Love 22
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Love 22 (born Lawrence Wagner) is a perennial Independent Greenback Rhode Island gubernatorial and U.S. Presidential candidate. A street entertainer in Key West, Florida, he is an enthusiastic numerologist who believes that the number 22 is of the utmost significance. In 1976 he legally changed his name, giving a judge in Providence 22 reasons for doing so. He prints $22 bills and folds them into origami shapes (see Key West's Sunset Celebration). Each bill carries an alphanumeric key which gives numeric equivalents for each alphabet letter; Love believes that significant phrases have alphanumeric values adding up to 22. Love has twice been acquitted of counterfeiting charges related to printing his $22 bills, which he sells to finance his Presidential aspirations. His presidential platform, it should be noted, contains 22 planks.
He is an alumnus of Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity and a Boston Red Sox fan.
Because his $22 bills bear the phrase, "this note is legal tender for all debts, public and private, " Mr. 22 was indicted by the federal government on charges of counterfeiting. The charges were dismissed in federal court on the grounds that since there is no such thing as a 22 dollar bill, it is impossible to counterfeit what doesn't exist.
