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Liberty Watch - February 1, 2000

"Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin

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LP "Big Chief" Switches Parties

Terry Savage, a long-time and highly-respected leader of the Libertarian Party, has resigned his position as LP state chairman of Nevada and re-registered as a Republican. In making the switch, Savage said, "As a Republican, I look forward to new and expanded opportunities to promote my core values of small government and personal freedom." After LP presidential candidate Harry Browne's dismal and embarrassing showing last year ... combined with the fact that the LP won a measly total of 15 races
nationwide (all for local seats such as planning boards and public utility districts) ... more and more Libertarian's are coming to the conclusion that the only realistic way to advance the limited-government/personal-liberty
agenda is within the GOP. Savage has volunteered to organize a Republican Liberty Caucus chapter in Reno, Nevada. Welcome home, Terry!

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RLC: The Cure for What Ails the LP

"For 28 years, libertarians have invested tens of millions of dollars and uncounted thousands of hours of hard work running candidates for elective office. What dividends has this investment paid? Virtually none: the highest office any Libertarian Party candidate has ever won in a partisan race is state representative, a position the party has won in only two small states, Alaska and New Hampshire, and has been unable to hold.

"Worse still, libertarian impact on the nation's political agenda has been negligible. The power of the state continues to grow unchecked, and libertarians aren't even part of the debate. It should now be clear to every libertarian that running candidates for president and other elective offices is not an effective use of our resources. It's time for the LP to take stock of its assets and liabilities and see whether it can find a way to be effective. There's no reason to throw good money at an enterprise that has never succeeded."

- Columnist Randall O'Toole, "Liberty," February 2001

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Come On In, The Water's Fine

"So, while many activities need the help of libertarians, if politics is your main game, I suggest you consider (joining) the Republican Party. It needs libertarians desperately. No, it would not be as much fun as the Libertarian Party. You would have to rub shoulders with, and even endorse, conservative country clubbers and moderate would-be regulators. You would be in the minority. You would have to compromise. But you could have an impact on the course of this country's future. And if you look hard, you
may find some libertarians there already."

- Columnist Jane S. Shaw, "Liberty," February 2001

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It's Official

Thanks to the efforts of our webmaster John Reed, the Republican Liberty Caucus is now officially linked to the Republican National Committee's web site. Our URL can now be found among the other heavy hitters of the Vast
Right-Wing Conspiracy at: http://www.rnc.org/2000/hotlinks

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Welcome Another Wee-Publican

Speaking of John Reed, he and his wife brought another champion of liberty into the fold with the birth of John Ezra Reed II. Baby John debuted at 2:53 p.m. on January 16, 2001 and weighed in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Congrats all around to the Reed family from the Republican Liberty Caucus family.

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PA RLC Sets Sites on Target

Pennsylvania State Liberty Caucus Chairman David Kamioner held a strategic and organizational meeting in Philadelphia last week. The group decided to target and focus their energies on electing one liberty-minded Republican in an open state legislative primary race next year ... which would afford the organization "the most pack for our political punch."

"We also agreed to meet once every other month and to try and bring one more person a piece to the next meeting in March," reports Chairman Kamioner. "Our goal: By this time next year to have at least 15-20 trained people to deploy to the above-mentioned race to give our candidate an advantage going into election day." Bravo!

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CA RLC Developing County Chapters

California Liberty Caucus Chairman Doug Lorenz is expanding the CA RLC's reach into the local political community. Lorenz announced last week the appointment of county organizational leaders and their contact e-mails for anyone interested in getting more involved:

Alameda County:
Nadja Adolf
nadja@node.com

Fresno County:
Adam J. Bernay
ajb39@csufresno.edu

Los Angeles County:
Stu Adler
superstu@gte.net

Placer County:
Tom Hudson
victory98@hotmail.com

San Bernardino County:
Matt Brown
gopmatt@yahoo.com

Solano County:
Lynda Rose McMahan
Lynda@cagop.com

Anyone interested in helping develop a county chapter in any other CA counties should contact Chairman Lorenz at: Doug@Lorenz.Net.

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Published by:
Republican Liberty Caucus
Chuck Muth, Chairman
611 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, #370
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (800) 752-9646
E-mail: Chairman@RepublicanLibertyCaucus.com