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Washington socialism By GLEN MATHISON Thira parties will hive all News-Gazette Staff Writer 90 days, beginning May 1,

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substantially enacted by the Democrats and that number to qualify. el Republicans," Marrou, the Libertarian Par- Marrou, 49, a former ty's candidate for vice president, said in an Libertarian member of interview Friday. the Alaska House of Repre- Marrou has joined former Texas congress- sentatives, said Illinois is man Ron Paul, the presidential candidate on typical of many states that the 1988 Libertarian Party ticket. discourage third party MARROU Cont. next page Marrou is visiting Illinois cities this month candidates from the bal- as the maverick party prepares to collect sig- lot. natures to get on the state's ballot. "North Carolina requires 45,000 signatures

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Libertarian Party Headquarters * 1528 Pennsylvania Ave., SE * Washington, DC 20003 Can we be of help? Want to raise your pledge? Call 1-800-682-1776. San Jose Mercury News May 24, 1988 The Rockford Register Star, Sunday, April 24, 1988 Small party battles big government Cont. from p. 1 Libertarians take anti-war, Libertarian candidate opposes intrusion into private lives just to give the people a choice," he said. "Those laws are unconstitutional as hell. By David M. hutzmann Libertarian at heart anti-tax plan on the road They know it and dare us to do something Mercury News Staff Writer Paul held his congressional seat about it." Democrat Jesse Jackson wants from 1976 to 1984, representing The party now has more than 90 of its the government to crack down Houston. Though registered as a members in elected office throughout the By Dennis Camire harder on drugs. U.S. Surgeon Gen- Republican, Paul said he was al- country, carrying out to varying degrees said. "American forces should be defending Gannett News Service America, not foreign countries." eral Everett Koop, a Republican, ways a Libertarian at heart. He their brand of hands-off government. SPRINGFIELD — While Democrats are wants the government to take a gave up his House seat to run un- Marrou, a Texas native and chemical engi- Marrou said that instead of involving still squabbling over their presidential nomi- American ships and aircraft, the U.S. should firmer stand on AIDS prevention. successfully for the U.S. Senate in neer by training, is typical in his disdain for nee and the GOP polishes up Vice President Ron Paul, a physician from Lake 1984. In 1987, he changed his party government regulation of American life. try to bring the Kuwaitis and the Israelis George Bush's voter appeal, the Libertarian together for mutual assistance. Jackson, Texas. finds it instructive affiliation to Libertarian. And he says the Libertarian ideals aren't Party hasn't wasted any time at all. that two men with vastly different "I think the Republicans are on nearly as outlandish as the media has por- "The Kuwaitis have a great deal of oil and Last September, the party, which support- very little defense capability," he said. political backgrounds would advo- their way out as a major party," trayed them. ers claim is the nation's fastest-growing cate stronger government inter- Paul said in an interview before "These are ideas of the founding fathers of "The Israelis have just the opposite. Since political party, selected former Rep. Ron they are both in the area, it would make a lot vention into people's private lives. his speech Monday. the country," Marrou said. "If they were alive Paul of Texas and Andre Marrou, a former today, they'd be Libertarians." of sense to have the Israeli navy protect Paul says it illustrates perfectly Like many Republicans, Paul one-term Alaska state representative, as its Kuwaiti oil tankers and have the Kuwaitis the Libertarian Party's belief that said, he was an early admirer of The party opposes most government enti- nominees for president and vice president. tlement programs in favor of the greater effi- pay the Israelis in oil." neither party offers much of a Ronald Reagan. That admiration Since then, it's been one stump after Marrou added that the two sides don't choice to the American people. faded, however, as the country ciency of private charities. Welfare programs another trying to appeal to voters and teach encourage illiteracy and poverty, Marrou have to like each other to do business. "There's no difference between sank deeper into debt during Rea- them about the Libertarian Party, said But Marrou, who expects his ticket to win gan's years in office. said. the two parties," he says. "The A Libertarian president would likely bring Marrou, 49, at a campaign stop Tuesday in up to six million votes this fall, spent most of rhetoric is different, but the poli- He voted against Reagan's bud- all of the country's troops back home, elimi- Springfield. his time explaining what the Libertarian cies are the same." get proposals in 1981, the only Re- nate most subsidies to other countries and To start that education process, however, Party stood for. Ron Paul Legalization of drugs publican to do so, he said. domestic industries and allow the govern- candidates must first gain some attention, Marrou, who lives in Las Vegas, has . . . Presidential candidee Paul said he eventually apolo- ment payroll to shrink through attrition. and President Reagan provided that for carried his message to 17 states so far in a As the Libertarian candidate for gized to his Libertarian friends for Marrou. Translated into political theory And with that would come the drastic tax campaign the party thinks will cost up to president, Paul stands apart from sunnorting Reagar reductions that Libertarians seek in a return "The U.S. appears to be trying to start a $6.7 million. his Republican and Democratic op- Libertarians believe that govern- to the style of government that preceded the war with Iran," Marrou said. "This is silly. It ment should adhere to the same Why do other Republicans re- Libertarians believe in total civil and ponents. Unlike Jackson, he advo- main so loyal to Reagan? "I guess Great Depression. is dangerous. In fact, one might even use the economic liberties, such as legal drugs, rates the legalization of drugs. belief. And government policies "The government should not take care of word insane." abolishment of income taxes, no military that cut into personal freedoms because he has a nice personality," AIDS prevention? You can't tell Paul said. "And they aren't very us," Marrou said. "The government should Marrou said the action was reminiscent of involvement in foreign countries and elimin- people how to have sex, he says. represent aggression. protect our rights." the Gulf of Tonkin incident which dragged ation of farming subsidies and government "This implies explicitly that a principled people." Raise taxes to wipe out the nation- He added quickly, "You could the U.S. into the Vietnam War. funding for schools and Social Security. al debt? No way. Get rid of the man's need is not a mail's right," "U.S. naval forces should not even be in The party also advocates drastic slashes in the candidate said. say the same about the Democrats income tax and big government too." the Persian Gulf where they are protecting government manning levels, starting with a with it and go back to the gold Paul said he believes drug use Japanese oil instead of American oil," he hiring freeze to reduce the bureaucracy by standard, Paul says. should be decriminalized because that would put dealers out of busi- 28 percent to 40 percent in four years. But most important of all, cut The party has fielded presidential candi- back government and its intrusive ness, cut down on violent crime and also reduce the spread of AIDS dates since it was founded in 1971. In 1980, policies. Canton Observer Apr. 14, 1988 Libertarian presidential candidate Ed Clark "Everybody's life is their own through the use of tainted needles. received 940,000 votes, but its nominee four business," Paul said Monday in On the AIDS issue, the candidate years later, David Bergland, picked up only Santa Cruz, where he spoke to said the government should not 250,000 votes. about 100 students at the Universi- force testing of individuals for the The party claims membership of about ty of California campus. virus. However, if an AIDS suffer- 200,000 people and notes that only 15 states er were to have sex with a person Jacobs seeks Libertarian His mostly young audience liked allow voters to register as Libertarians. what they heard, judging by the who did not know the partner was Marrou, who is from south Texas but applause. a carrier, Paul said, the infected moved to Alaska in 1973, complained that Paul, 53, whose unassuming person would be guilty of "an act party nod for U.S. Senate the U.S. has been subsidizing Communist manner seems better suited to of violence" and subject to prose- countries around the world since the earls medicine or banking than politics, cution. Dick Jacobs, 49, a Holland com- Democrats," Jacobs said. political arena. "Their record of 1900s. He said Russia still owes Amelia even used language and imager3 In foreign policy, Libertarians munity businessman who says the The Libertarian Party supports mismanagement is filled with con- billions of dollars from World War II. that roused college crowds a believe in a strong national de- Republican and Democratic politi- the concept that government's tradictions and is hardly one to be years earlier. "The status quo is fense, but they oppose a U.S. mili- cal parties offer little in the way of proper function is the protection of proud of." going to change," he said. "The tary presence in other countries. political choice, has announced is individual rights. Members advo- Jacobs supports legalizing drugs. status quo cannot continue." Paul said he supports a U.S. with- candidacy for the U.S. Senate on cate reduced taxation and govern- "I don't advocate or condone the With 200,000 registered mem- drawal from NATO. He also said the Libertarian Party ticket. ment spending, ending all subsidy use of drugs, but I do favor their bers in 15 states, including Califor- he wouldn't sign any arms treaties Jacobs is running for the seat programs, establishing a gold stan- legalization." nia, the Libertarian Party hopes to with the Soviet Union but would now held by U.S. Rep. Donald Rie- dard and ending government in- In 1982, Jacobs was the Libertar- profit from that change. reduce the nuclear firepower of gle, D-Mich. volvement in matters both at home ian gubernatorial candidate, run- the U.S. arsenal. "Riegle is a special interest poli- and abroad. ning on a platform calling for Against aggression tician . . . I intend to give the peo- repeal of the state's single business Paul, a former four-term, Re ple an opportunity, a senator who "REPUBLICAN AND DEMO- tax, a 15 percent reduction in the publican congressman from Texas. is opposed to special interest subsi- CRATIC politicians have," accord- state's income tax and abolishment said his party's policies rest on a dies and the welfare-warfare pro- ing to Jacobs, subsidized commu- of all special interest subsidy pro- simple premise: "We pledge we grams of the Republicans and nist countries and monopolized the grams. will never initiate aggression against another person."

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tailed its high-dollar social and de- growing discontent among U.S. ple's lives, Paul called for aboli- fense programs. taxpayers who pay a large chunk tion of welfare programs and So- "Seventy percent of the military of their earnings for what they cial Security, and the repeal of budget is being spent overseas de- believe are unnecessary govern- laws governing drugs, smoking or fending rich nations like Japan ment programs. environmental regulation. and West Germany," he said. "We "The system is loused up," he "We reject the idea of a welfare believe NATO weakens the West. told the students. "And you, as state," he said, adding that equal- Europe would do more for itself if young people, are going to see it employment laws also should be it were forced to be responsible get a lot worse unless you become ended. "You can't be forced to for itself." Libertarians." work for somebody; that would be Paul said he thought the United Paul said he didn't believe slavery. But the businessman States should retreat from its role people were scared away by the shouldn't be forced to hire you as the world's policeman and wor- party's strong message of less gov- either." ry only about defending its own ernment and abolition of social Paul, a Texas physician who has soil. programs. served four terms in Congress, If, for example, the Soviet was in Wichita to campaign and Scores of Americans, including Union were to threaten to invade raise money. The Libertarian Par-. elderly, who rely on Social Securi- Western Europe, the United States ty will have a fund-raising dinner ty, are getting involved with the shouldn't necessarily come to the at 7 tonight at the Canterbury Inn, party, he said, because they be- aid of those nations, he said. 5805 W. Kellogg. lieve the nation's on a downhill In his remarks at WSU, Paul The Libertarian philosophy is slide. said he believed incomes taxes — more attractive to people this year "People are ready for the which account for 38 percent of than it has been in past presiden- truth," he said. "Most people don't federal revenue — wouldn't be tial campaigns, Paul said, because vote because they don't believe needed if the government cur- of economic upheavals and the politicians."

Tempe Daily News May 7, 1988 Libertarian candidate seeks 'equal chance' The Associated Press November election, the Libertarians had to SCOTTSDALE — As far as Andre Marrou collect 750,000 signatures nationwide, 17,340 is concerned, anyone who reads the U.S. Con- in Arizona. The state elections department stitution, and likes it, is a Libertarian. has not yet processed the signatures, but "The people we appeal to are the vast department officials said more than the majority of Americans," said the former required number of signatures have been col- Alaska legislator and vice presidential candi- lected. date of the Libertarian Party. "The Libertar- Marrou's platform is relatively simple. ian Party is already what most Americans "Our system would be very similar to the believe, which is very limited government system in place from the beginning of the and maximizing individual liberty. This is not republic up until about 1913, except we would a new idea, but an idea of the Founding not have slavery, we would not have the draft Fathers of this country." and we would not have an income tax," Mar- Marrou was in this area recently for the "There are any number of scenarios other rou said. "There would be very small govern- party's state convention and to stump for the than winning the whole national thing. We ment, very low taxes and very little regu- Libertarian bid to capture the White House in could win one or more states. We could win lation. People could do what they wanted to November. He was selected to run with presi- legislative seats in states other than Alaska. do, provided they did not use force or fraud dential candidate Ron Paul at the party's We could win electoral votes." against anybody." convention last September in Seattle, Wash. In the 1980 presidential election, Libertar- ian nominee Ed Clark received 940,000 votes. Marrou said such a system would ignite the And while Marrou does not reasonably nation's gross national product, increasing it expect to win in November, he does expect to Four years later, presidential candidate David Bergland won only 250,000 votes. by as much as 40 percent starting immedia- further his party's cause. tely. "The only prediction I personally make is This year, Marrou hopes to garner several that we are going to do a lot better than million votes for the Libertarian party. "There would be a tremendous surge, a vir- anyone thinks," he said in an interview. To get on the ballot in time for the tual explosion of economic activity," he said.