Republican Liberty Caucus Set To Organize In Marion County (Indianapolis)

It looks like the liberty movement is getting some traction in Marion County amongst a good group of libertarian leaning Republicans. While I officially self-identify with the Libertarian Party and worry that the RLC could continue to end up shoved in a closet and ignored except around election time when somebody wants their votes, I applaud the effort and consider several of the leaders organizing the group as amongst some of the best people I know.

I always try to be non-partisan in my approach to politics in that so long as people are fighting for the right things we should always find ways to work together. In keeping with this idea, here is information on the Marion County meeting and my thoughts on the leaders stepping up to organize it.

Marion County Republican Liberty Caucus chartering meeting
Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 PM
The Front Page Tavern
310 Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

more information: lizkarlson@yahoo.com or lakelly@iupui.edu

If you are at all a Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan or Ron Paul (or Taft or Coolidge) style Republican or conservative and can’t bring yourself to join the Libertarian Party because you haven’t been abused enough yet [reference: Battered Voter Syndrome] then you should definitely show up with $30 (I’m sure they’ll take your check) in hand to be a charter member of the Marion County Republican Liberty Caucus.

I know that local Washington Township GOP Club President Liz Karlson and Andy Horning’s former running mate for Lt. Governor, Lisa Kelly, have been working to organize this group and should either one of them run for Chair or Vice-Chair they definitely deserve the support. Both of them are team players who are willing to reach out to other groups when common cause provides opportunity and they always take time to thank people for their efforts. Not taking your supporters, volunteers and contributors for granted is an important trait of good leadership.

If you have finally gotten tired of getting battered by the Republican Party, then I highly recommend giving the Libertarian Party your support (it’s cheaper too, only $25) by visiting www.lpin.org and getting involved. In fact, even if you haven’t gotten battered enough yet, think about how much work libertarians do arguing against and fighting against high taxes, out-of-control government programs and spending and other causes and drop a few bucks their way anyway. Whether you avail yourself of it or not, having that third option that allows you to not endorse bad candidates from the other two parties is something worth preserving.

more information on the LPIN: cspangle@lpin.org

Something to Consider - Politicians and Why Voting Isn't Working

This is an excerpt from a Facebook comment I posted after someone lamented the whole "RINO" label when it comes to Republicans who aren't either (a) fiscally conservative enough or (b) theocratic enough to meet some kind of non-existence test or threshold.

I do like to remind people that some of the most supposedly fiscal conservative Republicans often still vote for hundreds of billions of dollars in out of control spending omnibus bills and that if you are a hard core religious conservative, the last thing you probably really want is the government regulating your religious practices (marriage being a religious practice) and should really work to get government out of it completely.

Always remember, you never want to grant to government any power you would not grant your worst enemy. The reasons for this should be self-evident.

Here is the excerpt though:

The fallacy in the whole discussion is that people fail to see how very few people get involved in electoral politics over any kind of ideological bent or passion for the rule of law. It is seen as a career choice, a status symbol or an opportunity to be influential and feel important. This is true of both of the major "clubs".

Those who want most badly to reign over us are typically those we should least allow to do so.

This is why I love Libertarian folks. They truly want things fixed within the confines of free market economics, the Constitution and the rule of law ... not to be in charge of others, wield power or have "status".