like Kris Bailey get elected,” says Nelson. “We endorse him in his run for the Austin City Council.”

Bailey is the second candidate to receive the Teapot Party’s backing. Earlier this month, Nelson urged Kentucky voters to support the ticket of Gatewood Galbraith and Dea Riley for governor and lieutenant governor.

“The purpose of the Teapot Party is to vote in people who believe the way we do and vote out the ones who don’t,” Nelson adds.

The Teapot Party was founded after Willie Nelson was arrested for marijuana possession in November.

Bailey lost a bid for the Texas House as a Libertarian Party candidate in November. He thinks he can win this race for Seat 3 on the City Council against incumbent Randi Shade. “It’s looking really optimistic,” Bailey says. “It shouldn’t be a real hard race.”

But first Bailey needs 550 signatures (or $500) to qualify. The deadline is Mar. 9. The election will be held on May 14.

Bailey’s chief concern is to end the arrests of marijuana smokers in Austin, where 4,600 people were busted for possession in 2009. “The drug war is the biggest problem in our country,” he says. “I’ve been talking about the marijuana issue for the last 10 years.”

This Saturday, Bailey is kicking off his campaign with an announcement and organizational meeting, starting at 1 pm at Scholz Garden (1607 San Jacinto Blvd).

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Kris Bailey believes:

• Cannabis should be legal. Period.
• That tickets should be issued for marijuana possession when possible under current Texas law instead of being arrested and booked at the Austin Police Department (it costs both citizens and the City of Austin to arrest!).
• In single member districts for Austin (currently a few “rich” neighborhoods elect all the council members citywide).
• In simplifying the building and sound permit process.
• That there shouldn’t be different sets of rules for different people (no “back room” deals).
• In issues, not rhetoric

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