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A GOP Congressional Candidate's Lonely Voice
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"I'd be living in a cabin somewhere growing things," he said.
James knows some of his ideas are unconventional.
"My campaign manager told me, 'Don't say things that make you seem too crazy,' " he cracked during a recent interview.
He then launched into a description of how the Bible prescribed freeing all people from debt every 50 years and why a similar policy would be helpful in secular society.
Among his other beliefs: Mainstream news media have been taken over by bankers, which explains why there is not more coverage of monetary weaknesses. Labor unions, particularly those that have backed Edwards's congressional bid, are increasingly in league with corporate interests.
The "Money as Debt" video concludes with a suggestion that the financial system is under the control of powerful interests out to create a one-world government.
James rejects the notion that such ideas make him a conspiracy theorist.
"Those words," he said, "they're an easy way to get people marginalized."
But he said: "People getting together to set things up to their benefit is a natural human condition. . . . Sometimes, if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it's a duck."
Edwards mounted a spirited campaign against Wynn in the primary, buoyed by hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions, television advertisements and multiple mailings. Her campaign against James is more low-key and mostly involves making sure committed supporters know an election is scheduled for Tuesday.
In a video posted on his Web site, Libertarian candidate Thibeaux Lincecum, who is also on the ballot Tuesday, said he and James share similar ideals, before going on to say James's notions of abolishing major government agencies are "so extreme that they're doomed to failure within the time span of a typical congressional tenure."
Among James's pet projects are the creation of a private bank that makes small loans -- as little as $20 -- and charges no interest. He said he has also persuaded several Germantown businesses to accept "Just Money Notes," a local currency he has created that is backed by small slivers of gold. Issued in units called "terrapins," the notes feature images such as the Maryland seal, and a lion and lamb lying together.
