Published for friends & supporters o the Libertarian Party • 1 • 0 # A A, N s Libertarian National Committee, Inc. • 2600 Virginia Ave, NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20037 • Phone: (202) 333-0008 • Fax: (202) 333-0072 JULY 2000 newsietter Harry Browne wins presidential nomination t the largest third-party radio shows, political convention in eight local Amore than 50 years, BROWNE TV ADS SET FOR JULY radio shows, Harry Browne won the Lib- four print ertarian Party's nomination arry Browne for President TV ads are expected interviews, for president — and then to hit the airwaves as soon as July 26, according and seven immediately embarked on H to campaign manager Perry Willis. Internet in- a national media blitz. The campaign has made an initial purchase of terviews — Browne, a bestselling 67 spots on nine cable channels reaching 1.5 million • Browne: 1st including investment author and the households. The ads will air on such networks as ballot victory. CNN Today, LP's 1996 candidate, won a CNN, The Travel Channel, The Weather Channel, CNN's Inside first-ballot victory at the Bravo, and the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS). Politics, PBS Evening News, Libertarian National Conven- "In general, we are looking for a mix of shows MSNBC's Equal Time, and tion in Anaheim, California where some of the audiences reached will have a high C-SPAN's Washington Journal. on July 2. He picked up 56% proportion of politically interested people, and some "I was proud, humbled, of the vote, besting chal- will not" to test what works best, said Willis. and excited [to win]," said lengers Don Gorman (19%), For air times, visit www.HarryBrowne2000.org. Browne. "I am determined Jacob Hornberger (13%), to do everything possible to and Barry Hess (6%). The Convention, held tion in 1948, according to get every last vote I can, to Winning the contest for June 30-July 3, attracted Ballot Access News publisher bring in every new member vice president in a nail-biting more than 900 credentialed Richard Winger. possible, to spend every contest that took two ballots delegates and 1,200 total In the week following the dollar in the most cost- was former Bellflower, Cali- attendees — making it the convention, Browne launched effective way." fornia mayor Art Olivier, largest third-party conven- a nationwide media tour, In officer elections, Jim who defeated Steve Kubby tion in America since the participating in six national Lark won a decisive victory and Ken Krawchuk. Progressive Party's conven- TV shows, eight national in his bid for National Chair. LP candidates are running in majority of U.S. House races t's official: The Libertar- Convention in California. The last third party to but in the opposite political ian Party will run candi- That's well over the 218 have candidates in so many direction." I dates in more than half candidates needed to pass Congressional races was The Libertarian Party is of all U.S. House races this the half-way mark for the the Socialist Party in the running more Congressional November — making it the 435-seat U.S. House. Another 1920 election, according to candidates than "all other first third party in 80 years 21 LP candidates are run- the Washington Times. third parties combined," to accomplish that feat. ning for U.S. Senate this year. Washington, DC's The Hill At least 236 LP candi- "We're going to give the Same impact newspaper announced. dates have declared their American public the oppor- "The last party to achieve Leading the list of states intention to run, or have tunity to vote for a majority this was the Socialists, and I with the most LP House already qualified to be on the in Congress that will support don't have to tell you what candidates is California with ballot for the 2000 election, the Constitution and the Bill kind of effect they had on 45, followed by Texas (24), LP Political Director Ron of Rights — instead of tramp- American public policy," said Ohio (18), Michigan (16), Crickenberger announced ling on them," said Crick- Crickenberger. " We want to North Carolina (12), and at the recent National enberger. have the same impact — Indiana (10). Liberty Pledge News ♦ July 2000 Practicing what he preaches Libertarian Party hopeful refuses matching campaign funds "I do not expect to win the By ALAN BERNSTEIN presidency, but we are so much Houston Chronicle Libertarian bigger and better financed and MATT FR IEDEMAN Party candi- stronger than we were in1996 that As the Libertarian Party candi- date Harry I expect that we should have a Steve Dasbach thought he was being date for president, investment ad- Browne says much better result," Browne said. funny with a recent column on the Liber- viser Harry Browne doesn't want it would be The goal, Browne explained, is tarian Party Web site (www.lp.org). the taxpayers' money. He is refus- hypocritical to to make sure voters know that fern is, he doesn't know our Legislature or ing to accept matching campaign take matching Libertarian candidates for any our governor. Funny has limits. funds from the federal govern- funds. election are the ones who would Dasbach's idea — "Try It On Govern- ment. reduce government the most. ment First" or TIGF for short. Social Secu- Browne said he is eligible to re He opposes federal government rity taxes? Repeal 'em for everyone except ceive up to $750,000 for the pri- ville, Tenn., suburb down the efforts to eradicate poverty and il- government workers for a trial period of mary season. He explained that highway from Gore's national legal drugs, saying they have not 20 years, allow the rest of us to use the taking the cash would betray his campaign headquarters, said he only failed, but made the prob- stock market to get our retirements fund- party's drive for a minimal gov- hopes to raise $5 million in dona- lems worse. ed and at the end of two decades let's com- ernment with no national tax, no tions and make his party a player gun control laws, no anti-drug law in the November presidential "Because I have seen what the pare notes... then make a pennanent deci- enforcement programs. election. war on drugs has done in escalat- sion. Or the Energy Department's toilet ing drug use and crime in his regulations to save money with 1.6 gallon "It would be hypocritical of me He said it will increase his to say that we have got to get country, the last thing I would flushes as opposed to the standard 3.5 gal- party's profile if he and two other want is the government on my people's noses out of the trough alternate candidates, Ralph lon flush? Try it out in government build- and then put my own nose in side to stamp out abortion," the ings and the homes of politicians for a Nader and Pat Buchanan, draw mild-mannered 66-year-old said. there," Browne said in a Houston enough votes to swing the contest decade or so, then let's decide. interview Friday. "I mean, if you enlisted the gov- between Gore and Bush. Nader is ernment to try to stop abortions, Good idea, nods the Legislature. It's one of several ways Browne expected to get the Green Party Before givinggovernment employees and is setting himself apart from Vice probably within 10 years men will nomination and Buchanan is vy- be having abortions." teachers a raise let's try it out on ourselves President Al Gore and Gov. ing for the Reform Party nod. He said the two major political first. In a legislative year where money is George W. Bush, the soon-to-be in short supply, a conference committee nominees of the Democratic and "The three of us together com- parties are hypocritical on abor- Republican parties. prise a large enough total so that tion, because so-called pro-choice slides in an amendment doubling legisla- Bush refused matching funds we are in a position to affect the lawmakers would not let a woman tors' retirement benefits and voila, TIGF. for the primaries, which allowed outcome," Browne said. He has choose to use marijuana to ease Leadership, Mississippi Legislature style. him to raise an unlimited amount drawn 1 percent of the vote in re- the pain from cancer or glau- If teachers, state employees and their from private contributions. But he cent national polls, while Nader coma, and so-called pro-life candi- friends aren't contacting the governor's and Gore will each accept $67.5 and Buchanan pulled more. dates didn't oppose the U.S. office over his failure to veto this hypocrit- million for the general election, Browne stopped in Houston on bombings that killed civilians in ical measure, what does it take? funded by the $1 check-off option his way to the Libertarian Party's Kosovo. on every American's income tax state convention in Corpus As part of the Libertarian phi- return. Christi. The three-day gathering losophy, Browne calls for a fed- Browne would be eligible for a ends today. eral retreat from education, wel- much smaller amount from the The candidate said he is build- fare and other programs that he program, which was intended to ing a force of campaign volun- says are not authorized by the Governments in action blunt some of the influence of spe- teers that didn't exist in 1996, Constitution. He would abolish cial interest money on White when he made his first run for the Social Security payroll tax The Libertarian Party, which House races.