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Party from Las Vegas, Eric A memberKlien, recentlyof thepromisedLibertarianto give $10,000 to the U.S. Treasury if President Clinton reduced federal spending one penny. Klien even offered to allow for inflation and popula¬ tion growth in determining if the appropriations in the next budget are less than this year’s. “I, Eric Klien, at 8124 Bridlepath Way, Las Vegas, NV 89128, challenge Bill Clinton to keep his word to cut Commenting on Klien’s letter, LP National Chair spending,” Klien said in a letter to the White House. “If Mary Gingell said, “Given Mr. Clinton’s past record, I he cuts spending by even one penny I will donate expect Mr. Klien will be keeping that $10,000. $10,000 to help pay off the federal debt.” Unfortunately, that means that the rest of us will be los¬ “Considering that he plans to raise taxes by over 10 ing a lot more of our money to continuing big govern¬ trillion pennies, I feel that it is only fair that he reduce ment and waste.” spending by at least one penny.” Klien, 27, is a retired computer programmer and suc¬ ‘The terms of the contest are as follows: Take the cessful stock market investor. In the last election, he total amount spent by the federal government in 1992. was treasurer of the Tamara Clark for State Senate cam¬

Multiply this amount by the CPI increase in 1993 and by paign. * the population growth in 1993. See if Bill Clinton can The Libertarian Party advocates substantial reduc¬ manage to spend at least one penny less than this tions in the government’s size and cost through such amount in the year 1993,” Klien explained. measures as privatization, public land and property Klien’s challenge was sent by Federal Express to sales, abolition of subsidies, and an overall cutback in arrive at the White House on Monday, March 1. the role of government. Group forms to Protest build Libertarian majority BATF condemned for actions in Texas standoff More than 50 LP members and activists have National Chair announced the formation of the Committee for a Mary Libertarian Majority (CLM). Chaired by 1992 vice- Gingell condemned presidential candidate Dr. Nancy Lord, the group the armed BATF raid supports the mission statement and goals endorsed by the Libertarian National Committee on the Mount (LNC) in December. Carmel sanctuary of the Branch “CLM is committed to broadening the base of Davidian religious the Libertarian Party to appeal to all libertarians, community out¬ and to presenting our message in a positive man¬ side Waco, TX, and reiterated a ner that appeals to the media and the public,” Lord long-standing plank of the party’s said. “Millions of Americans have rejected the big government agenda of the Democrats and platform: “We demand the immedi¬ Republicans. We must bring those Americans into ate abolition of the Bureau of the Libertarian Party. We believe that it is time for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.” the LP to become serious about participating in the Local Libertarians picketed the BATF' political process. CLM believes that we can do this building in Dallas and the BATF officials in without ever Waco, and also called for compromising our principles.” CLM NEWS photo by Larry Dodge the abolition of the BATF'. Their demonstrations strongly supports retaining the current LP received national media attention. DALLAS - Libertarians and others held a “Domestic Statement of Principles, according to CLM offi¬ Peace Demonstration” in cials. “While Texans celebrate the 200th anniversary of the early March outside the Federal birth of Sam Houston, and the 157th anniversary of the Building in Dallas protesting the assault by the Among the goals supported by CLM are two BATF on the Branch revolution which created the Davidian compound in Waco. LP controversial ones: Republic of Texas, their eliminating the “oath” as a con¬ activist Honey Lanham Dodge, center, is lives and freedoms are being inter¬ dition of being threatened as never before viewed membership and revising the platform to by television news while holding a sign reading, by domestic terrorism financed by their own tax dollars,” make it more relevant, positive, and solution-orient¬ “Is your church ATF approved?” ed. read a news release issued by the Libertarian Party of Dallas County. Lord sees CLM as a long-term project. The The BATF assault on the church compound near Committee for a Libertarian Majority is much big¬ Waco was a grotesque violation of the First, Second, and ger than just the reforms currently being debated. Voting results Fourth Amendments to the Constitution. Such attacks on Far beyond the outcome in Salt Lake City, we plan Results of the voting on the 900-telephone to be involved in the serious religious freedom, firearms ownership, and the right of grassroots organizing line for private citizens to be secure in their persons, homes, and February are complete. The question that is necessary to grow the Libertarian Party and was, “Should the Libertarian achieve electoral success.” possessions are reminiscent of the high-handed actions Party change its of British troops at platform to meet the new New Hampshire State Rep. Finley Rothhaus Lexington and Concord,” the LP of proposed criteria?” Dallas continued. serves as CLM vice chair, and former Indiana State County release Ninety-seven responses were received, and “The BATF used to be called the Bureau of 60 Chair Joe Hauptmann serves as political director. callers, or 62 percent, responded “yes,” while Prohibition and, ever since Prohibition was Other CLM supporters include New Hampshire repealed in 37 callers, or 38 percent, responded “no.” 1933, it has been an State Rep. Cal Warburton; LNC members Steve agency in search of a mission,” Results of the March question concerning the Gingell observed. “This dangerous agency has a history Dasbach, Bill Redpath, Clay Conrad, Ron membership statement will be reported in the NEWS next see CLM on page 5 see BATF on page 5 month. 2 Libertarian Party NEWS April 1993 Think about it Others outside LP provide food for thought for Libertarians

Living and working near a major aca¬ governmental agencies first, repealing the servative elements on campuses around demic university gives me opportunities to From the Chair most horrendous of laws against ind ividual the country, defending First Amendment hear some interesting and provocative rights? rights even for people who don’t hold the speakers. I’d like to share two of these Mary Gingell Should the national party hold high the currently “accepted” viewpoint. recent National Chair experiences with you. banner of our ultimate goals as a target for His suggestion to those of us who would Several weeks ago I had the chance to locals to work toward, or should we, nation¬ change society? Conservatives and liber¬ hear Dr. Viktor Danilov-Danil’ian, Minister ally, define the steps to be taken to achieve tarians (yes, he actually used the “L” word for National Resources and Ecology for the liberty around the country? I can see argu¬ in his talk!) have to get radicalized. The Russian Federation. Dr. Danilov is now the ments on both sides of these issues, and I liberals won in the ’60s because of their man who was one of the earliest advocates Russian equivalent of the head of our Envi¬ of don’t have the definitive answers, but commitment to the cause. You have to get ronmental Protection transforming Russia’s economy into a Agency, but he was Danilov’s comments me up free market. He did admit later that as certainly made in the morning with a fire in your belly, also one of the early supporters of the free think. Minister of the are you have to live and breathe the cause, you market in Russia. Environment there few I also recently attended a luncheon at have to GET IN THEIR FACES and not let Dr. things he can do to speed the process along Danilov is a soft-spoken man whom which David Horowitz them discount or to encourage to in¬ spoke. Horowitz is your point of view. his introducer described as a “true foreign businesses Euro¬ the son of two American Communist Do we have it in we a vest in Russia, Party us? Can make pean—interested in culture, science, although he does work with poli¬ members. He spent much of his early politi¬ libertarian society a reality? Do we care tics—a American and other companies after they dying breed.” He spoke, through an cal life fighting for free speech on we have negotiated a basic deal. “If I were in college enough? Can get in their faces and stay interpreter, about how Russia is moving campuses in the ’60s. He is now a self- there until we charge of the process (of win, just like the liberals did away moving toward from central planning and toward a styled “radical conservative”, the publisher in the ’60s? I so. one capitalism) perhaps we would move faster,” hope But of my fellow free market economy. He explained that he commented. of Heterodoxy, a monthly newspaper that luncheon attendees remarked as we were progress in this area is very different in Danilov’s is championing the right of students to leaving, “That’s one thing about former different comments started me think¬ geographical areas of Russia and enjoy free speech rights even in this era of leftists. They never forget how to get their also varies from ing about how we Libertarians should ap¬ industry to industry. “politically correct” speech. message across. Conservatives and liber¬ For the most proach the goal of moving the United States part, in many Russian cit¬ Horowitz said that in the ’50s and ’60s tarians don’t have a in the direction of liberty. The transition clue.” ies, the small cottage industries and ser¬ liberals were desperate to control univer¬ problem has a vice businesses are always been stumbling block privatized. Still to be sity administrations, in order, for one thing, for Libertarians. “But how would we get I In HarmonyABORTIONor in ConflictCHOICE:with the Rest of transformed are the massive government- to allow there, without views other than McCarthyism to run jobs lost, dislocation, hard¬ I For athe Libertarian Party Platform? manufacturing businesses and farm¬ be heard on campus. He copy of this analysis, send SASE to: ship, and so forth?” A favorite Libertarian says he assumed ing. I,Libertarians lor Life that what liberals meant at the time was 13424 Hathaway Drive, #18 Dr. Danilov then topic of conversation. said, “Many in the West that if they ever got control of the cam¬ Wheaton, MD 20906, 301/460-4141 ask Yes, obviously we have to take “transi¬ Doris Gordon, National Coordinator why we have not moved more quickly, puses, they would respect diversity, and tion” steps, but how do we decide what why we have not taken this step or that. We allow all views to be heard. those steps are? In a decentralized way, very much want privatization, democracy, Not so, he now realizes. With the almost letting each candidate emphasize the liber¬ decentralization. We also very much want n. *TRUTH’ tarian issues that make the most sense to complete takeover of college campuses by to control the process, to dictate the transi¬ liberals, the liberals are now his shutting out The newsletter of Friends Of tion of how we constituency? By letting each Libertar¬ Liberty, get there from where we are views other than their own by the use of ian elected official “get more liberty” wher¬ Inc, For free today. That is a tough process and is why copy send SASE to 7058 ever he can speech codes. In response to this, Horowitz find it—cutting whatever taxes S. we are moving so slowly.” and his co-editor Peter Collier have be¬ State Rd., Ionia, MI 48846 can be cut, This was a dismantling the least popular poignant admission from a come champions of the downtrodden con¬

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BATF Top Russian libertarians to tour U.S. continued from page 1 The Vancouver Libertarian Association in of provoking shoot-outs and an attitude of Society for Individual Liberty publishing the introductory libertarian ‘shoot first and negotiate later.’” (ISIL) is organizing a North American book, “The Adventures of Jonathan Gull¬ British Columbia, Canada. tour for William Milonoffofthe stro ible,” into a U.S. Libertarians interested in host¬ “The BATF is solely to blame for the ngly Russian, and, with grant from libertarian Free Democratic fatalities, injuries, and destruction. These Party ISIL, have printed 10,000 copies. The book ing receptions, dinner parties, etc., for (FDP) of Russia. Milonoff, an Objectiv- already has been endorsed by a top advi¬ either or both these young men should stormtroopers initiated the use of force by ist, has sor to Boris Yeltsin and is contact ISIL for details and discussion storming the building, aiming their assault just been elected vice president being promoted of the FDP executive committee. on Russian of the division of travel costs. This is a rifles, breaking windows, and throwing TV, radio, and newspapers. The FDP is the concussion grenades. They knew children largest political fac¬ Costygin is an expert on Soviet medi¬ great opportunity to get press cover¬ tion in St. Petersburgpolitics with 3,000 cine—a hot topic with the spectre of so¬ age for libertarian activities. were inside, but they shot anyway. members, and an additional 2,000 mem¬ cialized medicine Both Milonoff and “I grieve for the ordinary people in the looming on the horizon. Costygin are flu¬ bers in Moscow. The tour will occur throughout May, ent in English. sanctuary who were shot to death or Accompanying Milonoff will be starting at the LP of Hawaii state conven¬ Call ISIL at 415-864-0952, or fax 415- wounded by their own government, and for Dmitrii tion on their families and friends.” Costygin, also of the FDP. The May 1, followed by a (tentative) 864-7506, or use CompuServe: 71034, two are responsible for translating and engagement sponsored by the Greater 2711. Gingell also condemned federal agents for asking the Waco Tribune-Herald not to publish a series of investigative reports on the Branch Davidians. “The First Amendment explicity prohib¬ its abridging the freedom of the press. The BATF had no authority to ask the Waco Outreach That Works! Tribune-Herald to ‘hold off on printing its This is a book that will speak to many people who are not interested in or are articles about the Branch Davidians. This a misconduct is clearly unconstitutional. disgusted by politics, people who would not be drawn to book about "libertarianism" Everyone who is to blame for this attempted or "right public policy." It speaks to the heart, to our common sense, to the basic censorship should be fired.” morality that we were all taught as children. —Lyn D. Tinsley, Illinois Libertarian Gingell rejected the renewed calls for gun control. “Gun control does not work,” she said. “Our lawmakers should preserve the Mary Ruwart has written right to bear arms, not make mere posses¬ sion a crime,” she stated. “Do we want to what live in a society where the police have all may be the most im¬ the guns and the People are unarmed and defenseless against a police state?” portant book of this decade. Gingell also expressed concern about the admitted use of a BATF undercover agent to infiltrate the religious community. “Our government should not be spying on —Joseph Terrano, Visions Magazine religious groups or, for that matter, on any The author combines libertarianism with Western and Eastern of its citizens. spirituality....examines health care, the rain forests, “The BATF has gone too far once too prisons, unemployment...she challenges the reader to see those things outside of •often,” she concluded. “How many more custom, in spiritual clarity. —Paul Whitfield, South Bend Tribune shoot-outs and bloody massacres will there ...a practical application of Aquarian Age wisdom to the origins of our societal problems. —Willis be before this trigger-happy agency is abol¬ ished?” Harman, coauthor of Paths to Peace; President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences “We urge President Clinton to safeguard Healing Our World discusses reasonable, peaceful alternatives to our current system..." —Durk our liberties and help reduce the deficit by Pearson and proposing to Congress the immediate abo¬ Sandy Shaw, authors of Life Extension: A Practical Approach lition of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, ...it is within our power to restore both individual and societal health by the simple mental change and Firearms,” the Dallas Libertarians con¬ first cluded. popularized by Mahatma Gandhi and now detailed for us by Dr. Ruwart —Jonathan Wright, M.D., author of Book of Nutritional Therapy, Guide to Healing with Nutrition, etc. ...it should be required reading for every high school and college student. —Harry Palmer, author of Creativism and the Avatar Course

CLM A great message! —Wayne Dyer, author of Your Erroneous Zones, Real Magic, The Sky's the Limit, Gifts from Eykis, You'll See It When You Believe It, etc. continued from page 1 ...a major dimension of this book is its Crickenberger, Steve Givot, Geoff Neale, linkage between our spiritual perspective and our economic and Ken Prazak; and state chairs (current well-being. —Nobel Peace Prize nominees Frances Kendall and Leon Louw and former) Joe Barnett (TX) Jimmy Blake ...Dr. Mary Ruwart is well on her way to (AL), Jeanne Bojarski (MO), Barbara becoming the Ayn Rand of the '90s. —Andre Marrou, 1992 Libertarian Presidential Bourland (IN), Lauren Coppernoll (ID), nominee LynFogwell (NC),Gus Hercules (SD),Jim Through its win-win approach, Healing Our World bridges the gap conservatives and Hudson (GA), Craig McCune (WY), Jack between Saunders (CA), Rick Sincere (VA), Don liberals, Christians and New Agers, special interests and the common good... —Ron Paul, former Winfield (TN), and Paula Zimmer-Crosby U.S. Congressman (TX) and 1988 Libertarian Presidential nominee (FL). ...the on as a Persons interested in learning more emphasis is presenting libertarianism practical philosophy that is compassionate, about CLM should write to: Committee for humane, and compatible with the highest spiritual values. —Carol Ann Rand, President of the a Libertarian Majority, 3180 Clairmont Road Advocates for Self-Government #506, Atlanta, GA 30329. ick-k+k-k-k-kkk-k-kkkikk k k kk-k-kick-k-kkkk k m-*i-*r*-m-*rW-»-*-*-*-*-*-»-*-* ********* k-k-kickkrkk-kk-k kkkkkkkkkkk-kkkkkkkkk i-kirk *******-***-m* A kHirk-kk-k-k kkkk

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The following article was provided by It includes a step-by-step guide in how to Unless you plan on financing your own Morning Glory Productions, host ofthe 1993 develop a campaign plan and implement it see page 7 for campaign, or not spending any money, THE LP national convention. at all levels, from City Council up to U.S. FI NANCE MANUAL is one book you must Senate. The book discusses: tentative schedule have in your library. The 1993 Stamp Act Con¬ How to put together a phone bank and It is not a compilation of unrelated ideas precinct operation, complete with manuals necessary to make sound strategic deci¬ which may or may not work in your cam¬ gress is a three-day training and guides. sions. paign, but a sound, definitive plan on how How to event offered Aug. 30, 1993, integrate the three major compo¬ You will learn how to use focus groups to integrate all the techniques which do nents of a campaign: (1) Candidate’s activi¬ and do in-house polling to test your deci¬ work, into your campaign. through Sept. 1, 1993, in con¬ ties; (2) Field Operations, and (3) Media, sions before, and after implementing them. Not theory, but proven methods refined into a junction with Celebrate Lib¬ highly organized, professional cam¬ Sample questionnaires are provided, as well and used by Mr. Guzzetta in over 35 cam¬ paign. as analysis charts. paigns over the last 20 years. 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By Dave Shanklin April. The campaign is still $700 short of meeting its fund¬ By Ken Zollneb raising goal, however. The LP of Libertarian Delaware is bracing itself for a Elsmere, population 6,000, is a densely populated sub¬ Party member Kevin Scheunemann won urb of a primary election for a seat on the West Bend, WI, on Wilmington and the fifth largest city in Delaware. It major victory April 24. Several activists common council in has long been a Democratic Party stronghold. mid-February. are Scheunemann came in second in a concentrating on a two-way mayoral race The town council has imposed unpopular permit re¬ mm. field of three candidates. He will face in Elsmere in which the LP candidate is the quirements on residents. Permits are required for window the incumbent councilperson in the s ~ frontrunner. replacements, yard sales, and even bird houses. A six J percent fee is required for roof repairs. April 6 general election. \ f In a recent unscientific telephone poll, the LP candidate, The incumbent received 57 Reda is demanding that these requirements be re¬ percent vv John Reda, was ahead two to one. Reda’s of the dl w Mt opponent is the pealed. His slogan, “Get RIDDA Unfair Permits, Elect primary votes, while Scheune- one-term Democratic incumbent mann received 43 mayor. Reda has recently REDA, ” has caught on with voters. He is promising to form percent. Scheune- Kevin received the endorsement of three former city mayors, all mann said he to a neighborhood watch program, and he is also fighting a. hopes pick up the other Scheunemann of whom are Democrats. proposed property tax hike, promising to make up the challenger’s support. Reda has been engaged in intensive door-to-door cam¬ difference by eliminating wasteful spending instead. Because the incumbent won more than a majority of paigning since Nov. 6,1992. As of press time, the opposi¬ Yard signs, leaflets, door hangers, direct mail, and votes, it will make it difficult—but not impossible—for tion had yet to launch any noticeable Scheunemann to win the campaign. media coverage are fueling Reda’s surge in the polls. general election, he said. He “We are expecting a landslide one notes that the incumbent received victory,” predicted “I want to send a loud message to LP members every¬ only a few more LP supporter. is both votes in this Reda out-spending and out-cam¬ where,” said Reda. “We can win elections if we all concen¬ primary than he did in 1991, the last time paigning his opposition, according to reports. trate on local races.” Scheunemann ran against him. The Reda campaign had spent $1,000 “It seems like he has a limited number of by March 1, and For more information or to offer support or advice, call support¬ a $2,000 cable TV advertising purchase is planned for 302-995-1722 or 302-427-2664. ers,” Scheunemann said. “Thatwill make it easier for us to gain support. I suspect that our best strategy will be to focus our efforts on the people who didn’t vote in the primary.” LP candidates in Scheunemann, 20, said his age was always consid¬ city races in Michigan ered a drawback when it came to voting for him in previous elections. “But it seems like we’ve licked that The LP of Washtenaw In County, MI, has broken Ypsilanti, the following candidates were nominated: problem in this election,” he said. He points to the fact ground in its efforts to Alfredo organize locally with the Esposto, second ward; Frederick Weihe, fourth that the man he defeated was 22 years older than nomination of a full slate of candidates for Ann Arbor ward; and Gerald Kalafut, fifth ward. himself. City Council and the nomination of three candidates “This is a historic event,” said James L. Hudler, chair of The position on the common council in this city of for Ypsilanti City Council. the LP of Washtenaw County. “Never before has the 24,000 people is non-partisan, but Scheunemann said it The following candidates were nominated in AnnArbor: Libertarian Party run candidates for Ypsilanti City Council. is a relatively well-known fact that he is a Libertarian. The Emily Hopp Salvette, mayor; Belinda Spangler, first ward; At last, there will be candidates on the ballot who will be position on the council pays $3,300 a year. For more William Krebaum, second ward; Samuel Copi, third ward; advocating the cutting of city taxes and the promotion of information, write “Taxpayers for Scheunemann,” 514 Bender Kreg Nichols, fourth ward; and Kent Hyne, fifth ward. economic and civil liberties in Ypsilanti.” Rd., West Bend, WI 53095.

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Hawaii state contesting a law which allows the National pulse A number of LP members on Oahu are State Board of Elections to decertify any candidates in upcoming neighborhood political party which does not receive 10 News from the states board elections. Candidates includeJudith percent of the vote for president or gover¬ Kalin, Roger Taylor, Keith Rose, Carol nor. Sword, Andrew Rothstein, and Larry “We are not going to let the state govern¬ Bartley. ment ignore the voices of 105,000 North state because of a ruling by the new attor¬ Carolinians,” remarked Scott McLaughlin, Illinois ney general. the party’s 1992 candidate for governor, who gained 105,000 votes in last fall’s elec¬ Paul Salander, an elected township tion. “I guess taking these people to federal supervisor, is planning a move up to town¬ Minnesota court is the only way to get their attention,” ship assessor in an election this spring. Rich Kleinow presented the libertarian said Lynn Fogwell, LP state chair. Salander’s political literature includes a bro¬ philosophy to a political science class at the chure that has tips on how to appeal one’s University ofMinnesota. Over 100 students, property tax assessment. mostly juniors and seniors, received his Virginia presentation enthusiastically. Kleinow has At the state convention, new officers Indiana been a guest lecturer at this class for sev¬ were elected for the upcoming year: John eral years. Buckley, chair; Rick Sincere, vice chair; The state party had already gathered Jim Lark, secretary; and Jack Scheible, about 3,000 signatures by the end of Febru¬ NEWS photo by Ray Masters, New Jr., treasurer. Pocono Libertarians ary for their ballot access drive. Activists Hampshire involved in the collection included Scott For the fourth year in a row, state party LAND OF THE FREE? - This sign is at members are Wisconsin Kohlhaas, Stacey Bourland, RJ. Tavel, participating in the annual the entrance of the Statue of Liberty. Erin Hollinder, Alvin Anders, Larry LPNH Food Drive. The goal is to raise over LP members John Streicher and Jeff Weeks, Brad Anderson, and Randy 300 pounds of canned goods for the New Friebert are seeking state senate seats in Helzerman. Horizons homeless shelter in Manchester. special elections on April 6. Oregon, WI. Lionel Tandy is coordinating the effort. Streicher, 25, is seeking a Milwaukee- Two new local LP affiliates have formed Maryland area seat vacated by Tom Barrett, who was in the state. Libertarians in Dane County, New elected to the U.S. House. Streicher is a which includes the state capital of Madi¬ Gerald Schneider is now a paid news¬ Jersey WestAllis resident and is employed as a lab son, formed an affiliate in February. Mike paper columnist with the Silver Spring Keynote speaker at the state convention technician at the Allen-Bradley Co. in Oprish ofDeerfield was elected chairman. Gazette, not the Silver Spring Record as last month wasJoe Clark, nationally known Mequon. Helen Slavens of Madison is treasurer. reported last month. All other information high school principal who was profiled in Friebert, 39, is seeking a Madison-area In Washington County, which includes in the article was correct. the movie “Laan on Me.” seat vacated by Russ Feingold, who was West Bend, a new LP affiliate was formed elected to the U.S. Senate. Friebert is a last November. Dave Ameringer is serv¬ North Carolina Michigan lawyer for the United Auto Workers-Gen- ing as temporary chairman until elections The LP has regained ballot status in the The LPNC has filed a lawsuit against the eral Motors Legal Services. He lives in are held.

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the far corners of the world - A PRELIMINARY SPEAKER LINEUP; Ayn Rand "Roots" Tour including a large number from Cen¬ William Milonoff, Vice President of the To St. Petersburg tral and Eastern Europe? libertarian Liberal Democratic Party (St. After Tallinn, a 4-day tour of glori¬ ✓ Visiting a medieval city and going on Petersburg, Russia). ous St. Petersburg, Russia is plan¬ other Dutch Police fascinating sight-seeing trips. Inspector Tim Bremer ned to visit many places mentioned on Holland’s ✓ Experiencing the transition of a soci¬ drug policies. in We The Living and those impor¬ ety from the chaos of a planned Henri Lepage, famed author of "De- tant to the life of Ayn Rand. $282 economy to the spontaneous order main Le Capitalism" (France). (Includes, travel, hotel, breakfasts) f of a free society? Prof. Tibor Machan. Philosopher/Ob- liyour answer ”Yes,', jectivist scholar (USA). we invite you to register now! | □ Yes! I would like to attend ISIL's i Aapa Neljas, Member of Parliament, World Libertarian Conference in Tallinn, If you act quickly you will have the Liberal Democratic Party (Estonia) chance to do all this for a conference Yves Montenay, Director Institut Cul¬ I' Estonia. I enclose $ fee of □ I would also like to register for the St. only $470 (If paid after April 15, ture Economie et Gestion (France). the fee is $500). The Fee includes: Jan I Petersburg tour $ Smid, Psychologist, poet (Holland). □ Please send me free info about ISIL «** Access to all regularly scheduled Dr. Sven Rydenfelt, Professor, author events (speakers, seminars, etc.) of A Pattern for Failure/FEE (Sweden). j □ I enclose $2 for an ISIL pamphlet set | • «*■ Three meals a Charge my □ VISA □ MASTERCARD . day. Ingemar Nordin, philosopher (Sweden). WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEND A WEEK I Card # | Accommodations at conference John McLaughry- former State Sena¬ ' NEXT SUMMER .... center (two to a room). tor Exp. Date: (R-Vermont). Author of The Vermont ^ / Discussing the future of liberty together ** Opening and closing banquets. Papers (endorsed by Frances Kendall). Signature: I with some of the sharpest minds of the (Extra cost options include several Dr. Bhola Nath Chalise, Secretary, _world libertarian movement? local tours and a cultural evening Ministry in charge of decentralization & Address. / Meeting fellow friends of liberty from with Estonian folk dancers). Paul Lundberg (both from Nepal)

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Cliches and uninformed statements are of crime with the criminals they are pros¬ cause he had a drug disability and the other Activist Notebook easy to dismiss as senseless prescriptions ecuting. And something equally wrong . . . well, for whatever goofy reason the from political outcasts andfringe ideologues. Dave Walter when courts condone the practice.” Judge bureaucrats thought made him eligible. Libertarian advocates—be they candidates, Editor Haines is referring to the practice of al¬ Well, his nose is his business. But your ^ state officers, speakers, pamphlet writers, or leged criminals being able to bargain down money is your business and my money is other spokespersons—may gain credibility sentences by consenting to forfeiture of “ill my business. (At least that’s the way it for Libertarian ideas by presentingfacts and gotten gains” to the prosecutor who can should be, although Congress disagrees.) quoting expert opinion that bolster IJP posi¬ vatives attempting to use the courts as then share them with other enforcement So why should we have to contribute to tions. This column toillprovide the ammuni¬ instruments of social change. Now, liber¬ offices. Unfortunately, Judge Haines thinks Marvin’s support because he insists on tion you can use to confound the skeptics and tarians are fighting back in opposing gov¬ “reform” means giving the forfeited assets putting dope in his nose?” Why, indeed? impress those searchingfor answers by citing ernment infringement of individual rights. to the state for general revenue uses. Bet¬ Mike Royko’s column in the Times Her¬ mainstream publications and recognized The effort is led by the Institute for Justice, ter yet, convicted criminals should pay res¬ ald, Dec. 17, 1992. Submitted by reader opinion leaders (for and against individual a Washington, DC, based group led by titution to their victims. Robert Wilson, Norristown, PA. liberty). former U.S. EEOC staffer, Clint Bolick. Submitted by John Pajf, Somerset, NJ. Send in yoursubmissions, with a clipping Bolick’s group has fought irrelevant licens¬ ^ By the time you read this, the Clinton to verify the statement and the source, for ing requirements in Washington, DC, and Arthur Hayes, staff reporter for the Wall Administration’s tax increases—probably inclusion in future issues of the NEWS. will take on Denver’s taxicab licenses next, Street Journal, says forfeiture programs the largest in U.S. history—will be on the the Davis-Bacon act which favors union have provided a $2.4 billion windfall for the table, if not enacted. Dr. Michael K. Evans, Issue: Business regulation labor on federal jobs, and will help San Justice Department in the first six years of president of an economic forecasting firm Antonio public housing tenants win owner¬ the program. Hayes adds: "... file civil in Washington, DC, thinks the Clinton IBM stunned the business community ship rights. forfeiture laws now under attack don’t re¬ plan—if based on soaking the rich—will by announcing a loss of $5 billion in 1992. As U.S. News & World Report puts it, quire a conviction before property can be turn out to be a hollow victory. Investors quickly hammered IBM’s stock “Bolick and his allies argue that both the taken away. And most of the laws allow “Based on what has happened when value $30 billion lower. Poor management, left and right ‘have it wrong.’ Liberals give police to confiscate money and property high marginal rates have changed in the yes, but something else too. Former IBM states too much from a suspect stopped for such minor past, I estimate that an increase in the top employee, Ross Perot, told the Wall Street leeway to trample property rights through zoning and other regula¬ crimes as speeding. The laws also make it marginal rate from 31 percent to 38 percent Journal that IBM’s anti-trust battles with tions, and conservatives back too much difficult for property owners to get their would raise only about 60 percent of the ex the U.S. government were “the most seri¬ state infringement offreedoms in the name assets back. Even if they aren’t named as ante gain, or $13 billion per year, while a ous thing that happened at IBM.” Accord¬ of anti-crime enforcement.” defendants, they are required to show that hike all the way to a 50 percent marginal ing to Perot, these battles handicapped U.S. News& WorldReport,Jan. 18,1993. they weren’t aware of any criminal activity rate would raise only about 30 percent of IBM by forcing it to do business “with both -v* ^ *F ■0- involving the property.” Says defense attor¬ the ex ante gain, or a little less than $20 feet fixed in concrete, and you have to According to the Gun Rights Fact Book, ney, Brenda Grantland, who represents a billion per year. So the Clinton Administra¬ check with a federal judge before you come the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Fire¬ grass-roots organization called FEAR, “A tion plans to pay for $150 billion in new to work.” Another example of the unin¬ arms forfeiture case is (BATF) has “essentially declared war something out of Lewis spending programs per year and invest- , tended consequences of the heavy hand of on the nation’s law-abiding gun owners.” Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ where the ment tax cuts with a tax increase of less Washington. Congressional investigations discovered rule is punishment first trial later.” than $20 billion per year. Talk about voo¬ Wall Street Journal, Jan. 20, 1993. Wall StreetJournal’s ‘Law” column, Jan. doo economics. The problem with the O ❖ + O ❖ shocking facts that “ought to alarm anyone and everyone concerned about the state of 14, 1993. Clinton economics package is very simple: civil liberties in our nation today.” Says the •0 ❖ 4- ❖ It is built on the house of cards called The recently enacted “Family Leave” book, published by Merril Press in Bellevue, The horrors of forfeiture are detailed in raising tax rates on the rich, and we know bill will negatively impact some small busi¬ WA: “The Bureau seems intent on confis¬ an article by Richard Miniter in the Feb. 22, from previous experience that such rev¬ nesses by mandating extra costs for those cating private collections of antique and 1993, issue of Insight. Abuses are brought enue gains rarely materialize. In fact, when employees who take unpaid leave. The down to the human level as a man loses his top rates cut long arm guns . . . (and) is extremely marginal have been in the business community wasn’t seriously up¬ reluctant to return the guns once they have 60 acre farm on the unsubstantiated tip of past the amount of revenue collected in set by the bill itself (surveys indicate that 93 been confiscated—even when the gun own¬ an undercover drug informant a landscaper each of those top brackets has actually percent already had some leave policy) but ers have been acquitted from any wrong¬ on his way to buy shrubs has $9,600 confis¬ increased, even when adjusted for infla¬ by the inevitable extension ofthe bill, some¬ doing in a criminal court of law.” cated because airport police thought he fit tion, population growth, and the normal day, to providing paid leave. Yet, someone Adds Jerrin J. Jordan, executive policy the profile of a drug courier, and a store lost upward drift in personal income.” will pay a price—again, the unintended director of the Eastex Civil Rights Coali¬ the entire contents ofits register—$4,384— Industry Week, Nov. 16, 1992. consequences of Washington’s do-gooder ■0* <0* *F “v- tion: “Although many people think that the when a dog sniffed traces of cocaine on mentality. That someone is likely to be the BATF investigates serious criminals, it and three $1 bills! (Toxicology Consultants, According to Business Week, entitle¬ very employees intended to be helped.The ments make many other federal bureaus have a history Inc. says that 96 percent of the currency in up almost half offederal spend¬ Wall Street Journal reported on a Gallup of giving immunity and taxpayers’ money circulation can be considered tainted with ing ($636 billion in 1991) and is growing Poll taken in 1991 for the National Federa¬ fast. Warns Urban Institute to dangerous career criminals for perjuri¬ cocaine.) The article mentions a 10-month economist tion of Independent Business: “Half the ous testimony against innocent scape¬ investigation by Pittsburgh Press Pulitzer Isabel V. Sawhill, “This is what’s going to businesses surveyed by Gallup said they goats.” Prize-winningreporters Mary Flaherty and eat us alive in the none-too-distant future.” would hesitate to hire young women under Jan. 13,1993, letter to “60 Minutes”and Andrew Schneider, which “estimated in The problem is that very fewvoters seem to the new law and would likely cut down on materials provided by Jerrin J. Jordan. 1991 that 80 percent of the people whose want to rein in entitlement spending, nor low-skilled jobs. More than half said they “V* “V* + “V* "0* property is seized by the government are do they want to raise taxes to pay for it all. would trim other employee benefits to pay When Congress passed its 1984 Crime never charged with a crime.” The consequence, warns Business Week: for mandated leave.” WSJ further noted “After Bill, a powerful weapon was included: The Miniter also quotes E.E. Edwards, chair¬ growing up in an America where that Congress voted to exempt itself from right to seize the assets of suspected crimi¬ man of the Forfeiture Abuse Task Force of deficits choke off savings and investment the family leave bill. Illinois Rep. Harris nals. Libertarians, including David Berg- the National Association of Criminal De¬ today’s children will face an even greater Falwell “suggested Congress would exempt burden when their land, the attorney who was the LP’s presi¬ fense Lawyers: “Because the property it¬ parents, the baby-boom itself from the law of gravity if it could.” dential candidate that year, warned that it self is the defendant, the guilt or innocence generation, start to retire in just 18 years.” Deborah Walker, assistant professor of would trample the rights of the innocent. of the property owner is irrelevant. The Business Week, Sept. 7, 1992. economics at Loyola University in New This warning has come to pass, as many process has run amok. Law enforcement Orleans, backs up the Gallup results: “Pres¬ One Clinton critics of civil-forfeiture are making clear. agencies, in their zeal, have turned the war supporter who won’t be ently, three-quarters of working women ❖ ❖ + on drugs into a war on the Constitution.” doing his full share—though he cam¬ are of child bearing age; they would be Former Burlington County, NJ, Judge Insight, Feb. 22, 1993. paigned hard for Clinton’s chance to lay a penalized. One-quarter of the female work Martin Haines, writing in the New Jersey heavier burden on the rest of us—is Walt force would temporarily benefit at the ex¬ Law Journal for Oct. 19,1992: “Money is a Issue: Taxes and Disney Co. chairman Michael Eisner. U.S. pense ofeveryone else. For that reason, the spending News & World corrupter. Its availability in criminal cases, Reportrecounts how Eisner Family Leave Bill should be called the High Chicago Tribune columnist, Mike through our forfeiture laws, encourages managed to shift $126 million in compensa¬ Wages for Single Educated Women Bill.” Royko, recently recounted the marvelous improper sentences. Prosecutors, tempted tion into 1992, thereby saving about $6 Wall Street Journal, Feb. 8, 1993, and workings of Social Security as they applied million in taxes that his money, can buddy is expected The Free by indulge in unacceptable to Marvin, a mugger of old ladies: “Yes, Market, December 1992. to impose on other high margin taxpayers practices. Reform is needed. Badly. There Marvin was indeed receiving a couple of who aren’t so nimble ... or Issue: Justice and the law is something very wrong in a system that hypocritical. monthly Social Security checks, one be- U.S. News & World The public is used to liberals and conser- encourages prosecutors to share the wages Report, Dec. 14,1992. April 1993 Libertarian Party NEWS 11 The debate Readers comment on the proposed revisions

Eliminate the Libertarian Party I fear that the disagreement over the The pledge is a hopeful admonition like membership pledge. It is compelled continuation of the oath on membership that of the Christian apostle, Paul, stated speech. forms may cause a major rift in Libertarian in the 13th Chapter of his letter to the Retain the Libertarian Party platform. It support. Perhaps a compromise may solve Romans . . . fully informs voters. the problem if everybody will bend a little Like true Christians must also humbly Edward A. Ward and make it voluntary. After all, we are the admit, all too often those of us who seek Lowell, MA “voluntarist” party, right? liberty and justice for all, merely succeed -v* <0* 4* Above the oath, place a statement like in reinventing the sword. The bloodshed The LP National Committee’s proposal I don’t believe that anyone in the LP is the following: “The following oath is and the violent death of innocents through to do away with the membership pledge is saying we should abandon our principles. voluntary. As you prefer, you may sign the course of history has largely canceled a grave I doubt if mistake. The pledge serves a vital any member could be forced to your allegiance to its principle, leave it out any gain that might have been won for organizational purpose. Its purpose is to give up their principles, much less “sell blank, enter decline to state, or present a the cause of liberty. insure that the Libertarian Party remains out” to win a few elections. We are the reason for not signing it. Membership is Therefore, I think the LP should retain libertarian. The fact that some potential party that suggests a great deal of change. NOT dependent on your response.” the pledge as a sobering reminder to each members are reluctant to take the pledge We are the challengers, the burden of If the different factions just want of us who subscribes to it of the serious is not sufficient cause to do away with this proof is ours. Any change we suggest something to argue about, then argue nature of the endeavor we are undertaking vital ethical instrument. The strategy which must be backed up by a humane, sensible, over whether the answer should be together. includes viable getting rid of the pledge is based plan to make that change. confidential or open to membership Evan L. Webster on a kind of myopic pragmatism which, for For instance, our goal to end the drug scrutiny. I would say that it should be Cortland, NY me, is a great embarrassment to the Party war: The public is beginning to realize that confidential, but should remain on the ❖ -0* + <0> of the Principle. drug war is worse than the drugs. form. Rewriting the entire platform every two The most serious objection to the pledge However, unless we have a plan that Doug Hoiles years will likely lead to a dilution of our is that it is not effective because resolves their fears about legalization Acampo, CA principles at every convention. Ten planks authoritarians can still join the LP by lying. (chiefly in regard to their children) the drug ❖ cannot hold a diverse party together, This is true, but whenever war will continue forever. The main our they expose value of platform is that it differentiate us from other third parties, or themselves The by their unjust actions, the public is looking for leadership. We tethers our candidates and other spokes¬ form a solid foundation of principles. initiation of force or fraud, they can be cannot lead if we don’t trust each other’s persons to a set of undiluted principles Retaining the current national platform is removed. An occasional red devotion to cause herring can the of liberty. And we and consistent political positions. That also a bad idea. Containing irrelevant and get in, but, since even most authoritarians cannot lead if we refuse to these acknowledge principles and positions may, on poorly-explained planks, it turns off new are not the need for pathological liars, the pledge serves practicality. We should trust occasion, make us sweat a bit, is all the inquiries and embarrasses our candidates. its each other more. And we should write a more reason purpose. It prevents the political to retain the platform as the Adopting a more polished platform takeover of the LP new bold document that by non-libertarians. platform. it is. How far, how written as a marketing tool, not a The more the LP grows the more we will Jeff Hope quickly, and into what unrecognizable philosophical tract, would solve both continue to need the as a tool for pledge Springfield, VA territory will the LP drift once cut loose problems. I for one would like to see an assuring mutual trust and ensuring the from its ideological moorings—especially outreach-oriented platform that doesn’t integrity of our organization as the Recent letters about the in the face of Party of platform have political winds that still blow cast aside our fundamental principles. raised two Principle. good points: mostly against us? Brian Schar Steven B. Vandervelde 1) The existing platform is too long and Two decades of debate and intellectual Huntington Beach, CA Columbia, SC confrontational, and labor have produced, not a perfect ❖ ❖ + ❖ 0- <0* ^ 2) As good as the Statement of document, but one that is nonetheless I had never considered the removal of The current “oath” should be dropped Principles is, it is also a bit confrontational. profoundly moral and visionary. If at times the “oath” before. That’s because, as a Here in membership requirement. That is not South Carolina, three of us got it seems to fence us in too tightly, remember to ideologically, I agree with it completely. say, however, that the prospective together nine that it also years ago and wrote a keeps before us a clear line Naturally, I was initially opposed to its member should not certify to some other preamble to our platform, which was later beyond which we have agreed not to go in removal, but the oath could statement. What I possibly favor is this: “I am in expanded to serve as our entire search of platform. popularity and political power. backfire in the long run. I say this because basic agreement with the Statement of It is clear and principled, but not Let’s debate the exact placement of that it prevents “marginal” but honest Liber¬ to confrontational. I Principles and wish join the LP, etc.” feel that it would serve line all we want. Let’s not erase it. tarians from To joining. However, liars will strip away the oath completely is to well as a Statement of Steve Principles for the Smith sign the oath regardless of what it says. allow anyone—a socialist, a neo-Nazi, a national LP. Durham, NC On the other hand, I still think it’s communitarian, or even someone not By the way, ❖ ❖-POO I strongly believe in the important for all Libertarians to see the committed to any politcal viewpoint at pledge. It would be foolish to eliminate it. I am a disgruntled Republican, ob¬ oath. We could make it our “guiding all—to join the LP. That’s fine if the LP is David Morris serving the Libertarian Party with some to principle” by requiring the LP to print it simply be an “alternative” to whatever Columbia, SC high hopes. As I read the oath and the the conspicuously on all publications— Demopublicans are doing at the 'v* <0* + <0- "v* platform, however, I must wonder if the including membership applications. moment. However, if we want the LP to To say that an individual must take the party is controlled by believers in An oath won’t stand for anarchy. keep “bad" Libertarians something—for the enduring oath to become a member of the LP is to Is that what you believe in? I hope not. ’ out of the party—only good Libertarians principles that us our contradict the distinguish from left/ very root of Libertarianism, Steven Stromness can do that. liberal, center/moderate, and right/ i.e., government’s only legitimate function Bountiful, UT Joel Cannon conservative opponents—then we are is to protect individual rights from force *0* “0" ~h <0* Golden, CO honor-bound to reveal those and fraud. Those of us who principles to believe in the I think we should have a positive pledge. ❖ ❖ + prospective members. We don’t want to supremacy of individual rights do so freely. Like “I believe in the use of force in self This is in be accused of response to the debate about “fooling” people nor do we Taking an oath to that effect defense proves only.” the Libertarian oath (which I freely take): want the internal ideological battles that nothing. Mike Krech to the LP should be free could occur if Membership enough members are The key to the success of Libertarianism Lake in the Hills, IL and clear—and a confused as to the non-binding. An oath is principles of the LP. is through demonstration of our beliefs. <0* *P mandate is a force, if it is required. Non¬ Nor do we want some The fact that we contribute As particularly money, time, quaintly naive as the party pledge violence should be made clear in the to embarrassing action be looped around effort, expertise, and our vote to the LP is may seem, I think the LP should retain it. Libertarian literature and our neck correspondence, by a candidate who claims the more demonstrative than Politics is the art of any oath we using law and but not be forced upon the initiate. You LP took him in, could utter. We unsavory views and all. cannot force liberty on government to achieve social objectives. can’t force The peace—it must flow from within Statement of Principles goes well anyone. All we can do is Law and promote its government sanction situations each individual heart, soul, and mind, if it beyond the current certification existence against through acting on the premise where force is used to compel specific is to be initiation of force to of individual thoroughly rooted. explain our political freedom, and protecting that behavior Even by those against whom it is non-violence, when forced upon reason for being. It is more valuable for freedom from force and fraud. directed. someone, becomes The (as an ideal forced) a screening out those who don’t belong in LP’s message is a positive one, let Therefore, the question posed the LP and by the point of friction and rebellion. Goodness screening in those who do. us not use of force spoil it by borrowing tactics from the must be confronted by anyone forced is an evil unbound. Let’s change the oath; let’s improve it. collectivist world—“can” the oath! who would seriously participate in politics. Let each Libertarian or would-be Dave Walter Timothy H. Bennett War is the ultimate u6e of force, and as Libertarian come to understand the quality Immediate Past LP National Chair Sloansville, NY history sadly discloses, war is what and meaning of non-violence on his or her West Chester, PA government does best. . . see The debate on page 12 12 Libertarian Party NEWS April 1993 The debate continued from page 11 which agencies or departments should be copies and hope that any would read it. I of force—for any reason. own terms, in his or her own precious eliminated or how. We should not put the need a sales document, two to four pages I have enjoyed pointing out to national time. cart before the horse. Also, I find terms long, written at a fifth grade reading level. media that, unlike the Demopublicans who Pledges and oaths are for arrogant like “we demand” in the platform to be It should address the “hot-button” topics promise all kinds of good things and then religions—let us be free. Let us be non- ! aggressive and negative. If a significant of the year, the “wasted” vote syndrome, act differently when in office, the pledge violent without being forced to swear non¬ number of Libertarians disagree with the lone Libertarian legislator problem, ensures that elected Libertarians will keep violence. Let us just be free, in deed, not certain positions in the platform, I think it transitional issues, and be aimed at Joe their promises. A Libertarian cannot vote just in rhetoric. should be so noted in the platform. Six Pack. To be blunt, it should motivate for more taxes or more controls over David M. Thornburgh I have always given individuals who are people to vote Libertarian from the gut, citizens and still call himself a Libertarian. Miami Beach, FL curious about the LP a copy of the platform. ratherthan from the head, for that is where The pledge allows the party to control its OO + OO I would not join a political party without real people vote from. This should be the elected members, something the other Reading the arguments concerning the reading it. annual platform of the LP. parties can’t do. controversial membership statement, I Joe B. Stallings, Jr. What we are now using as a platform The pledge doesn’t require that no one recalled that when I joined the LP I still Auburn, GA should be renamed the General Statement ever initiate force (there may be cases believed that a public education system O O + ❖ ❖ of Libertarian Principles. where this is justified, such as pushing was vital to our form of government. I One of the purposes of a platform is to That's my solution. Two different someone out of the way of an oncoming knew that public education meant taxes win minds and hearts. I feel that the documents for two different purposes, car). But the pledge does require that one and that that meant “initiation of force,” but platform as it stands has very little chance sales versus education, agility versus never advocate the initiation of force. This even though my belief was at odds with to do this for the following reasons. consistency. controls our candidates and ensures a one of the LP’s fundamental positions I In many places the tone is confron¬ Fred Heiser party of principle. proudly signed the statement without tational and many inflammatory words are Santa Clarita, CA We must keep the pledge. In the hesitation. What could I have been used. Even where good proposals are libertarian world of the future, everyone thinking? presented, the tone used turns me off. 0 0 + 00 will understand why the repudiation of I realize now that what I saw in the Moot statements are The presented as pledge has been a mistake . .. aggression is the base upon which a statement was an affirmation of my critical absolute fact with no proofs or discussion Those who wanted a pledge believed civilized society rests. thinking on the role of government in even where reasonable people might that they knew what the pledge meant, Tonie Nathan general. What sets the LP apart from disagree. that all true libertarians would agree with Eugene, OR other parties is not a dogmatic rejection of The platform advocates wholesale it, that libertarians would not object to coercion, but rather the determination of elimination of regulatory agencies and signing it, and that it was the best short OO + OO its members to avoid mistaking a lack of a repeal of entire classes of laws. In an ideal statement of libertarianism. Further, most The proposed replacement for the lack of creativity for an insight into society this might be possible but it seems felt that the pledge would keep libertarian platform is familiar. It fits the specs of the necessity. to me that we need “collective” action spokesmen, candidates, and elected program, which was initiated at the 1987 With that in mind, I propose a slight against cheats and charlatans ratherthan officials from compromising principles in convention, and took years to draft and variation on the statement that better depending on the individual to defend the quest for political gains. adopt. It’s far too much to re-do at or for expresses this simple determination: “I himself. Oddly, every one of these assumptions each convention, and seems modeled on hereby certify that I do not believe in or Amidst many sound proposals are some was wrong. In practical effect the pledge the turgid “Domestic Ills” section of the advocate the initiation of force as a sole that are not so well thought out: unrestricted never kept our candidates, or anyone platform. The program is no improvement means of achieving political or social immigration; no restrictions on children else, pure. I can think of all sorts of people on the individually authored position goals.” drinking alcohol, taking cocaine, or working who signed the pledge and then went on papers of the 1970s, which could be Andrew Akers in a machine shop; abolishing all taxes; to betray us and our principles. They reissued with little updating. But if the Salem, VA elimination of government-minted money; violated the pledge as though they had program serves even roughly its intended

^ 0 + <> freedom to practice any profession without never read it.. . function, why make the platform into Though a long-term libertarian by training or licensing. From the beginning, the LP has seemed another program? attitude and conviction, it was only lately Sounds like complete chaos to me. exclusive. I hear people say that they Recasting the platform into such a mold that I learned of and joined both the national I joined the party because I thought it would join the party except for one policy will be very divisive. So many LPers have organization and the Maryland party. I am stood for less government—not no that they do not agree with. The pledge pet subjects, we’d fight over which few very pleased to say that I took advantage government. How about a complete re-do suggests that libertarians must do more topics are important enough to make the of the party being listed in Maryland and of this platform to make it correlate better than just love liberty; they must agree with cut, with disappointment and turn-off

unavoidable . . . changed my official affiliation to Libertarian, i with the ideas of the millions of us who are the party in every particular. We'll look like either unrealistic fools or I write you now about the ruckus dissatisfied with the present political I hope that we can become inclusionary concerning the “oath” and would like it system? in the future, that we can indicate the uninteresting politicians if we label our known that the requirement to sign such a Arch Wakefield thrust of our ideas in a better statement planks as our desiderata for only the next two to four statement almost caused me to withdraw Tega Cay, SC than the current pledge, and that we will years. We’re not in position to from the organization. In fact, when I signed OO + OO not require prospective members to sign set the short-term political agenda by our I added an asterisk after the phrase “I Keep the current platform as a long¬ anything if they don’t want to. lights. If we instead limit ourselves to term Jack R. Sanders comments on what’s likely to be on the oppose the initiation of force . . .” My goal, as it gives us a base for the way table in that asterisk carried the statement: “But I we believe the issues should be handled. San Diego, CA period, we’ll look tame, banal, and conservative in the endorsethe useof force to maintain liberty Use the proposed changes as short-term OO+OO purest sense. I’d like our and freedom, including preemptive force, ! tactics to achieve short-term goals. One is I would like to ask why we must change platform reduced by other means. when and where appropriate.” Had anyone long-term strategic, the other short-term or destroy the platform? To me it is a basis Robert Goodman objected to my addenda, I would not have tactic. We can have the best of both and for and a source of Libertarian concepts— Bronx, NY joined. give up nothing. A win/win situation forthe a kind of “Bill of Rights.” I thinkall members While I can understand what some LP. Has the party gotten so wrapped up in should have a copy. Many times new OO + OO people are interested in when they want its thinking that it can’t see this? Come on members question how we would To me the current such a statement, a requirement to sign guys, open your eyes. implement our idea of liberty in a specific pledge/platform should be abhorrent to any true libertarian. John C. Brickner area. The platform is a fund of information. controversy is a moot question. In the past In addition to being a simplistic, and Fullerton, CA When a national, state, or special year I have observed a disturbing trend within the LP perhaps short-sighted, pledge, it is clearly 0 0+00 election is pending, why couldn’t a away from what I have arrogant to force allegiance to such a Platforms, in general, area joke. I have committee decide which issues were always considered its fundamental statement. The phrase reeks of potential never read the platform for any political pertinent, and how they were related to principles. The philosophy of reason based on the ideas of NewSpeak, and I would have expected it party other than the LP and probably the platform? Those issues would be the Ayn Rand, John Locke, ones discussed and the seems to to be a part of a leftist manifesto, not a never will. Their purpose is to give a sense by the candidate. During Founding Fathers be libertarian “certification.” of satisfaction to powerful interests within the campaign, if someone asked questions giving way to a quasi-New Age philosophy. The Laissez Faire economic ideas of Steven M. Sass a party at having “influenced” things, while concerning another issue, the candidate Baltimore, MD candidates go on and run as whatever would always have the answer in the Ludwig von Mises and others are being crowded out OO + OO they wish. Our platform is different in that platform. by neo-interventionist ideas it is based on principle ratherthan special Betty Parsell Stram proposed as “steps in the right direction.” What I believe the platform should cover a interests. That does not mean it is without Mechanicsburg, PA good will it do for the LP to retain its significant number of issues, however, it other equally discouraging problems, OO+OO membership pledge and its principled should be a document of direction and however. I think it would be a disaster if the party platform if it proceeds to abandon the at ideas which have provided their philo¬ vision and not a management document. It is not a useful sales document. It is any level removed the pledge. The For too long and the phraseology too stilted pledge is what distinguishes the LP from sophical foundation? example, it should indicate that the Lila Piter size and scope of government should be for anyone but a diehard libertarian to every other party. You KNOW a person is Chicago, IL reduced, but not address the issues of read. As a candidate, I could not hand out not a libertarian if he advocates the initiation April 1993 Libertarian Party NEWS 13

“Hit ‘em Where They Ain’t, Part 2” By Jim Burns with Scott Kjar I. and Winning and Losing and The Media Democrats, the stories are often about which electoral vote was die LP’s Vice Presidential candi¬ Year slates date Tonie Nathan in after year, Libertarians complain that we they will be focusing on, and when they will be 197?. Since dien, we also had can’t get any coverage by the major media outlets. going to those states, and how much time they will Nancy Lord, who holds degrees in both law and Dan never Rather leads off the evening news with a spend there. The stories talk about how the Demo¬ medicine, as our VP candidate. Likewise, through crats are story about the LP candidate for president. The New targeting disenchanted Republican voters, the years we have had a great deal of diversity in our or how the choices for the York Times doesn’t highlight us on their front page. Republicans are talking with the disaf¬ party’s standard-bearer, with such fected Democrat voter. The Our candidates don’t make the front cover of Time or shifting coalitions of candidates as Richard Boddie, a black law lecturer electoral and motivational Newsweek. It’s a giant conspiracy, we scream; the politics always makes for a great story, and speaker who was narrowly edged is eastern liberal establishment that controls the media guaranteed coverage again and again throughout a out in 1992 by Andre Marrou, and Russell Means, is biased against us. campaign season. one of the modern leaders of the American Indian What a bunch of hooee. Movement. Along the way, there have been count¬ The fact of the matter is that we don’t do much Plan less individuals coming from anything other than tlie traditional that deserves front page coverage. Sure, we have We need to get serious about our paid media plan. Republican and Democrat good-old-boy club. That is a we interesting ideas, and sure we go out and do the Too often, die LP has taken its money, and spent it as tradition should maintain. traditional campaigns activities. But hey, there are it has come in. This is backward. Instead, as the Furthermore, our ticket itself has the possibility always so many people out doing the traditional money comes in, we should start by buying TV time of making history. When we win New Hampshire forIV.Thethe week with a white woman and a black man, we become the campaign activities, and they at least have a chance of immediately before the election. As we affecting the outcome. So, why should the media gain additional funds, we should use them to buy first party to get electoral votes in both positions. We bother with us? additional media time for the second week before the will have eclipsed the Democrats, who are willing to Let’s look at the recent Perot phenomenon. Perot election. Subsequent contributions will then be used talk about diversity, but never really want to put it on got NO ELECTORAL VOTES! He didn’t succeed at to buy more TV time for the third week before the the ticket. This year, for example, the Democrats winning a single state. Yet, he got coverage, he got election, and so on. That way, we make sure that our gave a lot of talk about diversity, but ended up with two rich invited to the debates (and we didn’t), he got all the message is on the air when most people are making up white males on their ticket. We will cer¬ media access that he wanted. Why? their minds — just before tlie election. By squander¬ tainly have outdistanced the Republicans, who HATE It’s because Perot was capable of affecting the ing our resources loo early, we may fight the gocxl the mere idea of diversity, and cannot fathom ever outcome. Even without winning the entire race, fight, but we will surely lose the good fight. having anything other than two rich white males on Perot was capable of pulling enough swing votes and In fact, we should limit the bulk of our TV time the ticket. undecideds into his camp that it could have, and to a mere 45 days. By starting our big push in late- indeed probably did, change the outcome of the September, we can be on the air far more often, and A Better Mousetrap election. with a Without Perot’s presence, larger diversity of messages, we can we an the entire dy¬ than if There is old adage that, says that if you build a namic would have been different. try to slay on the air a little bit here and a little bit better mousetrap, tlie world will beat a path to your there. door. Well, it’s just not true. Tlie Libertarian Party Also, each week should have 10% more TV II. “Hit ‘Em Where They Ain’t” ads has been building better mousetraps in every election than did the since our Two months ago, I laid out an idea in this space. previous week, so that we build to a party was formed, and not only are they not crescendo The idea was that we should focus our presidential just at election time. This is a tactic we can beating a path to our door, they are walking right past take from energies in one state; New Hampshire. We should major retailers. Let’s face it, we see more without a second look. beer commercials as we move in after the Republicans and Democrats have gel closer to the Super Bowl, V.BuildA better mousetrap is only as good as its sales left following the primary, and spend most of the culminating in the Bud Bowl at half time of the big team. If you don’t market your mousetrap correctly, election season there. Let every single voter in the game. Why? That’s when people drink the most no one will ever buy it. This is the problem that the beer! The same is true of state get to know our candidate, listen to a full politics. 'Die vote only LP has been facing for 20 years. We’ve built the comes once, anti that’s when we should be articulation of our views, and ask questions with the saturating damn mousetrap, now why doesn’t anyone buy it? the airwaves with our In expectation of receiving thorough and in-depth re¬ message. business, to be undercapitalized is to virtually Second, we should work to earn sponses, not just 6-second sound bites. matching funds. guarantee failure. Tlie LP is undercapitalized, at least However, we should not use them lor our as as Because New Hampshire is small both in terms campaign. far its ability to run a sustained, national cam¬ THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY SHOULD NOT GO of population and geography, it allows for a complete paign. We don’t have the money, the manpower, or ON WELFARE! market penetration. The media market is small, al¬ Rather, we should earn the funds, the resources to do it. However, we can take our turn over to lowing us to target our funds and time very well. accept the funds, and then the funds the capital and focus our energies. We can market our better In short, New Hampshire was selected because Department of the Treasury, specifically earmarked mousetrap in a small market, with an eye toward reduction of tlie federal debt. We can then we not only have the opportunity to affect the out¬ go toward capturing that market and then expanding. on TV (because this is a come, we have the opportunity to win! great story!) and challenge By endorsing the “Hit ‘Em Where They Ain’t the Republicans and Democrats to do the same thing. Plan” tlie LP can go a long way on its short resources. Of III. Tactics Versus Ideas course, they’ll refuse, and we’ll have a ready¬ By selecting the right ticket, we can guarantee cover¬ made campaign story. We can use it to bash them at age. And by using our federal The biggest thing we need to do, though, is matching funds as a every junction along the way. After all, the Libertari¬ weapon, we can generate more change our approach to the media. We have the ideas, coverage than we ans pul our money where our mouth is, while the could we have the solutions, and we have the evidence. Ten by accepting the money and using it directly in Republicans and Democrats put other people’s money our campaigns. This is the obvious and thousand years of human history showing that free appropriate where their mouth is. next people consistently outperform, outproduce, and step in the LP’s development toward being a Third, we should make sure we select the right viable and effective outshine captive people is a wonderful testament to political force. ticket. The ideal Libertarian ticket for 1996 will If our beliefs about the human soul. However, the news enough of us show support, we can “Hit 'em include a white female at the head of the ticket, and where media doesn’t particularly care. It’s not news! they ain’t.” Pledges are welcome and needed, a black male for the number 2 slot. Let’s face it, the but What we need to do is shift from giving the media please send no money. If you like this idea, write LP has always been the party of diversity, and we to Jim Burns, PO Box 3752, North Las a steady stream of ideas to giving them a steady Vegas, NV have always had more noil-traditional candidates that 89036-3752. stream of tactics. When we look at the Republicans all other parties. The first woman to receive an Paid Advertisement 14 Libertarian Party NEWS April 1993 Letters

Comments on unresponsiveness, 900 poll, drugs, and more

Silence isn’t golden problem—we are all amateurs. So how do People first? I n the course of the last several months we become professional? Slick Willie Clinton’s book, “Putting I have had Grant correspondence (in one Hansen People First,” deserves a newtitle: “Putting medium oranother) with LP headquarters, Philadelphia, PA People First for the Tax Collector”! ISIL, Advocates for Self-Government, and For one year, Slick Willie sold his snake Morning Glory Productions that have all Telephone poll oil with a “New Covenant” label. He failed to produce a response. Not just a I was reading the NEWS concerning promised to “soak the rich,” those who the debate on the national satisfactory response—any response. In platform and made over $200,000 per year, while those the about reflecting on this, I wonder if this opinion poll you are taking over your not writing to the paper with my in the middle class would get a tax unbusinesslike behavior is typical 900-telephone line. I have never called opinion). A two-minute call to Washington reduction. Incredibly, his snake oil was throughout the Libertarian community and but one 900 number before because I for me is only 46 cents, but I decided I bought by 43 percent of the voters! Most is perhaps partly responsible for our failure think they are basically rip-offs. Knowing would pay the $1.95 for the one minute were middle class. to that the LP is not blessed with even grow. My own performance in following money, I though it would not take that long to After being president only one month, expressions of interest has not always thought that maybe this was a necessary give my name, ID number, and opinion. I Willie’s New Covenant suddenly changed, been thorough, but as an amateur I can way of funding this poll (although I did was on the telephone at least three minutes chapter and verse, to the Old Testament wonder and perhaps be excused. Maybe that is the why the article was so insistent maybe four minutes listening to pre¬ of tax and spend. Instead, they’ll pay even recorded messages before I was given higher income taxes, higher energy (BTU) the opportunity to express my opinion, taxes, and many on Social Security will be Convention which means it cost me from $5.85 to taxed on 85 percent rather than 50 percent delegate count $7.40 to do this. I think this type of rip-off of their incomes. So be it for the middle is a disgrace to the LP and I am ashamed class—The High Priest of socialism has The following are the delegate allocations for the 1993 LP national convention, to belong to a group that does this sort of spoken! based on the preliminary membership data as of the allocation deadline, Feb. 28, thing. B. Wilder Merrill 1993. Each affiliate party gets one delegate for each 20 dues-paying national J. Wendell Drye San Jose, CA members, orfraction thereof; New Hampshire, Colorado, and Alaska each get one Salisbury, NC additional delegate because the Marrou/Lord ticket got at least 1/2 percent of the vote in those states. In addition to the delegates selected by the affiliate parties, Trapped national committee members, and former candidates for president and vice Thinking about starting your own little business? Think president are ex officio delegates; they do not count against their states’ alloca- twice. 7.65 percent plus tions. 7.65 percent equals a whopping 15.3 percent in Social Security tax. Wright wrong That’s Paul Troy Wright (Feb. 1993 NEWS) Alaska 4 my and your hard-earned money Kentucky 4 New York 26 claims an spent today to support the “golf community” experience with several people Alabama 6 Louisiana 4 Ohio 18 addicted to cocaine caused him to fine- life styles of the powerful retired persons Arkansas 2 Massachusetts 16 Oklahoma 4 tune his of America, courtesy, you the taxpayer, thoughts concerning the issue of Arizona 13 Maryland 14 Oregon 7 and today’s shafted generation. drug legalization. sale of California 115 Maine 7 That’s what self-employed people like Wright stipulates that the Pennsylvania 33 addictive substances is an act of fraud myself have been mandated to contribute Colorado 18 Michigan 24 Rhode Island 2 because “dealers into the Social (In)Security Trust Fund, of intentionally misrepre¬ Connecticut 8 Minnesota 9 South Carolina 6 sent the risks” to hook the victim, and “use course on top of regular state, local, and District of Columbia 2 Missouri 9 South Dakota 2 fraud and forceful mind control to obtain federal income taxes. How can one person Delaware 2 Mississippi 3 Tennessee 7 be two entities at the same time—the money from addicts.” He further stipulates that “the libertarian Florida 27 Montana 1 Texas 38 “employ-er” and the “employee.” With two philosophy permits times 7.65 government to take reasonable steps to Georgia 12 North Carolina 11 Utah 6 percent in Social Security tax, I feel I am being “screwed” twice. protect the victims from the sellers.” Hawaii 3 North Dakota 1 Reasonable Virginia 15. It’stime to “unscrew” this double taxation steps are certainly not seizure of Iowa 4 Nebraska 3 Vermont 2 of the self-employed. property without due process of Idaho 2 New Hampshire 11 Washington 16 Participation in Social Security should law, or unwarranted searches of homes, or phone tapping. These are some of the Illinois 25 New Wisconsin 9 be a choice, not mandated—truly Jersey 23 enforcement Democratic and techniques used, in fact Indiana 11 New Mexico 5 West truly Freedom of Choice. Virginia 2 I want out! required, in order to enforce the laws Kansas 6 Nevada 5 Wyoming 2 John Breek against a crime that no “victim” complains. Chuluota, FL My sympathies to the individuals Wright Total state allocations; 605 speaks of, but sympathies also to the innocent Ex officio delegates: 28 people who have been harassed, In Memorium had their homes and private lives invaded, and their Total property seized for mere delegate positions: 633 Edward (Ted) Ross ofTacoma, WA, suspicion or accidental acquaintance of died Jan. 20,1993. Ross was a local LP drug suspects. My own home was activist for many years, and he taught searched last year without warrant by The affiliate parties qualified to select members of convention committees are junior high school students Austrian plainclothes officers on the basis that a as follows: economics through Junior Achieve¬ drug suspect had lived in my rented home ment. He was also active in the Advo¬ previously. (So much for the Fourth Platform Committee Credentials Committee cates for Self-Government. He is sur¬ Amendment.) (10 largest) (five largest) vived by his wife, JoEllen, and four There is no “mind control” in the buying daughters. or selling of an addictive substance. California California Libertarian philosophy clearly dictates Texas Texas Deborah Ellen Linnabary of Co¬ that as owners of ourselves we have the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania lumbus, OH, age 30, died Jan. 25, right to ingest whatever we decide for Florida Florida 1993. Linnabary was the past chair of ourselves, and the obligations to take New York New York the LP of Ohio central region. In addi¬ personal responsibility for the conse¬ Illinois tion to being an active LP member, quences. More and more people in this Michigan Linnabary was also a volunteer at The country are shirking self responsibility by New Jersey Ark Community, a non-government claiming to be “victims” of one thing or Ohio funded home for developmentally dis¬ another, and demanding that government abled Colorado adults, and office manager of protect the gullible at the expense of others. Friends of the Homeless. She is sur¬ This is not a Libertarian view. It is vived by her husband, Steven, and a paternalism. (The remaining members of these committees, as well as the members of the son and daughter. Chuck Brasiel Bylaws and Rules Committee, are chosen by the LNC.) South Lake Tahoe, CA April 1993 Libertarian Party NEWS 15

Why isn’t everybody a libertarian?

Why aren’t people breaking couldn’t take Yes’ for an answer. Macho Flash were published by Leveraging Liberty With Lan¬ down doors to join the Libertarian My campaign taught me how to Reason. guage: the semantics of liber¬ Party? lose friends and alienate people. I followed these with more arti¬ tarian persuasion. When you explain libertarian Finally, it sunk in. My problem cles: The Militant Mentality, The Intellectual Judo: gently win ideas, why aren’t people dropping wasn’t other people. It was the Myth OfMushrooms In The Night, people over without arguing. to their knees and protesting, “All man in the mirror. Me. LeveragingLiberty With Language And many more easy, enjoy¬ my life, with open arms, I’ve waited and Intellectual Judo. able and effective ways to make for you and your message. How do Do You Lose Friends And The libertarian audience wanted libertarian ideas irresistible. I join? When’s the next meeting? Alienate People? more, so I launched a seminar. Is there a limit to how much money The Art Of Political Persuasion Does It Really Work? I can give?” Some libertarians have a more- Marathon Weekend Workshop has rational-than-thou attitude. Or been offered all over the United “The Essence of Political Per¬ Is Something Wrong With smarter-than-thou. Or more- States and Canada. suasion is bold, imaginative and Your Libertarian Ideas? principled-than-thou. Or more- Then, I tested my teachings in brilliant. It is the most innovative ethical-than-thou. the field. I was the organizer and and effective program of its kind.” You be the judge. Are your ‘discussions’ really lec¬ fund-raiser for the 1988Marrou VP Andre Marrou, 1992 Libertar¬ Re-examine the political and tures? Do you try to convince by Campaign, Project 51-92 ballot ian Party presidential nominee. economic ideas of Rand and Von beating the other person into sub¬ effort and the 1992 Marrou For Mises, Friedman and Rothbard, mission? Do you behave like a tor¬ President Campaign. Between Fall “I’ve personally listened to Hazlitt and Hayek, Bastiat and mentor, not a mentor? 1987 and Fall 1991 I raised more Michael Emerling’s political per¬ Heinlein, Jefferson and Paine. And when you fail to persuade, than $500,000 for these projects. suasion tapes several times. This Browse through the catalogues do you blame the listener? The $519,344 to be exact (source: FEC). program is great. It’s a necessity, of Laissez Faire Books, Freedom’s other person isn’t rational enough, Now, after 12 years of study, not a luxury, for all libertarians.” Forum and Liberty Tree. or intelligent enough, or good testing and results, I have pro¬ Jim Lewis, 1984 Libertarian Scan the policy reports of the enough? It’s always their fault? duced a three hour audio tape Party VP nominee and 1992 Cato Institute, Heartland Insti¬ That is the road to permanent learning program: The Essence of Marrou For President Campaign tute and Reason Foundation. failure. Political Persuasion. Manager. 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J 18 Libertarian Party NEWS April 1993 Tax Bill Surprise! Dave says there’s no tax relief in sight OK, middle-class taxpayers! April 15 is body will carry his or her fair share of the passage of bowel movements and deter¬ just around the corner! Time for your Tax burden, as follows: mine how success affects and school Relief! family YOU will, one way or another, pay more life.” Remember? Last year, during the elec¬ money to the government. The story states that children will learn tion campaign, William Jefferson John F. THE GOVERNMENT will spend it on how to control their bowels by operating “a Kennedy Abraham Lincoln Clinton went critical programs such as the Space Toilet. video game, controlled with the aid of elec¬ all over the country saying, in one of his A number of taxpaying readers sent me trodes attached to the child’s...” OK, never most sincere voices, that he was going to after he got elected, he learned about a articles about the Space Toilet, which goes mind where the electrodes are attached. give Tax Relief to middle-class taxpayers shocking development. To avoid suffering inside the space shuttle. The toilet was Suffice it to say that you’d have to pay me at (defined, technically, as a “taxpayers whose shock-related medical injury, please be originally estimated to cost $2.9 million, LEAST $1.2 million to attach them. annual income does not exceed the amount seated while I reveal this development to but what with one thing and another—you The point is that the government needs that the new administration spent replac¬ you: know how it is with plumbing projects—it your money for many vital activities, and ing the drapes in the Oval Office”). The federal budget deficit is very big. wound up costing $23.4 million. God alone you need to just forget about Tax Relief, So, middle-class taxpayers, you Ofcourse most elected normal people and house¬ knows what it will cost the taxpayers when, and start thinking in terms of Sacrifice. him, and now it’s time to get what’s coming hold plants were already aware of this. But inevitably, we have to send a Space Plumber Remember: If your government can buy to you! According to the Internal Revenue apparently Mr. Clinton, busy performing up there to fix it. (“OK, that’s gonna be $3.4 electrodes for researchers at the Univer¬ Service, here’s all you have to do: When his many duties as a presidential candi¬ million an hour, plus $12.1 million every sity of Virginia, it can also buy them for the you get to the blank space on your 1040 date—formulating policies, making prom¬ time Vinny here goes back down for cof¬ IRS. form labeled “AMOUNT YOU OWE,” in¬ ises, practicing the saxophone—did not fee.”) © 1993 The Miami Herald stead of writing a number in there, you put find out until after the election, when his Of course it is not the business of us the international symbol for the middle top aides sat him down and told him about taxpayers to question such expenditures. class, which is a stick drawing of a little it: We’re too stupid to understand our own tax Quote of the Month person trying to read the fiber content on a AIDES: Mr. President, it turns out that forms, let alone decide on the need for a cereal box. Then This month's quote comes from simply mail in your re¬ the federal budget deficit is very big. high-tech orbiting commode. Likewise we turn, to Ken Prazak.oftheLP national com¬ and within four eight weeks, you CLINTON (shocked): No! are in no position to wonder about the should receive a minimum of 10 mittee: years in AIDES: Also, the pope is Catholic. following news story from the Char¬ prison. CLINTON: This is unbelievable! lottesville (VA) Daily Progress, which was That’s "Libertarians believe in right: It turns out that you’re NOT In the interest of the President’s cardiac sent in by several taxpayers, and which I going to get Tax Relief, at least not in the safety, they decided to hold off on telling swear I am not making up: immediate future (defined, technically, as him about the Easter Bunny. “University ofVirginia medical research¬ capital punishment. We “your lifetime”). President Clinton had to So anyway, you middle-class people can ers have embarked on a four-year constipa¬ believe everyone in the reassess his position on this particular prom¬ forget about Tax Relief. But you will be tion investigation employing video games ise, and for a very solid reason: He’s just pleased to learn that President Clinton has to help children better control their bow¬ capital ought to be pun¬ another suit-wearing weasel. come up with a new post-election idea, els. With a $1.2 million grant from the ished I" No! Strike that! reason The President which is: Sacrifice. Of course we’re National Institutes of Health, researchers talking Submitted Clinton had to reassess his by Ralph Miron of Lombard, IL. position is that, about an equal sacrifice, wherein every¬ will try to teach children how to ease the

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#3 $1.95 per minute billed to your rotary or tone phone April 1993 Libertarian Party NEWS 19 Servitude LP chair blasts Clinton national service plan LP National Chair Mary tions young people could work in to qualify many of the young people assigned to these and their own charitable spirits, not pro¬ for financial assistance. Gingell predicted agencies may simply be serving out their grammed from Washington. What Clinton Gingell recently denounced that private charities will become depen¬ term like so many draftees in a war they is advocating is nothing more than inden¬ dent on the tured on a President Clinton’s call for a program and lose both their don’t believe in. servitude national scale, a pro¬ independence and their voluntary spirit. “America does not need the federal gov¬ gram that will bind young people, charities, “national service” program, “Charities will become consumed by the ernment to ru n the lives of its young people. and educational institutions ever more saying that it amounted to fed¬ need to cater to federal directives and poli¬ They are capable of making their own tightly to the federal monster that is con¬ cies to ensure that they get their share of choices about how to serve their communi¬ trolling more and more of our personal erally organized indentured this new federal army. And instead ofwork¬ ties, and should be free to use their talents choices and consuming more and more of servitude. ing for a cause they care about or for an and energies in truly productivework. Their what Americans of all ages are capable of honest, market wage they can be proud of, choices should be guided by the market producing,” Gingell concluded. “President Clinton calls this a ‘voluntary’ plan, but in the long term the government will wind up herding almost all youngAmeri¬ cans into the program. Once this becomes Now! 'fcetty AMUlet/Mt Ho rfttt&UcMA... the normal way for young people to pay for an education, itwill become impractical for any but the very wealthy to avoid being drafted into this new civilian army. A gen¬ eration of young Americans will grow up thinking of socialist-style work as the natu¬ You don’t have to wait for the FDA to ral course of things,” Gingell said. “The “approve” of new memory and intelligence enhancing therapies. American traditions of free enterprise and For your personal use, you can obtain therapies that can: truly are once voluntary community service • Enhance mental function four times better than Hydergine! again under attack by a supposedly be¬ nevolent Uncle Sam.” • Increase mental energy, concentration, and alertness! Gingell also questioned the economic • Maximize the ability to memorize facts, figures, and scientific Findings sense of a government program to manage the skills and energies of young people. • Increase learning, mental agility, and I.Q. “Congress will be under a lot of pressure • from government employee unions to keep Improve test scores leading to higher grades and work productivity! participants in this program from doing • Prevent and treat degenerative brain diseases including Alzheimer’s Disease, any of the work they are now doing. 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