More and more people are getting sick of the big #1 party, the
Republocrats, and their pretense that they are two separate parties!
When “opposing” Presidential candidates such as Bradley (D) and McCain
(R) help each other with political campaign funding, how can ANYone
pretend these are two separate parties? At best, they are merely two
wings of the same big oligarchy!
And Americans are starting to wise up!
In spite of their fears, more Americans are joining the REAL second party -
the Libertarians. For example:
Libertarian Party Revenue is on the rise:
1987 - less than $400,000
1999 - about $ 2,750,000 (projected to nearly double in 2000)
Libertarian Party membership and contributors more than *tripled* in six
years!
1993 - about 11,000
1999 - about 39,000
Libertarian Party monthly interviews in the media have more than
*tripled* since 1996!
1996 - about 12/month
1999 - about 45/month
Though there are few Libertarians at the national level - Senator Ron Paul
being the Libertarians’ brightest star - the Libertarians are gaining local
positions at a faster rate than any other political party.
In 1999 the Libertarians fielded nearly 300 candidates for public office -
the greatest number ever in an off-year election cycle and more than all
other third parties *combined*!
Thirty-four more Libertarians were elected - including ten new city council
members. The most impressive win was Phil Miller in Greenfield, Indiana.
Libertarian Miller defeated an entrenched Republican incumbent - the
Republican county chairman and the district chairman for Congressman
Dan Burton.
The Libertarian Party now holds 168 elective offices and an additional 112
appointed offices. Compared to the Republocrats that is very few - but the
Republocrats are losing elections and Libertarians are winning!
The Libertarian Party will field more than 2,000 candidates in the year
2000, including (for the first time) in a majority of U.S. Congressional
Districts.
More and more people are beginning to realize that the Democrats and
Republicans have joined hands to take over America for their own benefit.
With every new member of the Libertarian Party, the Republocrats’ pork
barrel spending and kingly benefits are increasingly endangered.
Why are people leaving the Democrats?
- Democrats took the lead in the charge to censor and tax the Internet.
- Democrats keep pushing to create new and massive federal data bases
on many subjects on most Americans.
- Democrats took the lead in the attempt to take away our right to choose
our own health care physicians.
- Democrats are trying to implement stronger and more punitive laws and
regulations to outlaw firearms and our right to defend ourselves and our
loved ones.
But the Republicans are different, right? They’re for smaller government?
- Republicans took $750,000 from the taxpayers for grasshopper research
in Alaska.
- Republicans took $1,200,000 for a park on the Galapagos Islands.
- Republicans took $200,000 for the *Toledo Mud Hens* minor league
baseball team.
- Best of all, Republicans spent $500,000 for “manure handling and
disposal” in Mississippi!
-------------
It’s true that the Libertarian Party is smaller than the Republican Party or
the Democrat Party. But the Libertarians are the fastest growing political
force in America today.
Only the Libertarian Party provides Americans with a viable alternative to
the Republocrats.
Remember the “Know Your Customer” program? The federal
government and FDIC tried to require every bank in America to develop
profiles on their customers and report any “unusual” financial activity to
federal officials. They defined “unusual” in such a way that if you sold
your car and deposited the money in your private bank account, you would
be forced to explain yourself to the feds! Your money! Your account!
You’re guilty of “laundering drug money” until you prove yourself innocent!
On January 11, 1999, Libertarian Party Press Secretary George Getz
explained the “Know Your Customer” program on WJBO Radio in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. Citizen outrage against this federal program was begun
and fueled by the Libertarians.
The Libertarian Party then set up the website www.DefendYourPrivacy.com
and within three weeks the FDIC was bombarded with more than 170,000
e-mails from that Libertarian website.
The outrage created by the Libertarian Party was so great that U.S.
Representative Richard Baker - a SPONSOR of the program - reversed his
stand and introduced a bill to repeal the “Know Your Customer” program.
In 17 days, Rep. Baker went from sponsoring this outrageous legislation to
introducing a bill to kill it - as a direct result of your Libertarian Party
acting to preserve your privacy rights.
The media called the Libertarian success a “case study” in using the
Internet for grassroots political activities.
How about “The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 1999 (HR
1658)”?
This act would *abolish* many reprehensible aspects of asset forfeiture.
On June 19, 1999, Mr. George Fishman, a staff member of the House
Judiciary Committee (chaired by Rep. Henry Hyde) requested the help of
the Libertarian Party. The Libertarians activated their e-mail list.
Libertarians responded with e-mails, faxes, letters and phone calls. The
endangered bill passed the House with an overwhelming majority.
In the autumn of 1999, a Washington lobbyist sought out the Libertarians
to help prevent Congress from censoring the Internet.
Other groups have come to the Libertarians for help on other issues such
as National ID cards and “universal health Identifier” numbers.
No party in America can match the growth of the Libertarian Party. As
more and more Americans realize the tyrannical danger of the united
Democrat/Republican political machine, they are turning to the one and
only viable party that believes Americans have the right to choose their
own health care, to maintain their own privacy, to maintain control over
their private lives, and to choose to defend themselves and their loved
ones effectively.
As Americans learn to vote for what is right, rather than voting for less evil
choices, the Republicans much choose whether they are going to represent
Big Government dominance over Americans, or are they going to join the
Libertarians in returning to a government of, by, and for the People.
If you like our current Democrat Republican government and its goals then
maintain the current slide into subservience.
If you think it’s time for a change - join the Libertarian Party.
------------------
Either you believe in the Second Amendment or you don't.
Stick it to 'em! RKBA!
Republocrats, and their pretense that they are two separate parties!
When “opposing” Presidential candidates such as Bradley (D) and McCain
(R) help each other with political campaign funding, how can ANYone
pretend these are two separate parties? At best, they are merely two
wings of the same big oligarchy!
And Americans are starting to wise up!
In spite of their fears, more Americans are joining the REAL second party -
the Libertarians. For example:
Libertarian Party Revenue is on the rise:
1987 - less than $400,000
1999 - about $ 2,750,000 (projected to nearly double in 2000)
Libertarian Party membership and contributors more than *tripled* in six
years!
1993 - about 11,000
1999 - about 39,000
Libertarian Party monthly interviews in the media have more than
*tripled* since 1996!
1996 - about 12/month
1999 - about 45/month
Though there are few Libertarians at the national level - Senator Ron Paul
being the Libertarians’ brightest star - the Libertarians are gaining local
positions at a faster rate than any other political party.
In 1999 the Libertarians fielded nearly 300 candidates for public office -
the greatest number ever in an off-year election cycle and more than all
other third parties *combined*!
Thirty-four more Libertarians were elected - including ten new city council
members. The most impressive win was Phil Miller in Greenfield, Indiana.
Libertarian Miller defeated an entrenched Republican incumbent - the
Republican county chairman and the district chairman for Congressman
Dan Burton.
The Libertarian Party now holds 168 elective offices and an additional 112
appointed offices. Compared to the Republocrats that is very few - but the
Republocrats are losing elections and Libertarians are winning!
The Libertarian Party will field more than 2,000 candidates in the year
2000, including (for the first time) in a majority of U.S. Congressional
Districts.
More and more people are beginning to realize that the Democrats and
Republicans have joined hands to take over America for their own benefit.
With every new member of the Libertarian Party, the Republocrats’ pork
barrel spending and kingly benefits are increasingly endangered.
Why are people leaving the Democrats?
- Democrats took the lead in the charge to censor and tax the Internet.
- Democrats keep pushing to create new and massive federal data bases
on many subjects on most Americans.
- Democrats took the lead in the attempt to take away our right to choose
our own health care physicians.
- Democrats are trying to implement stronger and more punitive laws and
regulations to outlaw firearms and our right to defend ourselves and our
loved ones.
But the Republicans are different, right? They’re for smaller government?
- Republicans took $750,000 from the taxpayers for grasshopper research
in Alaska.
- Republicans took $1,200,000 for a park on the Galapagos Islands.
- Republicans took $200,000 for the *Toledo Mud Hens* minor league
baseball team.
- Best of all, Republicans spent $500,000 for “manure handling and
disposal” in Mississippi!
-------------
It’s true that the Libertarian Party is smaller than the Republican Party or
the Democrat Party. But the Libertarians are the fastest growing political
force in America today.
Only the Libertarian Party provides Americans with a viable alternative to
the Republocrats.
Remember the “Know Your Customer” program? The federal
government and FDIC tried to require every bank in America to develop
profiles on their customers and report any “unusual” financial activity to
federal officials. They defined “unusual” in such a way that if you sold
your car and deposited the money in your private bank account, you would
be forced to explain yourself to the feds! Your money! Your account!
You’re guilty of “laundering drug money” until you prove yourself innocent!
On January 11, 1999, Libertarian Party Press Secretary George Getz
explained the “Know Your Customer” program on WJBO Radio in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. Citizen outrage against this federal program was begun
and fueled by the Libertarians.
The Libertarian Party then set up the website www.DefendYourPrivacy.com
and within three weeks the FDIC was bombarded with more than 170,000
e-mails from that Libertarian website.
The outrage created by the Libertarian Party was so great that U.S.
Representative Richard Baker - a SPONSOR of the program - reversed his
stand and introduced a bill to repeal the “Know Your Customer” program.
In 17 days, Rep. Baker went from sponsoring this outrageous legislation to
introducing a bill to kill it - as a direct result of your Libertarian Party
acting to preserve your privacy rights.
The media called the Libertarian success a “case study” in using the
Internet for grassroots political activities.
How about “The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 1999 (HR
1658)”?
This act would *abolish* many reprehensible aspects of asset forfeiture.
On June 19, 1999, Mr. George Fishman, a staff member of the House
Judiciary Committee (chaired by Rep. Henry Hyde) requested the help of
the Libertarian Party. The Libertarians activated their e-mail list.
Libertarians responded with e-mails, faxes, letters and phone calls. The
endangered bill passed the House with an overwhelming majority.
In the autumn of 1999, a Washington lobbyist sought out the Libertarians
to help prevent Congress from censoring the Internet.
Other groups have come to the Libertarians for help on other issues such
as National ID cards and “universal health Identifier” numbers.
No party in America can match the growth of the Libertarian Party. As
more and more Americans realize the tyrannical danger of the united
Democrat/Republican political machine, they are turning to the one and
only viable party that believes Americans have the right to choose their
own health care, to maintain their own privacy, to maintain control over
their private lives, and to choose to defend themselves and their loved
ones effectively.
As Americans learn to vote for what is right, rather than voting for less evil
choices, the Republicans much choose whether they are going to represent
Big Government dominance over Americans, or are they going to join the
Libertarians in returning to a government of, by, and for the People.
If you like our current Democrat Republican government and its goals then
maintain the current slide into subservience.
If you think it’s time for a change - join the Libertarian Party.
------------------
Either you believe in the Second Amendment or you don't.
Stick it to 'em! RKBA!
