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Liberator Online, Volume 8, Number 14
September 25, 2003
In This Issue:
Victories for Liberty! Seattle voters become the
latest to thumb their noses at the Drug Czar; Alabama gives thumbs-down to
biggest-ever tax increase; conservative Republican congressman calls for
non-interventionist foreign policy (with strong support from the great
libertarian congressman Ron Paul); you can get a FREE video featuring
Congressman Ron Paul with any order from our online catalog; Mary Ruwart is
asked why there are more guns in America than people, and whether utilities can
be privatized without endangering consumers; Michael Cloud shares with you
"The Secret of the Persuasion Script File"...
All this and *much much more* in the world’s
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THE LIBERATOR ONLINE
September 25, 2003
Vol. 8, No. 14
Circulation: 59,841subscribers in over 100 countries
Published by the Advocates for Self-Government.
Edited by James W. Harris, mailto:james@TheAdvocates.org
Created by Paul Schmidt and James W. Harris
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CONTENTS
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
* The importance of good news about liberty
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE ADVOCATES
* Quiz milestone featured in Libertarian Party
News
* Prices cut for annual libertarian cruise
* ...and many more exciting opportunities for libertarians!
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, UNBELIEVABLE NEWS
* Alabama Voters Wallop Biggest-Ever Tax Increase
* Seattle Thumbs Nose at Drug Czar and War on Marijuana
* Conservative Republicans Against the War in Iraq
* "Entangling Alliances..."
ASK DR. RUWART
* Can utilities be privatized without endangering
consumers?
* Why are there more guns in America than people?
PERSUASION POWER POINT #148
* The Secret of the Persuasion Script File
by Michael Cloud
PRODUCT REVIEW
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Dear friends,
Reading this issue of the Liberator Online
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The reason? Important good news about liberty!
Citizens voting against enforcement of draconian marijuana laws. Citizens
refusing to be duped into supporting the biggest state tax increase of all time.
A conservative Republican congressmen making a powerful argument for a
non-interventionist foreign policy!
Each issue, our "Good News, Bad News,
Unbelievable News" section highlights stories that are intended to inspire
and encourage us to keep up the fight for liberty -- or to make us mad enough or
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GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS,
UNBELIEVABLE NEWS
by James W. Harris
Alabama Voters Wallop Biggest-Ever Tax Increase
On September 9th, by a resounding 67% to 33%
vote, Alabama voters killed Republican Governor Bob Riley’s $1.2 billion tax
increase -- despite a massive and sleazy campaign to persuade voters to submit
to the robbery.
The tax increase was the largest percentage
increase ever proposed in any state in American history -- averaging about
$1,200 per family. Amendment One would have jacked up income taxes, sales taxes,
property taxes, cigarette taxes and the corporate income tax, among other taxes.
Amendment One was supposed to fix Alabama's $675
million budget shortfall -- yet it would have also *added* $525 million in new
program spending. Some "fix."
According to the Center For Individual Freedom (CFIF),
a non-profit organization that promotes limited government, public resources and
facilities were used in the attempt to pass the proposal -- an unethical (and
possibly illegal) tactic.
"Principals and teachers were provided
"Vote Yes" signs, pro-Amendment One literature was posted in public
offices and some schools proudly displayed "Vote Yes" signs on their
front lawns," CFIF reports. "The governor went so far as to replace
the typical elevator muzak or silence on the public office phone system
"hold line" with a pro-Amendment One message, complete with
instructions to the listener: "Vote yes on September 9th.""
The governor's policy director, David Stewart,
when asked why the plan was doing poorly in the polls, retorted that the people
of Alabama were "stupid." This was echoed by Charles Blair, president
of the Huntsville school board, who called opponents "idiots" and
"morons."
Further, the governor declared that supporting
the increase was the "Christian" position, saying: "According to
our Christian ethics, we're supposed to love God, love each other and help take
care of the poor." (He declined to tell precisely which scripture says
we're supposed to do this through government coercion, or which Bible verses
specify God's position on state taxes.) Sadly, some religious leaders fell for
this and urged their followers to support the tax hike as a religious duty.
And then there were the usual threats and scare
tactics. The government claimed that, without the huge tax increase, senior
citizens would be thrown out of nursing homes, schools would be shut down, and
dangerous criminals would have to be released due to lack of funds Presumably,
by this argument, virtually every function performed by the Alabama government
is vital, necessary, efficiently-run, and can’t be handled by the private
sector -- a fool's argument indeed. Alabama voters were too smart to fall for
it.
Opponents of the bill argued that Alabama's
bloated government needed spending cuts to deal with the deficit problem,
instead of massive new taxes. Other suggested alternatives to the tax increase:
tapping the state's $2.5 billion "rainy day" fund; selling off
unnecessary government assets; privatization; and refinancing the debt.
Ironically, Gov. Riley was elected as an anti-tax
candidate. He repeatedly boasted to voters during last year's gubernatorial
campaign that, during his six years in Congress, he had never supported a tax
increase. Well, he sure made up for lost time.
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, now
co-chairman of Citizens for a Sound Economy, says the strong rejection will “send
a message nationwide.” Anti-tax forces hope it will spark a nationwide
anti-tax-increase movement.
(Sources: Center For Individual Freedom report:
http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legislative_issues/state_issues/bob_riley.htm
Associated Press:
http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/964194.asp?0cm=c30&cp1=1 )
* * *
Seattle Voters Thumb Nose at Drug Czar and War on
Marijuana
The citizens of Seattle, Washington struck a blow
against the government's insane war on marijuana on September 16, when they
voted 59% to 41% to make marijuana offenses the "lowest priority" of
city law enforcement.
The initiative passed despite fierce opposition
from White House Drug Czar John Walters.
Initiative 75 requires the Seattle Police
Department and the City Attorney's Office to make the "investigation,
arrest and prosecution" of adults for marijuana possession the city's
"lowest law enforcement priority." The Sensible Seattle Coalition,
which sponsored the initiative, argued it would save money and allocate law
enforcement resources to combating actual crimes.
"Arresting adults for marijuana possession
is a waste of valuable law enforcement resources," declared the Sensible
Seattle Coalition.
The measure was also portrayed as a way of
protecting individuals using marijuana for medical purposes. In 1998, Seattle
voters passed a medical-marijuana initiative by 70%.
Under Washington state law, possession of as
little as one gram of marijuana is a criminal offense punishable by 90 days in
jail and a $1,000 fine.
I-75 brought together diverse groups in coalition
in support of the measure. It was financially backed in part by the Marijuana
Policy Project, and was endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union of
Washington, the King County Bar, the League of Women Voters of Seattle, several
local and state office holders, and many others.
In contrast, there was no organized opposition.
This is the latest victory in a growing
local-level revolt against draconian marijuana laws. Laws similar to 1-75 have
previously been enacted in San Francisco and Oakland, California; Amherst,
Massachussets; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; and elsewhere.
(Sources: Sensible Seattle
http://www.sensibleseattle.org
Marijuana Policy Project
www.mpp.org
NORML
www.norml.org)
* * *
Conservative Republicans Against the War with
Iraq
Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tennessee) is
a staunch conservative and a strong supporter of the Bush presidency. He voted
the Republican Party line in Congress 91% of the time in both 2001 and 2002. His
American Conservative Union rating is 92% -- a virtual merit badge of
ideological conservatism.
Yet he recently issued a powerful statement
denouncing the current U.S. involvement in Iraq, and arguing for a far more
non-interventionist foreign policy for America. It's great stuff. And it's well
worth noting that Congressman Duncan is one of 19 Congressional members of The
Liberty Committee, an organization founded four years ago by libertarian
Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) to argue for a more liberty-oriented agenda in
Congress.
Following are excerpts from Congressman Duncan's
statement. A link to the entire text is at the end.
* * *
Statement by Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tennessee)
There is nothing conservative about the U.S.
policy in Iraq.
Conservatives have never believed in massive
foreign aid. Our occupation of Iraq has become the largest foreign aid program
in the history of the world.
We are building or rebuilding thousands of Iraqi
schools, giving free health care to Iraqi citizens, and even making back
payments to the Iraqi military and Iraqi retirees.
Last week I read that we are sending 60,000
soccer balls there. Our Founding Fathers could not have foreseen this in their
wildest dreams.
Conservatives have never favored huge deficit
spending. We are now told our deficits will reach an astounding one trillion
dollars counting this fiscal year and the next.
Supporters of the war scoffed at predictions that
we would spend $200 to $300 billion in Iraq over the next 10 years.
Now, by the most conservative estimates, not
counting many things that should be counted, the Iraqi operation will cost us
$167 billion in just the first two years.
And because we are in such a deep fiscal hole
already, we will have to borrow all these billions we are spending there.
Conservatives have never believed in world
government and have been the biggest critics of the United Nations.
Yet some prominent war supporters, while
criticizing the U.N. in one breath, would say in the next that we had to go to
war to enforce all the U.N. resolutions that Saddam Hussein had violated.
If this is not world government, then what is?
And why should we put almost the entire burden of enforcing U.N. resolutions on
the U.S. military and American taxpayers? That is not conservative.
Conservatives have been strong supporters of
*national* defense, not *international* defense.
Senator Robert Taft wrote: “No foreign policy
can be justified except a policy devoted…to the protection of the liberty of
the American people, with war only as the last resort and only to preserve that
liberty.”
Conservatives have never believed that the United
States should be the policeman of the world.
President John Quincy Adams, in one of his most
famous statements, said: “America goes not abroad in search of monsters to
destroy.” Presidents Washington and Jefferson both warned against permanent or
entangling alliances with other countries...
Most traditional conservatives believe we would
not have nearly as many enemies around the world if we followed a
non-interventionist foreign policy and did not get involved in so many
religious, ethnic, and political disputes in other countries.
Almost all conservatives applauded and were
enthusiastic when President Bush, as a candidate, said that he opposed
nation-building and that we needed a more humble foreign policy...
Yet now there are many life-long Republicans who
are wondering why in the world we are borrowing billions to rebuild Iraq when
there are so many people unemployed and so many needs here at home...
Many, possibly even most, Republicans in the
House have expressed misgivings and concerns about our policy in Iraq but have
reluctantly gone along with the White House...
There is nothing conservative about the U.S
policy in Iraq.
(Source: The Liberty Committee
http://www.thelibertycommittee.org )
* * *
"Entangling Alliances..."
"It is our true policy to steer clear of
entangling alliances with any portion of the foreign world. The great rule of
conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial
relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible."
-- George Washington.
"Peace, commerce and honest friendship with
all nations -- entangling alliances with none." -- Thomas Jefferson.
* * *
"Good News, Bad News, Unbelievable
News" writer James W. Harris is editor of the Liberator Online. His
articles have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including The
Nation, Reason, The Freeman, the National Taxpayers Union’s Dollars and Sense,
the Atlanta Constitution, and many more. He has been a Finalist in the Mencken
Awards, given by the Free Press Association for "Outstanding Journalism in
Support of Liberty."
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ASK DR. RUWART
How can you answer difficult questions about
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Dr. Mary Ruwart is a leading expert in
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Our World. In this column she gives readers "short answers to the tough
questions" that libertarians are frequently asked.
If you’d like Dr. Ruwart to craft effective
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the questions to her at:
mailto:ruwart@TheAdvocates.org
Due to volume, Dr. Ruwart can’t personally
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and Dr. Ruwart’s answers -- in upcoming issues.
Dr. Ruwart’s past Liberator Online answers are
archived in searchable form at:
http://www.TheAdvocates.org/ruwart/categories_list.php
* * *
Can utilities be privatized without endangering
consumers?
Question:
"A recent conversation with a teacher has me
wondering about privatizing utilities. This teacher says without government
controls we would all be at the mercy of the utilities, since we are all heavily
dependent upon their services and cannot simply stop doing business with them.
Further, he says that these utilities could raise prices so high that you'd have
to sell your home... perhaps to the utilities themselves!"
My short answer:
"Your teacher is not familiar with real-life
data. In most communities, utilities are given a monopoly by the local
government. Only one company can provide water, electric, sewer, cable, etc.
"Consequently, utility prices in such
communities are *higher* than in locations where private companies compete for
consumer business. You can find studies about this near the end of this article:
http://www.mises.org/fullstory.asp?control=1033
"Competition is possible and practical in
utilities. Even partial deregulation in the 1990s saved consumers 24%-30% in
areas as diverse as Pennsylvania, Australia, and the United Kingdom:
http://www.rppi.org/ps281.pdf
"Such results are hardly surprising. Indeed,
they are in keeping with standard economic theory. Competition gives consumers
lower prices; regulation drives them up!
* * *
Why are there more guns in America than people?
Question:
"A friend asked me this question: "Why
are there more guns than people?"
"I have a hunch that this isn't true. I
wonder if such statistics are skewed to give support to an anti-gun position?
What is your answer?"
My short answer:
"I'm not sure whether this is true or not,
either. If it is, it may be because so many gun owners have more than one
firearm.
"Your questioner is really saying:
"Something is wrong with our society because we have so many weapons."
However, the best research suggests "More Guns, Less Crime" (see John
Lott Jr.'s book with that title). Even deranged shooters that fire into crowds
are deterred by laws permitting law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons.
Rapists and burglars stay away from areas where women are publicly trained in
firearms.
"Once acquainted with such data, your friend
may not feel that more guns are problematic."
* * *
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PERSUASION POWER POINT #149
The Secret of the Persuasion Script File
by Michael Cloud
"Cyrano de Bergerac,"
"Hamlet," and "the Night Thoreau Spent in Jail" are powerful
plays.
Strong themes and characters. Intense drama.
Evocative language. Heart-wrenching and explosive monologues and dialogues.
Their powerful scripts cause them to move and
touch and inspire us.
How would these plays fare if the actors
regularly forgot their lines, stumbled over them, or improvised and embellished
them each performance?
"The Gettysburg Address," "Liberty
or Death," and "I Have a Dream" are speeches that shake and stir
us.
Their powerful scripts persuade listeners to
embrace new thoughts, feelings, and actions. They change us.
Imagine them re-written with drab but accurate
words and phrases, littered with cliches, re-organized for clarity, and edited
for grammar.
"These are times that try men's souls,"
wrote Thomas Paine. A powerful declarative sentence.
Strunk and White show what it might look like if
improvised, edited, or re-written:
"Times like these try men's souls."
"How trying it is to live in these times!"
"These are trying times for men's souls."
"Soulwise, these are trying times."
Weak. Empty. Ordinary. Forgettable.
The plays and speeches above hold the Secret of
the Persuasion Script File.
Harry Browne uses this secret.
Carla Howell uses this secret.
I use this secret.
You can, too.
A Persuasion Script File is a collection of
effective libertarian answers, questions, and phrases.
Suppose you read a libertarian book or essay. Ayn
Rand or Harry Browne or Henry Hazlitt. Or hear a libertarian speech. Carla
Howell or Charles Murray or Sharon Harris.
You'd learn or discover at least one libertarian
answer or question that seems compelling.
So you test it or try it out during a
conversation with a non-libertarian. It works. You try it with another
non-libertarian. It works again.
If you're scientific and systematic, you'll try
several variations of your question or answer, see what results each one
produces, and write down the most effective one.
Now you have one tested and reliable Persuasion
Script.
Over time, you will discover or learn a number of
possible Persuasion Scripts. Every one will need to be tested, re-phrased, and
re-tested. Those that work will be recorded in your Persuasion Script File.
You will distill convincing libertarian questions
and answers to key social and economic issues. Over time, you will discover,
learn, and develop a large and effective Persuasion Script File.
You will have the tools and training to turn
people into libertarians. You could have a huge impact on the growth of the
libertarian movement. On the achievement of liberty.
Would you like to accomplish a little of this --
or a lot?
Because you can start here and now.
Want a fast start for your Persuasion Script
File?
1. Read Harry Browne's "Sound Bites for
Liberty A-Z" in the Vol. 1, No. 3 "Libertarian Communicator"
(available FREE from the Advocates -- see "What's Happening" in this
issue). Or Mary Ruwart's "Short Answers to the Tough Questions." Or
read "Liberty and the Great Libertarians" edited by Charles Sprading.
Or listen to my "Essence of Political Persuasion" Tapes.
2. Pick a question or statement from one of these
sources -- and TEST it on real non-libertarians. Try it on 7 to 10 different
non-libertarians. Do not assume that it has been tested. Do not rely on the
other person's experience. Test it yourself.
3. How do you know when your script works? It
works when you evoke the response you want from the other person. Does your
script open the other person's mind? And perhaps whet his appetite for more
libertarian morsels? Does it change his mind?
4. Your script fails when it leaves your listener
indifferent or antagonistic.
5. Effective Libertarian Persuasion Scripts work
more often, in more circumstances, with more individuals. They are effective,
not perfect. They will fail a substantial percentage of the time. As Damon
Runyon wrote, "The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the
strong, but that's the way to bet."
6. Rehearse your Libertarian Persuasion Scripts.
Learn them by heart. Make them second nature. This way, you'll always be at your
best.
7. Stay hungry. Keep learning and discovering and
testing. Keep practicing. Mastery does not come cheap. But it shines.
8. Keep building your Persuasion Script File.
Keep working on it.
Harry Browne's extraordinary performances on TV
and radio were the result of developing and mastering his own Persuasion
Scripts. Of building an exceptional file.
Carla Howell's Persuasion Script File was the
foundation of her brilliant performances on TV and radio during her 2002
Libertarian Ballot Initiative to end the Income Tax in Massachusetts.
Frankly, this is my secret, too.
You can rise to the heights of Libertarian
Persuasion -- if you build a strong foundation with your own Persuasion Script
file.
******************
Michael Cloud is Persuasion columnist for the
Liberator Online and The Libertarian Communicator. In July 2000, at the
Libertarian Party national convention, Cloud was voted the Most Persuasive
Libertarian Communicator in America and honored with the Thomas Paine Award.
Michael Cloud is creator of "The Essence of
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