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From time to time, we will post entries here keeping you up-to-date on current governmental actions, current events, and campaign updates.

Illegal Immigration - 11/19/2008

Last month, a Phoenix police officer was killed by a drunk driver when he slammed his truck into the officer's patrol vehicle.  He was charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault.  Th...
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We Need More Regulation - 11/15/2008

Many have claimed that our current economic situation is because we lack regulations.  They say that businesses were too free to do what they wanted, and experienced no negative consequences fo...
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It's Just the Beginning For Us - 11/05/2008

There's a lot of discussion going on after Tuesday's election about how history is being made.  On one hand, I'm glad to see that the bulk of the country has gotten past the race issue such tha...
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How Inflation Happens and Why It's Bad - 11/02/2008

We're all aware of inflation's existence, and if we've been around for awhile we know that "I used to buy (name of some item) for a lot less when I was a kid."  Most people have accep...
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Arizona Propositions - 10/09/2008

The propositions appearing on this November's ballot can be confusing if you don't study the text of each one. I've done the legwork on these, and will outline the pro-freedom position on each one...
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The Wasted Vote Argument - 09/30/2008

The most common argument I hear against voting for the Libertarian candidate or registering Libertarian is that people are afraid of wasting their vote.  I've never really understood the logic ...
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Financial Bailout - 09/28/2008

I watched a portion of the presidential debates the other day.  Both candidates said that we needed to look at the root causes of the current financial crisis, and both demonstrated very clearl...
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Political Spectrum - 09/15/2008

The generally accepted method of defining one's political views is along a straight line, with the far left being one extreme and the far right being another.  Most people would tend to place t...
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Radio Show - The Libertarian Solution - 09/09/2008

"The Libertarian Solution" launches its first show Wednesday, September 10th at 7pm on 1310 KXAM. The following press release was just sent out to media outlets.  Please help us...
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The Christian Argument for Libertarianism - 08/31/2008

Gandhi once said: "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." The intention behind the comment was to highlight how many Christians...
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Free Market Myths - 08/11/2008

As a libertarian, one of my goals is to promote the free market. For many reasons, and in almost every case, the free market can provide better services at lower costs than their government coun...
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Demonizing The Rich - 08/08/2008

There seems to be a common theme in politics, especially in the economically liberal crowd, that the rich don't pay their "fair share" of taxes. The term "rich" isn't usually...
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Democracy and Freedom - 08/04/2008

It seems that with our government trying to promote democracy around the world, we've started buying into the idea that the term "democracy" is synonymous with freedom.  To understa...
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Taxation Is Legalized Theft - 08/01/2008

Imagine our country without taxes of any kind; taking home your entire paycheck and never again having to file a 1040.  No more sales taxes, property taxes, or withholding taxes.  Sound to...
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What vs. How - 06/03/2008

Politicians often like to jump on to their high horse and preach that they're for better education, cheaper and higher quality health care, true help for the needy, and more higher paying jobs. ...
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Health Care Woes - 04/06/2008

The cost of health care has become a major concern to many people. Washington keeps talking about how they're going to fix it, either by placing new regulations on doctors and hospitals, or by usin...
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Why Wait Until 2010? - 03/16/2008

This is the other question I've been asked a few times as well.  Most people that I speak with, when I tell them that I'm running for the US Congress in 2010 in Arizona's 5th Congressional Dist...
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Why Not Run As a Republican? - 03/13/2008

I have been asked this several times, especially since Ron Paul and I share many ideas and he's a Republican, and because I spent a good deal of time promoting his presidential campaign. When R...
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Social Security Scam - 02/28/2008

Social Security is one of the largest scams ever perpetrated on us by our government, as the following figures will clearly demonstrate. If one makes $40,000/year, with 12.4% of that* being paid ...
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Economic Bubbles - 02/27/2008

In the past decade, we've seen two bubbles, and the emergence of a third is on the way.  The first was the tech bubble in the late 90s.  People invested in companies that didn't actually do ...
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