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Vol. 11, No. 3 | February 2,
2006
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Contents
PRESIDENT'S
CORNER
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A pop culture quiz: The most popular libertarian celebrity?
WHAT'S
HAPPENING WITH THE ADVOCATES
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February 7, 2006: David Bergland interviewed on the radio
* Mastering the art of cold-weather outreach
GOOD
NEWS, BAD NEWS, UNBELIEVABLE NEWS
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New ways to break the law
* The regulation that nobody can see
* The only solution to lobbying scandals
* QUICK SHOTS: The world's #1 (worst) dictator...
PERSUASION
POWER POINT #195
*
"Are people too stupid to become libertarians?" by Michael
Cloud
ASK
DR. RUWART
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Can laws protect women from demeaning pornography?
* Should people be forced to help a bleeding stranger?
SOUNDBITES
FOR LIBERTY
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Harry Browne, Robert A. Levy, and P.J. O'Rourke
PRODUCT
REVIEW
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President's
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Dear
friends,
Here's a pop culture quiz: Of all the famous libertarians
and "Friends of Liberty" on our celebrity Web page, which
one attracted the most attention in 2005?
As you think about it, keep in mind that stars like Clint Eastwood,
Drew Carey, John Stossel, Dave Barry, Neal Boortz, and Dwight Yoakam
(to name just a few) are on the list.
I'm going to let the suspense build, so I'll give you the answer
in a second.
First, a word about our libertarian celebrity page. It's one of
the most popular sections of our Web site. Last year, a quarter-million
people read one or more of our celebrity profiles. And no wonder!
Americans are fascinated by the glitter and glamour of fame.
That's why we created the page. It has exposed millions
of people to libertarian ideas -- in an entertaining and nonthreatening
way.
No, we don't expect people to become libertarians just because a
celebrity says he's one. But when someone like Clint Eastwood proudly
claims to be a libertarian, that boosts the credibility of the freedom
philosophy.
It's what Robert B. Cialdini, in his book Influence, calls
"social proof." The fact that an influential person likes
a car, or a sneaker -- or a political philosophy! -- makes others
more willing to give it a chance. Rightly or wrongly, popularity
is accepted as evidence of merit. That's why companies pay celebrities
millions of dollars to endorse their products.
And that's why we work hard to keep the page up-to-date. Over the
past year, we added a fascinating array of famous libertarians,
including:
* Terry Pratchett, author of the best-selling Discworld
series.
* Kennedy, the former MTV veejay who now appears
on VH1's Best Week Ever.
* Paul Marshall, one-time singer for the '60s psychedelic-pop
band, the Strawberry Alarm Clock.
We also added more "Friends of Liberty" -- people who
don't call themselves libertarian but say they lean in a libertarian
direction -- including:
* Robert James Waller, author of The Bridges
of Madison County, who said he's "kind of a libertarian."
* Erich "Mancow" Muller, the radio shock
jock, who said, "I'm a conservative libertarian kind of guy."
Now, back to my question: Who was the #1 libertarian celebrity of
2005?
If you're over the age of 25, you may not recognize the name. It
was Billie Joe Armstrong -- lead singer for the phenomenally successful
pop-punk band, Green Day. The band's 2005 album American Idiot
has sold 10 million copies.
How popular is Billie Joe? Over the past year, a whopping 22,547
visitors read his profile. (By comparison, 15,495 people read Clint
Eastwood's profile.)
Billie Joe doesn't call himself a libertarian -- yet. He's in our
"Friend of Liberty" section. But he said he's a registered
Libertarian. At concerts, he tells fans not to allow politicians
to "dictate your life or tell you what to do." He says
his music is about "ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality."
(Sounds good to me!)
Thanks to our celebrity page, 22,547 young people learned about
Billie Joe's pro-freedom views. For many of them, it was their first
introduction to the word "libertarian."
In 2006, we'll add more libertarian celebrities. We don't know who
the next Billie Joe Armstrong will be -- but we're always looking
for him or her! We know that every new famous libertarian means
more visitors -- and more opportunities to captivate them with our
libertarian ideas.
If you haven't seen our celebrity page recently, I invite you to
visit it at: http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities.html.
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February 7, 2006: Hear DAVID BERGLAND
discuss the new ninth edition of his book, Libertarianism In
One Lesson. He'll be interviewed live by Jesse Herron on "The
Bill of Rights Hour" at 4:15 pm EST on KHNC 1360-AM (Johnston,
Colorado), KFNX 1100-AM (Phoenix, Arizona), and KCAA 1050-AM (Loma
Linda, California). Or listen to the show live on the Web: http://www.americanewsnet.com/radio.htm.
* Who says you can only run an Operation Politically Homeless
(OPH) booth during warm summer months? Let's take a moment to congratulate
several libertarian groups who mastered the art of winter outreach.
The Auburn University Libertarians (Alabama) administered the World's
Smallest Political Quiz on the University Concourse on January 18-19;
the Libertarian Party of Chicago hosted an OPH booth on January
7-8 during an event at the Quad Cities Conservation Alliance Expo
Center; and the Texas A&M's Aggie Libertarians handed out Quizzes
at the university's annual MSC Open House on January 22. Kudos to
all -- they're proving that any time of the year is a good
time to find new libertarians! To learn more or order an OPH kit from the Advocates,
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Good
News, Bad News,
Unbelievable News
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By
Bill Winter
New
ways to break the law!
Here's
a question for you: Can you get through 24 hours without
breaking a law? Before you answer, consider:
In January, an Atlanta man was arrested and handcuffed for selling
a subway token at face value. Donald Pirone observed another passenger
having difficulty with a token vending machine, so he gave him a
$1.75 token. After the man insisted on paying him, Pirone was cited
by a transit officer for a misdemeanor, since state law prohibits
selling tokens -- even at face value. A MARTA spokesperson denied
that handcuffing a customer for helping another customer was excessive.
"There are customer service phones for people who are having
trouble getting tokens out of the machine," she said.
Meanwhile, in late 2005, an Ohio man spent three days in jail because
he didn't put identification tags on his family's pet turtles and
snakes. Terry Wilkins broke a state law requiring owners of native
reptiles to tag them with a PIT (personal-integrated transponder).
The tags, which are the size of a grain of rice and can be inserted
under the animal's skin, contain a bar code readable by a scanner.
Wilkins refused to tag the animals because he said PIT tags cause
health problems in small reptiles.
It goes on. In Kentucky, Larry Casteel was arrested for not attending
a parenting class for divorcing parents, as mandated by state law.
He spent the night in jail. In New Jersey, police are giving tickets
to people who leave their cars running for more than three minutes
in store parking lots. Stopwatch-wielding police hit the offenders
with a $200 fine for violating the state's anti-idling law. In northwest
Georgia, 49 convenience store owners were arrested for selling legal
products to customers. The owners -- mostly of Indian background
-- sold cold medicine, baking soda, table salt, matches, and lantern
fuel. Police said the ingredients could be used to make methamphetamine.
In Burlington, Vermont, police are ticketing people for not removing
keys from the ignition and locking their cars. Police said the state
law prevents car thefts. Violators are fined $79.
So -- are you still sure you can get through a day without
violating a law? If so, don't worry. Legislators are making more
things illegal. In New York City, a city council member wants to
make it a crime to ride a bike without a registration number tag.
Violators would face up to 15 days imprisonment. In Illinois, a
state senator wants to make it a crime not to have a carbon monoxide
detector installed in your home. In Pennsylvania, a state senator
filed a bill to allow police to fine drivers $75 if they don't clean
snow off their car. In Virginia, a state legislator wants to make
it illegal to show your underwear in public. Girls (or boys) with
low-rider pants would get hit with a $50 fine if their thongs show.
Novelist Ayn Rand once wrote: "There's no way to rule innocent
men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down
on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes
them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes
impossible to live without breaking laws."
Have we reached that point? Is it impossible to live without breaking
laws? Before you answer, better check to make sure that your pets
have transponder tags, that you didn't leave the keys in your car,
and that your underwear is not showing.
Sources:
MARTA
token: http://abcnews.go.com/US/print?id=1390140
Pet TIPs: http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/13309603.htm
Parenting class: http://www.reason.com/brickbats/bb-2005.shtml
NJ anti-idling law:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060108/LIVING/601080331/1004/LIVING&theme=
VT locked cars:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060108/LIVING/601080331/1004/LIVING&theme=
Convenience store: http://www.iacfpa.org/p_news/nit/iacpa-archieve/2005/08/19/civil2-19082995.html
NY bikes: http://ridl.us/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=4889&sid=7bad222acdd8dc2f133555e0e62b5f34
CO2 detector: http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/current/ba/01-19-06-807026.html
PA snow: http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/08/874.asp
VA underwear: http://www.timesdispatch.com/
The
regulation that nobody can see
A federal appeals court has upheld a government regulation that
requires passengers to show ID before boarding a commercial airplane.
The only problem is, the court refused to reveal exactly what the
regulation requires -- or even to allow anyone to see a copy of
it.
The case in question was filed by John Gilmore, a longtime libertarian
and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Gilmore had
declined to show a government-issued identification card or submit
to an enhanced search in July 2002 while trying to fly from Oakland
to Washington, DC.
At the time, Gilmore was told by an airport security agent that
a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) directive required
passengers to show identification before boarding an airplane. When
he asked to see the directive, Gilmore was told it was transmitted
orally, and was not available in writing.
Gilmore filed suit in federal court. He argued that the requirement
to show an ID violated the Fourth Amendment's protection against
illegal search and infringed on his right to travel freely.
Gilmore's attorneys requested a copy of the TSA directive, but were
told by the government that it was "Sensitive Security Information."
Gilmore added to his lawsuit the complaint that such a secret regulation
was unconstitutionally vague and violated his right to due process.
During the first round of hearings in court, government lawyers
"refused to confirm or deny a federal law or regulation requiring
IDs at airports even exists," according to the Associated Press.
When the lower court ruled against Gilmore, he appealed.
On January 26, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Gilmore's
arguments. It said the identification policy did not violate the
Fourth Amendment because passengers were free to walk away rather
than show an ID or be searched. The judges also ruled that all airline
passengers are informed about the ID rule, so it does not violate
any Constitutional due-process provisions.
Oddly, however, Gilmore still hasn't seen the regulation that inspired
him to file the lawsuit. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges
reviewed the government's regulation in private, saying they could
not disclose its contents in court for security reasons.
During the appeal court hearings in December, one of Gilmore's attorneys,
James Harrison, had noted, "This is America. We do not have
secret laws."
Except, apparently, we do. And three judges on the Circuit Court
of Appeals think that's perfectly okay.
In a more libertarian America, it's easy to imagine that most commercial
airlines *would* require passengers to show ID before boarding --
both as a security measure and to maintain an accurate list of passengers
in case of an accident. The airlines wouldn't need to be secretive
about such a policy; customers would be notified that identification
is required in order to do business with the airline. Potential
passengers would be free to accept or reject such a requirement,
or shop for an airline with different policies.
But that's not how the Kafkaesque U.S. government works. In today's
America, politicians and bureaucrats write regulations that citizens
can't see. Government lawyers decline to confirm or deny the existence
of such regulations. And judges rule on the constitutionality of
such secret regulations -- while refusing to allow the citizens
affected by them to read them.
In the long run, doesn't a government that allows secret laws sound
a lot more alarming than the possibility that John Gilmore might
take a trip without showing an ID card?
Sources:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_3443146
http://news.com.com/Airport+ID+checks+legally+enforced/2100-7348_3-5987820.html
There's
only one solution to lobbying scandals
Washington, DC is up in arms about the latest lobbying scandal.
Super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe
lawmakers. Congressman Randy Cunningham (R-CA) resigned after admitting
he took millions in bribes from a defense contractor. And Congress
is weighing new rules that would prohibit members from accepting
free trips and require more frequent disclosure of lobbying activity.
But will such "reforms" make any difference? Before getting
caught up in politicians' promises, it might be time to listen to
some sensible libertarian perspectives on lobbying and big government:
* "The current scandals in Washington should remind us just
how far we have strayed from the vision of limited government the
Founders handed down to us. If Washington is going to be cleaned
up, more campaign-finance restrictions and lobbying disclosure will
address only the symptoms, not the underlying problem. So long as
government grows more powerful, money will find its way to Washington
to attempt to influence it." -- John Fund,
OpinionJournal.com (January 23)
* "...If we merely tinker with current attitudes about what
role the federal government ought to play in our lives, it won't
do much to solve the ethics crisis. Our system of democracy has
come to mean worshipping the notion that a majority vote for the
distribution of government largesse, loot confiscated from the American
people through an immoral tax system, is morally and constitutionally
acceptable. Under these circumstances it's no wonder a system of
runaway lobbying and special interests has developed. Dealing with
lobbying scandals while ignoring the scandal of unconstitutional
runaway government will solve nothing." -- Congressman
Ron Paul, R-TX (January 18)
Sources:
John
Fund: http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110007850
Ron Paul: http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul299.html
QUICK
SHOTS...
* So why do incumbents keep getting re-elected?
A new CBS News/New York Times poll reports that 77% of
Americans think bribes are "the way things work in Congress."
(January 27).
* Government's function: Patrick Chisholm notes
in the Christian Science Monitor (January 23) that government
transfer payments -- Social Security, Medicare, and so on -- cost
$1.4 trillion, or almost 60% of the federal budget. This means,
writes Chisholm, "the U.S. government's main function now is
redistribution: taking money from one segment of the population
and giving it to another segment."
* Barry funny: Dave Barry has published a new book
-- which means more chuckles at the government's expense. In Dave
Barry's Money Secrets (Crown Publishers), Barry explains economics
from his libertarian perspective: "The gross national product
is several trillion dollars, of which one-third is sent to the government
in the form of taxes for the express purpose of being wasted."
(It would be funnier if it wasn't true!)
* Who's #1? As bad as American politicians can
be, be thankful you don't live in Turkmenistan. According to Parade
magazine's January 22 annual ranking of the world's worst dictators,
Turkmenistan strongman Saparmurat Niyazov (#8 on the list) has arbitrarily
banned car radios, lip-synching, and playing recorded music at weddings.
But that's downright benevolent compared to Sudan dictator Omar
al-Bashir (#1), whose ongoing campaign of ethnic repression has
killed 180,000 civilians.
Sources:
Poll:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/01/27/most_polled_see_bribery_as_way_of_life_in_washington/
Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0123/p25s01-cogn.html
Dave Barry:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/books/reviews/2006-01-16-barry-book_x.htm
Parade: Print edition, January 22, 2006
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"Good News, Bad News, Unbelievable News" is written by
Liberator Online editor Bill Winter.
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Persuasion
Power
Point
#195 |
Are most people too stupid
to become libertarians?
By Michael Cloud
"I've tried everything to change people's minds about
liberty," said the libertarian. "Empirical evidence, logical
arguments, studies, white papers, essays, and books. Nothing changes
their minds about freedom. People are just too stupid to become
libertarians."
Is this why most people aren't on our side? Are most people
too stupid to become libertarians?
Let's look at the experience and evidence that led our frustrated
libertarian to this conclusion.
"May I ask you a few questions about your personal experiences
in communicating libertarianism?" I asked.
"Sure," he said.
"During the last month, who did you discuss libertarianism
with?"
"Well, I talked with Robin last Saturday, my father on Friday..."
he said. I wrote down the name of each person he came up with. He'd
had libertarian conversations with six individuals in the last 30
days.
Then we did the same thing with the month before. Seven names. And
the month before it. Six names.
He'd had 19 libertarian conversations in the last 90 days. But he'd
only spoken with 11 different individuals.
Why? Because four conversations each month were with the same people.
The usual suspects. Family and co-workers. Only seven libertarian
conversations were with new listeners.
"Let's go through the conversations one-by-one," I said.
"What words did you use, what points did you make when you
talked with your father last Saturday?" I wrote down the words
he used. The points he made. The evidence and argument he offered.
We did this with the 19 libertarian conversations.
Here's what the notes revealed:
He used only two arguments for freedom. He employed one or both
with everyone. Repeatedly. Sometimes he referred to empirical evidence
and studies that supported liberty, but he almost never sketched
them out for his listeners. He made statements. But he rarely asked
questions. His two approaches didn't work -- with these 11 individuals.
He isn't alone. Most libertarians have only one or two approaches
to convincing people to become libertarians. And they use these
same two approaches over and over and over. Usually with the same
people. Family, friends, and co-workers. Usually with poor results.
Our libertarian friend failed to carefully examine his experiences.
So he drew a false and unfounded conclusion: that most people are
too stupid to become libertarians.
NON-libertarians are rarely unable to understand and appreciate
liberty.
More often, libertarians don't have the knowledge and skills to
reach them and teach them.
Just as a good workman acquires and masters the tools of his trade,
we must learn the dozens of patterns of libertarian persuasion.
Just as a skilled workman selects the right tool for each task,
we must learn how to choose and use the libertarian persuasion approaches
that work best with each person.
As we learn and master the Secrets of Libertarian Persuasion, we'll
discover what our libertarian friend did:
Most people are bright, receptive, and responsive to libertarianism.
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Michael Cloud is author of the acclaimed book Secrets
of Libertarian Persuasion available exclusively from the Advocates:
http://www.TheAdvocates.org/secrets.html.
In 2000, Michael was honored with the Thomas Paine Award as the
Most Persuasive Libertarian Communicator in America.
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Dr.
Ruwart |
Dr.
Mary Ruwart is a leading expert in libertarian communication. In
this column she offers short answers to real questions about libertarianism.
To submit questions to Dr. Ruwart, see end of column.
Can
laws protect women from demeaning pornography?
QUESTION:
"I feel like I need somebody to protect me from my
body being viewed as an object. I think pornography spreads negative
stereotypes that people shouldn't be exposed to. I want to be free
not to be viewed as an object. If the government doesn't protect
this freedom by outlawing hard porn, how can I be free?"
MY SHORT ANSWER: No government can keep us "free"
from the opinions of others, no matter how much we might wish it.
Each of us must learn how to cope with criticism, rejection, and
misjudgment. I like Mom's remedy best: "Sticks and stones might
break your bones, but names will never hurt you."
Just a few short centuries ago, women were considered to be the
property of their menfolk. Husbands could legally beat, rape, and
even kill their wives. Today's society has more pornography, but
women are no longer considered property. History is responsible
for the few remaining men who see women as sexual objects; pornography
is not the problem.
Do we want our police going after all the magazines and videos that
show skin -- or do we want our police aggressively pursuing rapists
and murderers? Every resource we put on victimless crimes lessens
the chances of apprehending the violent offenders, because our resources
are finite. By focusing on pornographers instead of rapists, we
encourage violent action against women instead. Trying to control
our neighbors through government backfires every time.
Should
people be forced to help a bleeding stranger?
QUESTION:
"Our current system punishes crimes known as 'offenses of default'
-- for example, if somebody is injured and needs help, it is your
legal duty to help him. How would a libertarian society handle this
issue?"
MY SHORT ANSWER: People who are cold-hearted enough
to refuse help to a bleeding stranger certainly aren't going to
change their behavior because of a law! If anything, such people
will make an even faster getaway, so that no one will be able to
make positive identification of them.
It's very difficult, if not impossible, to force people
to help each other. You cannot create a caring society at gunpoint,
even when the gun is wielded by government. You can only succeed
in teaching violence. Maybe that's why we have bleeding victims
that require help!
The great caregivers of history (Christ, Mother Theresa, etc.) taught
by example. They would not have forced others to be "good Samaritans"
even if they had the opportunity. Perhaps we can learn from their
example.
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Got questions? Dr. Ruwart has answers! If you'd
like answers to YOUR "tough questions" on libertarian
issues, email Dr. Ruwart at: ruwart(a)theAdvocates.org. Due to volume,
Dr. Ruwart can't personally acknowledge all emails. But we'll run
the best questions and answers in upcoming issues.
Dr. Ruwart's previous Liberator Online answers are archived
in searchable form at: http://www.TheAdvocates.org/ruwart/categories_list.php.
Dr. Ruwart's outstanding books Healing Our World and Short
Answers to the Tough Questions are available from the Advocates:
http://www.TheAdvocates.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvv.
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Soundbites
for
Liberty
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"No
one ever died from smoking marijuana, but millions of people have
died by believing politicians. So why is marijuana outlawed while
politicians are still legal?" -- Harry Browne,
Liberty A to Z: 872 Libertarian Soundbites You Can Use Right
Now
"Suppose the Second Amendment said, 'A well-educated electorate
being necessary for self-governance in a free state, the right of
the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed.' Is there
anyone who would suggest that means only registered voters have
a right to read?" -- Robert A. Levy, Senior
Fellow, Cato Institute
"Politicians are always interested in people. Not that this
is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs." -- Humorist
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