Libertarians need to get on the national ballot

Our founding fathers designed a constitution that limited the power of our federal government.  Individual states had the power to make up their own laws as long as they did not conflict with the Constitution of the U.S.A.
Here in Fort Wayne, our city council passed a smoking ban, which is perfectly legal.  Considering the number [...]

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How and who I voted for.

Last Tuesday, I made my final flip-flop for who to vote for for mayor when I puled into the parking lot of my polling place.
Mayor- Tom Henry…. Democrat. I trust him to be honest. It was that simple.
City Council at Large…. I voted for the three candidates from the Libertarian [...]

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Not a Democrat either….

Although I am married to one. She grew up in a big old fashioned Irish Catholic family and has some very liberal views. Perhaps she will express them in writing here one day. Her latest topic is health care reform and being a nurse, she is well qualified to discuss [...]

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Not a Republican

Although I was raised in a conservative Republican family, white collar, middle class, Lutheran, etc…  I stopped calling myself a Republican several years ago.   Up until 9/11/01, my views were more in line with the Republicans than Democrats, but dis-satisfaction has been pushing me in a different direction….

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Local Elections 2007 The Mayors Race

This year was a weird one as far as the mayor’s race in Fort Wayne. We have had one dominate party in this county, the G.O.P. The Democrats have had a tough time finding people to be on the ballot. Yet 8 years ago in the mayors race, the [...]

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The Beginning

In order to start a discussion on politics, we need some point of reference, a yardstick, a foundation.
The Foundation of our government in this country is our constitution. What follows is the text of that document that was written over 220 years ago. This is from the web site www.archives.gov:
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What do you believe?

As we get older, we develop opinions including political views, even if you don’t consider yourself “Political”.
In 1 month and a couple days, I will be 48, and my mind and heart is filled with political thoughts. I am not sure where this blog will take us, except it will be a record of [...]

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