McTavish is a scientist, entrepreneur and
author of COVID Lockdown Insanity. He is running for governor of Minnesota with
the Independence-Alliance, the successor to the Independence Party that elected
Jesse Ventura.
“Promoting happiness should be the primary
goal of government, and it will be in my administration,” he said, adding that
by “happiness” he is referring to something much deeper than mere pleasure.
His platform also includes his innovative
proposal, Jury Democracy, which involves having large, statistically valid
juries of 500 to 2,000 randomly selected voters come to the capitol, hear
arguments for and against a particular bill or proposal, deliberate on it, and
then vote on that one bill or proposal.
According to McTavish, Jury Democracy would
impact public debate and transform political power and how the government makes
decisions.
“As governor, before I sign any important or
controversial bill into law, I will submit it to a citizen jury of at least 500
people,” he added. “If the jury approves
the bill, I will sign it into law; if it rejects the bill, I will veto it.
Effectively, I will not be governor—WE ALL WILL BE! I will give the power to
you!”
A Ph.D. biochemist and immunologist, patent
attorney, entrepreneur and author, McTavish has authored 18 refereed scientific
journal articles and is the inventor of 21 U.S. patents. He has also written
three books: Ending War in Our Lifetime, COVID Lockdown Insanity and Wild
Plants of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Area. He has started two pharmaceutical
companies off his own inventions. He lives near St. Paul, Minnesota. Now he is
running for governor of Minnesota, primarily to bring the innovation of Jury
Democracy to Minnesota and the world.