Over the last 80 years, government has grown too big. From Social Security to the financial bailouts, the government has gotten involved in things that they should never have been. In the process, this country has lost it’s way. Too many of the people have become dependent on the government. The idea for many of these program were “sold” to America as a way to give people a hand-up, but instead it’s turned into a vicious circle of hand-outs.

The only way we are to ever gain our position in the free market as well as the global one, we need to take control away from the federal government. Less government spending, less government involvement are just two of the steps that need to take place before we can reach that goal. We need to reduce taxes across the board to help stimulate the economy. We’ve seen in the past that when taxes are reduced, the revenue is greater. The more corporations and individuals are taxed, the less they have to spend and hire new employees as well as people having more money to spend in the free market.

The two parties have been in power too long and in some cases, members of the parties have been in too long too really make a difference in anything but expanding their network of friends and contributors. They’re no longer working for the American people and when that happens, it’s time for them to get out of office and let some new people with new ideas along with an understanding that they work for the American people If you’re one of the millions of people that are getting tired of both parties, then it’s time for you to look at the third largest political party in America. The Libertarian party is the party that wants you, the American people to take charge of your life and reap the rewards of your hard labor. Self-governance is want the founding fathers had in mind when they laid down the fundamentals of the country. The free market was very important to them that they laid out the Bill Of Rights and the Declaration Of Independence.

For us in Florida, we have that chance with the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate of Florida. Alexander Snitker is the man we need to send to Washington to break up the status quo. An Eight year marine with no political ties to anyone in Washington or Tallahassee. A candidate that believes in the free market, lees taxes, limited goverment, term limits, abolishing the Federal reserve, and eliminating the IRS. This is who we need in Washington. Please check out his platform and what he stands for at Snitker2010.com

Please remember to bring a photo and signature ID. I suggest that if you are going to be available to vote on election day, please wait until then. I’m not one to feel comfortable voting early especially in this state where we have a record of getting thing mixed up when it comes to an election.

It’s important that we all need to vote and if you’re one of the many that don’t plan on voting this year, well then shame on you. There are many political positions that are being voted on this year and we need to vote. Don’t ever think that these local, state and congressional seats are not important. I feel they are more important than the Presidential election. Please remember if you don’t know who to vote on, then you need to do your homework on each candidate and wait until election day to cast your vote.

The Senate election is (in my opinion) the most important decision we have to make this year. We have many candidates (ten in all) running for the seat being left open by Mel Martinez not running again. Six of the candidates do not have a mathematical chance in winning, but the other four are in the thick of things.

Marco Rubio (R) is showing the biggest strength in this election, but remember that he is under investigation for his decision to use money from the Republican party credit card to have new floors installed in his home. He has admitted it in the past but,when questioned now, he deflects and refuses to answer. That alone show us that he is not an honest man.

Charlie Crist (NPA) We all know Crist, he is our current governor. His political track record speaks for itself and with his support of many Obama policies, we can not let him take control of this legislative seat. He has changed his party affiliation more times that I can count. That alone shows he’s only in it for himself.

Kendrick Meek (D) has been listed as one of the top ten most corrupted politicians in America (Rubio & Crist are also on the list). On that alone he needs to be removed from any chance of holding another political seat.

Alexander Snitker (L) is the only non career politician on the ballot that has a good chance of inning this election. An eight year Marine veteran with roots in Florida his whole life is working hard to win this election. Unfortunately he isn’t getting much attention in the last year because of the three major candidates refusing to debate him on TV. I feel the reason for that is the other candidates will not be able to stand up to Alex’s straight forward answers and lack of attacks towards the other candidates during the debates. In all the debates that have been held, Rubio, Crist and Meek have avoided answering questions and attacked each other.

I must say that Bernard DiCastro (C) is another good candidate, but he doesn’t have enough support to come close to beating the other four.

Either way if we allow Rubio, Crist or meek to win this election, we will have another six years of out of control spending. Something that has been proven by looking at their past record. We need a honest man with Constitutional conservative ideas to help get this county back on it’s feet.

Floridians have be more informed about the candidate they are looking to vote for. We have Rubio who is not the conservative he claims to be. His record shows that he supported the Cap and Trade bill which in and of it’s self is not a conservative view. Add to the fact that he has avoided talking to any groups of people at any event unless he’s giving one of his written speeches. At the Constitution Day rally held in Saint Augustine, he was kept in his limousine until a few minutes before his schedule time to speak to the crowd. Once he gave his speech, which also lacked any substance to his plans once in office, he was rushed off by his handlers back into the limousine and off to give another appearance some where else.

I had the chance to ask him a question as he rushed to his car. The question was…”How come you refuse to be vetted by any TEA party chapter?” His response to me was… “Yes I have.” I know for a fact that he has not been vetted by any of the chapters which means to me that he’s not as honest as he claims to be. We also know that there is an investigation into his involvement of campaign funds being used to purchase and install new flooring in his personal home. It’s also rumored that he may be indicted on said charges, but not before the election. If that is the case and charges are filed, he may have to step down as Senator (if he wins), leaving the present Governor (Charlie Crist) to select a replacement. For all we know, Charlie Crist may choose himself as the replacement.

Both Crist and Rubio are career politicians who are surrounded by corruption and scandals. We as Floridians don’t deserve this type of representation for us. We need to let the rest of the state know that there is another choice when it comes to the Senate seat. Alex Snitker is that choice. He is a eight year veteran of the United State Marine Corp, a family man who has never been involved in politics nor does he have any plans to become a career politician. he doesn’t have any past that he has to hide. Alex is straight forward with his answers and has never (or will ever) dodge any question posed to him. I find him to be a honorable man with a lot of character.

Take a good hard look at his website and see for yourself that Alex Snitker is the right man for the job.

If you answered YES to any of those questions, consider yourself invited to our next open meeting!

Meetings are held the last Tuesday of each month at the main branch of the Ocala library (on Silver Springs Blvd) at 6:30 PM.
Our next meeting is on April 27 in meeting room ‘C’.
Call Billy for details: 895-4135 and be sure to sign up for our mailing list on this site.

“Many Libertarians around America are planning to go to Tea Party rallies tomorrow. I also expect lots of Republican activists and politicians to be there. But frankly, I don’t think those Republicans belong there. The people participating in these rallies are saying ‘There’s too much government spending,’ but Republicans, decade after decade, have supported massive increases in government spending. During the George W. Bush administration, Republicans in Congress supported spending trillions of dollars on foreign wars, a massive Medicare expansion, and banker bailouts. Republicans doubled the budget and doubled the federal debt. Why can’t the Republican Party just admit that it loves big government?

“If I thought there would be many Democrats at these rallies, I’d criticize them too. However, I think it’s safe to say that they’ll be few and far between.

“Many Libertarians are enthusiastic about the Tea Parties, but many are not. Many Libertarians are concerned that participating causes us to get lumped in with conservatives and Republicans. In our online poll at LP.org, 28% so far say that ‘The Tea Parties have become too Republican-flavored.’

“Libertarians are often frustrated when the press characterizes us as ‘right-wing’ or ‘conservative.’ Although we certainly support reducing government spending, which most conservatives also claim to support, we differ from right-wingers on many issues: for example, we oppose foreign interventionism, support immigrant-friendly policies, oppose overreaction to terrorism, and oppose the War on Drugs.

“Libertarians are neither left-wing nor right-wing. We’re in a different place on the political map, as illustrated by the popular World’s Smallest Political Quiz.

“Some of the people in the tax day Tea Party crowds will be right-wingers, and some will be Libertarians. For those Tea Partiers who support Libertarian principles of very limited government spending, government tolerance on social issues, and a non-interventionist foreign policy, the Libertarian Party is ready to welcome them with open arms.”

For more information, or to arrange an interview, call LP Executive Director Wes Benedict at 202-333-0008 ext. 222.

The LP is America’s third-largest political party, founded in 1971. The Libertarian Party stands for free markets and civil liberties. You can find more information on the Libertarian Party at our website.

Schedule of Events

Saturday April 24th 2010
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM: Business meeting
Keynote Speaker will be Alexander Snitker, Candidate for US Senate.
To be a delegate one must be a registered to vote Libertarian and must sign the non aggression pledge. “I do hereby certify that I do
not believe in or advocate the initiation of force as a means of achieving social, economic, or political goals.”
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM: Cocktail Hour
7:30 PM to 12:00 AM: Banquet
Dr. Randall Holcombe will be the Dinner Speaker at our State Convention, Saturday April 24th.

Sunday April 25th 2010
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM: Workshops available
Building the Libertarian Party and Building Brand Name Recognition.
Mark Hinkle Candidate for LNC Chair
Building the Libertarian Party in Florida through “Strike Force”
Alex Snitker and Jote` Thompson
“The Free State Project” and other items
Adam Carroll, from New Hampshire
“Full Slate – 2012” and how we will fill the ballot
James Coakley

Speakers:

Keynote Speaker: Bob Barr

Bob Barr represented the Libertarian Party as our 2008 candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America. On November 4, 2008 he received 523,686 votes, 0.4% of the national vote. This was the second highest number of votes nationwide that a Libertarian Party presidential candidate has received. He is a former federal prosecutor and a former member of the United States House of Representatives (1995 – 2003). In the 2004 presidential election, Barr left the Republican Party and publicly endorsed our Libertarian Party presidential nominee Michael Badnarik. In 2006, he became a member of the Libertarian National Committee, serving as the Representative for Region 4 until 2008. As one of his numerous projects, Bob is currently a weekly columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Neal Boortz: For those of you who don’t know, Neal Boortz has been a Talk Show Host in Atlanta, Georgia since 1969. He is now in his 40th year of talk radio. Since 1993 Neal has been holding forth on News Talk 750 WSB, a radio station with a 50,000 watt afterburner. Since early 1999 his show has been syndicated on radio stations from Maine to California and from Alaska to Florida. The program airs live from 8:30 to 1:00 pm each weekday. The Neal Boortz Show has about five million listeners nationwide and is carried on around 230 radio stations.

Jeff Davis: A North Carolina native and descendant of the Confederacy’s President Jefferson Davis, Jeff lives in Hollywood and among other things produces ‘The Thought Zone’, a series of radio spot commentaries frequently mentioning Libertarians and championing libertarian sentiments. The accompanying website is dedicated “to the great thinkers, few of whom aspire to run for public office. The Thought Zone (is) creative commentary for the common sense mind.”

Dave Nolan: Mr. Nolan was the prime mover behind the formation of the Libertarian Party in 1971. He holds a degree in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his career has included work in publishing, advertising and marketing. Aside from his role in founding the LP, Mr. Nolan is best known as the originator of the “Nolan Chart,” a two-dimensional map that shows how different political systems relate to one another. This map has largely replaced the old left-right linear political spectrum, and is the basis for the World’s Smallest Political Quiz. Its impact on political thinking led to Mr. Nolan’s being selected for inclusion in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20th Century, a reference work published by the International Biographical Centre (Cambridge, England) in 2000. A recent Google search using the phrase “Nolan Chart” turned up more than 30,000 references. Mr. Nolan was a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Congress in California (2000) and Arizona (2006). He is currently chairman of the Pima County, AZ Libertarian Party.

Wayne Allyn Root: Wayne is one of the most charismatic, colorful, passionate, fiery, and outspoken political personalities in America today. Wayne was the 2008 Libertarian Party Vice Presidential nominee. A college classmate of Barack Obama at Columbia University (Class of ‘83), he is now the face and voice of Libertarian politics in the mainstream national media. The media calls him “the Anti-Obama.” Wayne calls himself a REAGAN LIBERTARIAN- modeled after his heroes Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater and Thomas Jefferson.

Mary J. Ruwart, Ph.D: Ms Ruwart is the author of the award-winning libertarian primer, Healing Our World. A free download of the 1992 version is available at her website at ruwart.com. Dr. Ruwart also wrote Short Answers to the Tough Questions, based on her popular e-zine column with the Advocates for Self-Government. Dr. Ruwart currently serves as an At-Large Representative on the Libertarian National Committee. She also serves on the Board of the International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL) and was elected Chairman of the ISIL in January of 2010.

Schedule:
Friday (May 28)
1:30pm to 5:00pm Libertarian National Committee Meeting
7:00pm to 10:30pm Welcome Reception

Saturday (May 29)
7:00am to 8:30am Breakfast (Mary Ruwart, Speaker)
8:45am to 12:00pm Convention Business
12:00pm to 1:30pm Award Lunch (Jeff Davis, Speaker)
1:30pm to 2:30pm Keynote Speech (Bob Barr, Speaker)
2:30pm to 5:30pm Convention Business
6:00pm to 7:00pm Torch Club Cocktail Party
7:00pm to 8:30pm National Chair Candidates Forum

Sunday (May 30)
7:00am to 8:30am Breakfast (David Nolan, Speaker)
8:45am to 12:00pm Convention Business
12:00pm to 1:30pm Lunch (Wayne Allyn Root, Speaker)
1:30pm to 5:00pm Convention Business
5:30pm to 6:30pm Pre-Banquet Cocktail Hour
6:30pm to 9:30pm Banquet Dinner (Neal Boortz, Speaker)

Monday (May 31)
8:45am to 12:00pm Convention Business
1:30pm to 5:00pm Libertarian National Committee Meeting

I know the Tea Party movement is a non-partisan one, but as a person who attends Tea Party meetings, I know the mindset of the Tea party groups are for fiscal responsibility and personal freedoms. Many of the people who go to the meetings are Independents, Libertarians and Republicans. Quite a few are Democrats that are thinking (if not already) jumping ship and changing their political affiliation. As a Libertarian, more of us need to attend these meetings and inform the people that there’s another choice than the two parties.

We see from the work being done on the health care bill, it’s a matter of one politician voting on something for a kick-back or a favor later down the road. We need to get the word out that the true Free-American political party are the Libertarians. The free market, free trade, smaller government, true liberty, personal freedom, Constitutional-abiding type of government that this country was founded on.

On Monday, January 18, 2010, the Ocala Tea party (along with some surrounding area chapters), are having a rally in Ocala. Since the day is a national holiday in observance of Martin Luther King, Everyone should be off from work and make it their business to go to this Rally. Not only for the Tea Party movement, but also for the sake of this great country. I know there are many in the Marion County area that feel the same as I do about the direction of this country and as Americans, we need to show support so the media will take notice. At the same time, we (Libertarians) need to be heard at this rally. I spoke with Alex Snitker (Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate) and he said that he was waiting for a reply from Mary or Butch (Tea Party Solutions), to speak at the event. Hopefully he will get the opportunity to do so.

The Tea Party movement has come so far in just a short time. Libertarians can and will do the same.