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On Red Light Cameras

July 7, 2010 News

Yesterday, a report in the Dallas Morning News detailed the use (and some say abuse) of red-light cameras in various Texas cities. As far as I am concerned the real story was in this side bar article detailing the uptick of lobbying in Austin by the producers of this technology. While friends claim a significant [...]

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One Cheer for Senator Shapiro

July 6, 2010 Old News

A story by Holly K.Hacker entitled Charter schools spread across Texas with goal of newer, better teaching was published in The Dallas Morning News on Sunday, July 4, 2010. I quote from the article: State Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, said legislators should respond to parent demand and lift the “arbitrary” state cap. “You’ve got 40,000 [...]

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“I second the nomination!”

June 13, 2010 News

Today, I was given the privilege of seconding the nomination of Steve Nichols as the Libertarian candidate for Governor of the State of Texas. Steve has worked tirelessly for this and would have made a great candidate and governor. However, due to some personal concerns, he decided to drop out the race just before the [...]

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My First Official Endorsement

June 4, 2010 News

I am thrilled to announce that David Hall has recommended me as his candidate of choice for Texas State Senate for District 8. This is significant for two reasons: 1) It is my first endorsement and 2) David ran against Senator Shapiro in the Republican Primary, but was disqualified on a technicality. David is a [...]

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On the $11 Billion Shortfall

May 12, 2010 Old News

Local news outlets are buzzing with the news that Texas faces an $11 billion shortfall. Some legislators are calling for an increase in the student to teacher ratio while others bring up the usual suspect of opening Texas to casino gambling. The answer is, “Yes!” to both of the above, but we need more. If [...]

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The Libertarian View of the Oil Spill

May 10, 2010 On Big Government

I received an email from Wes Benedict, executive director of the Libertarian National Committee. His thoughts on the oil spill are worth quoting at length: I think a big problem here is the fact that federal law limits the liability of BP (and Transocean, the company that actually owned the rig.) The New York Times [...]

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Forget Federal Unfunded Liability

May 6, 2010 On Big Government

The good news is we do not have to worry about Social Security or Medicare running out of money. Why? Well, that is the bad news. The bad news is the the unfunded liabilities of the States will cause significant damage to the US economy long before Social Security or Medicare has a chance to [...]

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Cash for Clunker Appliances!

April 21, 2010 News

This is the kind of nonsense that has to stop. Yesterday, The Daily Caller reported: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new state incentive for Texans to buy energy-efficient appliances didn’t last long — less than a day. The state began accepting rebate reservations Wednesday for the Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate Program for purchases of [...]

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John Jay Myers Addresses the Tea Party

April 15, 2010 News

Fellow Libertarian John Jay Myers addresses the Tea Party in Grand Prairie, TX.   He did a great job, but it furthers my belief that the Tea Party has been infiltrated by the Republicans. How many times do we have to be burned by Republicans who get elected by saying they are for small government [...]

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John Jay Meyers Latest Ad

April 9, 2010 News

Trust me you do not want to miss this one. Christina Carnality (possibly not her real name) a Dallas Burlesque Dancer and Libertarian, wanted to put her two cents in against Pete Sessions, John’s opponent. I love the irony of having a burlesque dancer talk about someone raising money using… burlesque dancers. Hey, we are [...]

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