California Libertarian Alliance

Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie interview the former Governor of New Mexico and head of Our America Initiative for Reason TV. Watch it @ http://reason.com/blog/2010/02/05/reasontv-gary-johnsons-our-ame

“Today, more and more Americans are open to winding down our destructive war on drugs.”

“In October, Gallup recorded its highest-ever level of public support for marijuana legalization, with 44 percent of Americans in favor. There’s “a generational rift” on the issue, Gallup reports: A majority of voters under 50 back legalization.”

“This Election Day, Maine joined a growing number of states that have legalized medical marijuana dispensaries. Meanwhile, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called for a “robust debate” on the issue, and activists are on pace to put a marijuana decriminalization initiative in front of the state’s voters.”

Gene Healy looks at signs Americans want to restore freedom in one area @ http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11019

Since the shooting at the Holocaust Museum, some commentators have attempted to blame “right-wing anti-government” sentiments for the violence. Anthony Gregory at Campaign for Liberty looks at the incident http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=108

“This is not a time of radical, revolutionary politics. Not yet. Unrest, riot, dissent and chaos notwithstanding, today’s politics is reactionary. Both left and right are reactionary and authoritarian. That is to say: Both are political. They seek only to revise current methods of acquiring and wielding political power. Radical and revolutionary movements seek not to revise but to revoke. The target of revocation should be obvious. The target is politics itself.”

So began an article in the March 1969 issue of Playboy, that would win an award for Best Non-Fiction in Playboy for 1969. The author was Karl Hess, former Chief Speechwriter for Barry Goldwater. Read the full article @ http://fare.tunes.org/books/Hess/dop.html

The Libertarian Party of California (LPC) applauds the defeat of ballot propositions 1A through 1E, and notes that to eliminate the perennial budget deficit, the state legislature must confront its addiction to spending.

“The Libertarian Party of California couldn’t be more pleased that voters soundly rejected the proposed tax increase and phony budget solutions offered by Props. 1A through 1E,” said Kevin Takenaga, the chair of the LPC. “These propositions, which were crafted in a backroom deal with no public input, offered phony solutions to real problems.

“The legislature has no choice now but to confront its addiction to spending…” Full release @ http://ca.lp.org/pr20090520.shtml

Despite a deep financial crisis and the election of a left-wing president, political independents still see “big government” as a greater threat than “big business” by an unchanged two-to-one margin, America’s third-largest party notes today.

“Independent voters believed Candidate Obama when he said he would be mainstream.  Their trusting votes gave him a narrow victory,” said Donny Ferguson, Libertarian National Committee Communications Director.  “But now that the real Barack Obama has revealed himself, they’re not following his bootlegger turn toward the radical left.  They still believe the same Big Government that Obama promises as our global salvation will be America’s undoing.”

Full post by Libertarian Party @ http://www.lp.org/news/press-releases/poll-independents-reject-obama-agree-with-libertarian-party

“This week, concerns about swine flu have dominated the media and many government officials. While the American people should be made aware of infectious diseases and common sense preventative measures, much of the hysterical reaction from government only serves to remind us how detrimental to your health it can be when government plays doctor.”

“As a physician, I have yet to see any evidence that justifies the current level of alarm.”

Full Column by Rep Ron Paul, M.D. @ http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003795.html