Congratulations to Paula Meddings and  Chad M. Roberts — Libertarians elected to borough council in Houston, PA.

Read more about it here:

http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/localnews/localeln110309

“We’re suffering from a fiscal cancer, and if we do not treat it….” Here’s a 30 minute clip of the movie I.O.U.S.A. that lays out how severe the U.S. fiscal situation is. Local governments are no better, and we need to start real change soon, not the same old fiscal irresponsibility. Please watch this clip!

It all starts local. Please get involved.

No doubt the unions hate freedom of people to choose what works vs. what the unions want for their members.

At least unless things start changing very soon.

Pittsburgh knows deficits. In the end, you can’t spend yourself to riches or indebt yourself to wealth. Neither the Republicans or Democrats seem to be capable of real change.

But it can change with Libertarian candidates, and it all starts locally. Vote Pittsburgh Libertarians!

Unions don’t care much for Wholefoods since they’re a non union shop. Watch this video about how Wholefoods manages to provide excellent health care for its workers without the force of government that the unions use to make their employers less efficient. Americans have figured it out: Whatever benefits unions get for their employees comes at the expense of he rest of the citizens in a country. Customers subsidize whatever benefits the government enables unions to haul away because of the absurd pro-union legislation that dominates most of the country. The gig is up.

From the September 12, 2009 March on D.C.

Remember this guy??

While supporters and opponents of self-defense rights squabble with the court over the legal standing to challenge the criminalization of not reporting firearm theft (”NRA Loses Gun Law Battle,” July 22), few recognize the absurdity of what this ordinance really represents.

That absurdity is made clear when applying it to other crimes. Imagine laws requiring that within 24 hours:

• A woman reports her rape or she goes to jail.

• A car theft victim reports the theft or he permanently loses his driver’s license.

• Parents report their child’s kidnapping or their remaining children will be taken from them.

• A newspaper corrects a factual error or it’s denied the right to publish.

The justice system in this country is based on the premise that it’s better to let a few guilty go free than to let the innocent be wrongfully punished.

Failure-to-report laws pervert that premise by redefining crime victims as criminals. It’s appalling how many politicians and newspapers reject that premise.

MARK CROWLEY
Plum

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09220/989484-110.stm#ixzz0WJlneBSv

Bob Barr’s campaign has announced that Libertarian Presidential Candidate, Bob Barr, will be speaking on the CMU campus for the CMU political lecture series on Friday evening. The event is open to the public, and there will be a meet and greet afterwords where you can have a chance to meet with Bob Barr.

Stay tuned for more details!

(Wondering how different Bob Barr is from the same, old Democrats and Republicans?  Consider Bob’s comments on business as usual causing the economic crisis.)