Should we all register republican so we can vote for Ron Paul in the primary? He is a Libertarian in all but name. He did run as a Libertarian presidential candidate several years ago. Our goal is to free the country. He would bring more freedom than any other candidate. The bad news is we wouldn’t be publicizing the Libertarian party. The good news is we would be publicizing freedom.
www.congress.org affords an opportunity for an individual to send direct messages to any Member-of-Congress–and make it public. Unlike ACLU messages, you don’t have to include a pre-written paragraph from the sponsor. Reasonable, concise comments get read (by the staff), and could influence a voting decision. Practically, every vote counts–might makes right–and if you don’t sit at the table, you’re unlikely to be fed.
Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic Powers Act
New Liberty, new life … in Mr. Jefferson’s footsteps: the New Liberty Foundation, as basis for (The) New Liberty Institute. — Thomas Jefferson, when governor of Virginia was an advocate for education, and later established the first public schools in D.C., USA (the Eastern and Western Academies) at his own expense. He’s quoted as stating, “A free society requires an educated population.” (Incidentally, those efforts bankrupted him.)
www.govtrack.us monitors allow you to keep a careful watch over the government. You can monitor subject areas to track bills in Congress related to those topics, or you can track individual bills, and Members of Congress — but you have to tell GovTrack what you’re interested in.
By Matthew Rothschild, in The Progressive
Printed on July 14, 2007
With sadness I’m letting you (all) know, Dave died Thursday; electrocuted while up trimming a big tree. Please let others know.
A group is proposing that the LP could win many more elections if we focused on the issues of the election rather than the full Libertarian philosophy. What do you think? Can we win elections without sacrificing principles? Check out their site at www.reformtheLP.org.
“Be reasonable. Do it my way.”
The current self-centered cadre of candidates for national public office sponsored by our Party clearly are not viable. Indeed, the Party has failed to capture a popular incentive for progressive change, nor has it sold the electorate on the need for that change. The emphases we hawk are shouts against the wind, heard only by those who are already critical thinkers.