That’s Ron Paul on a recent episode of CBS’s “Meet the Press.” Libertarian ideas are libertarian Ideas, and Ron Paul generally speaks them well. That’s what makes the Libertarian Party different than other political parties. We are not about power and political convenience “just to get elected.” We are about a [...]
Entries from November 2007
Ron Paul: Libertarian or Republican? Does it Matter?
November 29th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Candidates · Election 2008 · Issues and Policy · Libertarian · Liberty · National Issues
Police State is as Police State Does
November 25th, 2007 · No Comments
Here’s a nice video of tax dollars at work. A male driver with a pregnant wife and child in an SUV who is pulled over by the police attempts to clarify why he’s been pulled over and, absent a satisfactory answer, refuses to sign the ticket he’s given. The police officer [...]
Tags: Freedom · Libertarian · Liberty · National Issues · Video
Eminent Domain Gone Wild
November 15th, 2007 · No Comments
Pittsburgh residents are all too familiar with “eminent domain”, the constitutionally sanctioned practice where governments take private land for legitimate public uses. Traditionally, that’s meant things like roads and schools. Over the past several decades, however, governments have gone hog wild with eminent domain, routinely condemning property (or freezing its improvement for years like 5th [...]
Tags: Eminent Domain · Libertarian · Liberty · National Issues · Pittsburgh · Politics · Video · pennsylvania
More Consumer Freedom for Beer Sales
November 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
A recent poll was commissioned by the Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania [MBDAP] to gage public sentiment on allowing beer sales in supermarkets and convenience stores.
The poll, run by Terry Moddonna’s opinion research firm, found that a majority worried about increased underage drinking, although the figures were evenly split on allowing PA residents the [...]
Tags: Drug War · Freedom · Issues and Policy · Libertarian · Liberty · National Issues · Pittsburgh · pennsylvania
Medical Marijuana: Medicine or Freedom?
November 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
Here’s a clip from the comedian Drew Carey produced by reason.tv on Medical Marijuana and Marijuana illegality in general. Notice the people interviewed about their use for medicinal purposes. These people are not the animals Drug War zealots want you to believe.
Apart from being prohibition — which only creates a whole host [...]
Tags: Drug War · Libertarian · Liberty · National Issues · Pittsburgh · Video

