Justice and Fortitude

Archive for August, 2009

26 Aug

Sign-holding proposal goes back to full Council

This is why you show up to hearings.  The media does cover hot topics.  After appearing in front of an Indianapolis Council Committee, arguing that there’s no need for stricter laws that ban peaceful people from holding signs near intersections, I was quoted in the Indianapolis Star today:
 Timothy Maguire…pointed to an existing law that allows […]

24 Aug

Our Problem is Immorality

I scratch my head from time to time, wondering why compassionate people think it’s okay for the hungry thief to steal.  I also scratch my head when others fail to recognize that if you’re “hiring” the government to take my money, morally speaking it’s the same as stealing from me yourself.
 This is the fundemental misunderstanding […]

18 Aug

Rose Friedman passed away today

A statement to the press remembering Rose Friedman
Rose Director Friedman passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009, in her home in Davis, California, of heart failure. While the exact date of her birth is uncertain, she is believed to have been 98 years old.
She will be remembered both as a talented economist and an influential advocate […]

13 Aug

Is health care a right, or a privilege?

I will be participating on the panel for a Smaller Indiana Debate: Is health care a right, or a privilege?

http://hcdebate.eventbrite.com/ 
August 14, 2009, 7:30 PM (ET) at at the IndyFringe Building, at 719 East St. Clair Street in Indianapolis.
Details:
Smaller Indiana, a statewide online community, announces its first in a series of upcoming public debates. The debate […]

10 Aug

Ask your congressman to sign the LP Responsible Legislator Pledge!

A letter from the Libertarian National Committee:
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Dear friend,
Rep. Kathy Castor and Sen. Russ Carnahan called out union thugs to rough up citizens who showed up to speak out against government-run medicine.
Rep. David Scott began screaming at a doctor who disagreed with him.
Rep. John Dingell got into an argument with an elderly man who brought his […]

03 Aug

The most important principle is winning

And now, a message from the Libertarian National Committee…

A lot of people ask, “What is the purpose of the Libertarian Party?”
Their first clue should be the last word of that sentence. While all successful political movements have educational arms, it’s the political party that actually creates policy. The libertarian movement has many […]

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