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Liberator Online: National ID bill passes Congress. Plus much
more....
In This Issue:
Dr. Mary Ruwart tells pharmacy association: gov’t regs kill millions, drive up
drug prices by 80%..... Happy Bill of Rights Day!..... Congressman Ron Paul
denounces the new national ID bill.…. First-time offender gets 55 year sentence
for selling marijuana..... Extended: Our big 15% off holiday sale on ALL
Advocates products!..... Mary Ruwart is asked if kidnappers would have a big
advantage in a libertarian society..... Personal responsibility is not a burden,
it’s a blessing, and we must learn to communicate that, says Michael Cloud.....
All this and *much much more* in the world’s largest-circulation libertarian
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THE LIBERATOR ONLINE
December 9, 2004
Vol. 9, No. 20
Circulation: 68,084 subscribers 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
* Happy Bill of Rights Day!
* Lights of Liberty awards -- you can still qualify
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE ADVOCATES
* 2005 Libertarian Cruise to the "Gems of the Baltic"
....and more news and exciting opportunities for libertarians!
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, UNBELIEVABLE NEWS
* Mary Ruwart Testifies: Gov’t Drug Regulations Kill Millions
* First-Time Marijuana Seller Gets 55-Year Sentence
* Congressman Ron Paul Denounces New National ID Bill
* “Not even considering the idea…”
ASK DR. RUWART
* Is the libertarian “non-aggression” principle practical in the real world?
PERSUASION POWER POINT #171
* " Personal Responsibility Sets Us Free"
by Michael Cloud
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Dear friends,
A very important American civic holiday is coming up -- one that far too many
Americans are not aware of.
Perhaps you can help bring it to their attention.
December 15 is "Bill of Rights Day" -- a day to celebrate, honor and renew
support for our precious Bill of Rights.
It was on December 15, 1791 that the Bill of Rights the first ten amendments to
the United States Constitution -- went into effect.
One hundred and fifty years later, in 1941, "Bill of Rights Day" was officially
recognized as a national civic holiday, and has been ever since.
The Bill of Rights is, of course, the great protector of American liberties. It
boldly declares that people have certain inalienable rights that government
cannot abridge -- fundamental rights like freedom of speech, freedom of
religion, the right to keep and bear arms, and more. It also provides procedures
for defending those rights -- such as fair trials and limits on federal power.
The Bill of Rights doesn't just belong to America. It has inspired freedom
fighters around the world. The Founders viewed their Revolution as the first
blow in a struggle to win liberty for *all* the people of the world -- so the
Bill of Rights is truly a document for everyone.
That's why I hope libertarians and other freedom lovers will use this upcoming
Bill of Rights Day as an opportunity to teach their families, friends, neighbors
and others about our precious heritage.
It's a *great* time for a letter to the editor of your local newspaper,
discussing the vital importance of our Bill of Rights freedoms and calling for
reflection on our heritage -- and urging citizens to speak out against current
calls to sacrifice liberty for (alleged) security.
To help with that, here's a short summary of the Bill of Rights, prepared by
students at Liberty Middle School in Ashley, Virginia. (I've added just a few
words.) While this condensed version doesn't have the majesty, depth and detail
of the entire document, it is short and easy to understand, and may be useful to
you in discussions and letters:
THE BILL OF RIGHTS: First Ten Amendments to the Constitution
1. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right to
assemble peaceably, right to petition the government about grievances.
2. Right to keep and bear arms.
3. Do not have to quarter soldiers during peacetime.
4. No unreasonable searches and seizures.
5. Rights of the accused.
6. Right to a fair trial.
7. Right to a trial by jury in civil cases also.
8. No cruel and unusual punishments.
9. Unenumerated rights go to the people.
10. Reserves all powers not given to the national government to the states or
the people.
All Americans should be familiar with their Bill of Rights freedoms. Sadly,
numerous surveys indicate most are not.
Those of us who love liberty should do our best to correct that.
Happy Bill of Rights Day!
(For more on Bill of Rights day, and some suggested activities, see the Web site
of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership:
http://www.jpfo.org/bord.htm )
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WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE ADVOCATES
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GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, UNBELIEVABLE NEWS
by James W. Harris
Mary Ruwart Testifies: Gov’t Drug Regulations Kill Millions
Readers know Dr. Mary Ruwart as a Liberator Online columnist and renowned
libertarian writer and activist.
She is also a research scientist -- a Senior Instructor with Sci-Com (Burnet,
Texas) and Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology at the University of North
Carolina in Charlotte.
On November 9, Dr. Ruwart made a controversial presentation at the 2004 Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Her chief arguments? Government regulations are the cause of high drug costs --
and millions of people have died prematurely and unnecessarily because these
regulations have slowed or halted the development of life-saving medications and
other innovations.
"Regulations passed in 1962 are responsible for over 80% of today's drug
prices," she says.
Development times for new drugs, about 4-1/2 years long, were stable for the two
decades prior to the 1962 Kefauver-Harris Amendments that put new burdens on the
development process. Since then, development times have soared. By the 1990s,
the average drug spent over *14* years in regulation-mandated testing and FDA
review.
"What we spend for prescription drugs can be predicted by what manufacturers
spend on R&D," Dr. Ruwart explains. "If pre-amendment trends had continued, drug
prices would be about 15% of what they are today. We'd have more innovation and
twice as many drugs to choose from. Pharmaceuticals replace more expensive
medical interventions like surgery, so that every dollar we spend on drugs
lowers health care costs by $2-$3."
But don't regulations protect Americans from unsafe drugs? No.
"These particular regulations, the 1962 amendments, have proven to be more
deadly than all of the drug toxicity that occurred before their passage," Dr.
Ruwart claims.
Indeed, she estimates that between 1963 and 1999, 4.7 million people died
prematurely while the medicine which could have saved them languished in
mandated testing. "The amendments saved a few thousand lives, but the cost was
letting millions die waiting for treatment.”
Should those upset about high pharmaceutical prices and development delays blame
the FDA? Perhaps surprisingly, Dr. Ruwart doesn't think so.
"The FDA was told to enforce bad law," she points out. "The good people there,
some of whom I've worked with, were put in a very difficult situation.
"Before we are regulators, legislators, members of the pharmaceutical industry,
or cost-conscious consumers, we are all human beings who will one day need a
life-saving medication or medical procedure," Dr. Ruwart contends. "For all of
our sakes, the national debate on high pharmaceutical prices and affordable
health care should include a thorough examination of the costs of excess
regulation."
You can view her entire poster presentation at www.ruwart.com/AAPS.pdf.
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First-Time Marijuana Seller Gets 55-Year Sentence
On November 16, Utah Judge Paul G. Cassell gave a 22-year sentence to a murderer
who beat an elderly woman to death with a log.
Two hours later, he sentenced nonviolent, first-time-offender Weldon Angelos,
age 24, to 55 years and a day in essence, a life sentence.
Weldon’s crime? Selling a small amount of marijuana to a Utah undercover
policeman.
How was this possible? It was yet another horror story created by America’s
savage mandatory minimum sentencing laws, imposed by Congress during the “get
tough on drugs” mania that seized Congress in the 1980s.
Angelos wore a small pistol in an ankle holster when he sold the marijuana.
Although he didn’t use, threaten to use, or brandish the weapon, that triggered
the federal mandatory minimum laws, and sent his sentence skyrocketing.
Angelos’ mandatory 55 years is based on three firearms-related charges: for
carrying a gun during two drug sales and for keeping additional firearms at his
apartment. Federal law require a five-year mandatory-minimum sentence for the
first charge and a 25-year term for each count thereafter.
Under federal law, Judge Cassell had no choice but to impose the 55 years.
Cassell is no softie on crime. He’s a Bush appointee, former prosecutor, and
death penalty advocate.
But he was horrified by what the law forced him to do to Weldon Angelos. So
horrified, in fact, that he wrote a 67-page memorandum denouncing the mandatory
sentencing and asking Bush to commute the sentence to a more reasonable (in his
mind) 18 years.
Under federal law, Judge Cassell noted, an airplane hijacker would get 24 years.
A bomb-detonating terrorist would get a 19-year sentence. A three-time child
rapist would get 15 years.
"Is there a rational basis for giving Mr. Angelos more time than the hijacker,
the murderer, the rapist?" Judge Cassell wrote. “To sentence Mr. Angelos to
prison for the rest of his life is unjust, cruel, and even irrational."
A respected and growing body of individuals and organizations, from across the
political spectrum, oppose mandatory sentencing laws. A few:
* U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist
* Former attorney general Edwin Meese
* Former FBI director Louis Freeh
* Former drug czar Barry McCaffrey
* The American Bar Association
* The National Association of Veteran Police Officers
* The National Council of La Raza
* The American Psychological Association
* The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
* The Federal Courts Study Committee
* The American Civil Liberties Union
* The U.S. Sentencing Commission
* Each of the 11 Federal Judicial Circuits
The Angelos case is bringing some well-deserved attention to the horrors and
injustice of these barbaric laws.
But a libertarian analysis of the case goes much further than that. Two simple
questions: Why should it be a crime to sell marijuana in the first place? And
why should it be illegal to exercise your Second Amendment right to keep and
bear arms while engaged in peaceful, consensual commercial activities?
(Sources: FAMM -- Families Against Mandatory Minimums:
http://www.famm.org/index2.htm )
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Congressman Ron Paul Denounces New National ID Bill
The U.S. House and Senate have passed a sweeping new intelligence bill that
contains provisions for a de facto national ID card. Congress passed the bill
despite having only a few hours to read the 3,000-plus pages final version.
During the House debate, libertarian U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) rose to the
floor to denounce the bill, particularly the national ID provisions.
“National ID cards are not proper in a free society,” Paul declared. “This is
America, not Soviet Russia. The federal government should never be allowed to
demand papers from American citizens, and it certainly has no constitutional
authority to do so.
“A national identification card, in whatever form it may take, will allow the
federal government to inappropriately monitor the movements and transactions of
every American,” Paul continued. “History shows that governments inevitably use
such power in harmful ways. The 9-11 commission, whose recommendations underlie
this bill, has called for *internal* screening points where identification will
be demanded. Domestic travel restrictions are the hallmark of authoritarian
states, not free nations. It is just a matter of time until those who refuse to
carry the new licenses will be denied the ability to drive or board an airplane.
“Nationalizing standards for drivers licenses and birth certificates, and
linking them together via a national database, creates a national ID system pure
and simple. Proponents of the national ID understand that the public remains
wary of the scheme, so they attempt to claim they’re merely creating new
standards for existing state IDs. Nonsense! This legislation imposes federal
standards in a federal bill, and it creates a federalized ID regardless of
whether the ID itself is still stamped with the name of your state.
“Those who are willing to allow the government to establish a Soviet-style
internal passport system because they think it will make us safer are terribly
mistaken,” Paul concluded. “Subjecting every citizen to surveillance and
screening points actually will make us less safe, not in the least because it
will divert resources away from tracking and apprehending terrorists and deploy
them against innocent Americans! Every conservative who believes in
constitutional restraints on government should reject the authoritarian national
ID card and the nonsensical intelligence bill itself.”
Unfortunately, Republicans and Democrats alike failed to heed Paul’s warning.
The bill was passed by the House 336-75 with 67 of the dissenters Republicans
defying strong pressure from President Bush. The bill then passed the Senate
89-2. It could be signed by the president by week's end.
Interestingly, just one day before the U.S. House vote, the British government
also announced plans to introduce biometric national ID card starting in 2008.
According to Prime Minister Tony Blair: "With terrorism, illegal immigration and
organized crime operating with so much greater sophistication, identity cards in
my judgment are long overdue."
Opponents say the battle against a national ID, and the fast-growing national
security state that supports such tyranny, will continue.
(Sources: “Congressman Paul Denounces National ID Card,”
http://www.house.gov/paul/press/press2004/pr120704.htm
British National ID:
http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/197119-1737-010.html )
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“Not even considering the idea…”
“The White House will not pursue a national identification card system, despite
renewed clamor from pockets of government and industry following the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks. ‘We are not even considering the idea,’ said a Bush spokesman
on Thursday.”
-- InfoWorld, September 27, 2001
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"Good News, Bad News, Unbelievable News" is written by Liberator Online editor
James W. Harris. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines and
newspapers, and he has been a Finalist for the Mencken Award, given by the Free
Press Association for "Outstanding Journalism in Support of Liberty."
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ASK DR. RUWART
Dr. Mary Ruwart is a leading expert in libertarian communication. In this column
she gives readers "short answers to the tough questions" that libertarians are
frequently asked.
Dr. Ruwart's past Liberator Online answers are archived in searchable form at:
http://www.TheAdvocates.org/ruwart/categories_list.php
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Is the libertarian “non-aggression” principle practical in the real world?
Question:
“In a recent Liberator Online column, you said: "It is not moral to force
innocent bystanders to help us in our quest. Nor is it moral to kill bystanders
who are obscuring our access to the aggressor."
”Given this, it sounds like taking hostages would be a very effective technique
against libertarians. Does the more ruthless person, who is willing to endanger
innocent lives, thus have an overwhelming advantage, if a society is based on
libertarian principles?”
My short answer:
“Do thieves have an "overwhelming advantage" over those who work? Do cheaters
have an "overwhelming advantage" against honest people? Do killers have an
"overwhelming advantage" over those who live peacefully?
”My answer (and probably yours) is no. Because most people want to live in a
society where their property, lives, and contracts are respected, aggressors are
hunted down and stopped. Our police are generally instructed to let the
aggressors escape, however, rather than shoot into a crowd or otherwise endanger
those whom they are sworn to protect. Likewise, if we are trying to stop
aggressors who are hurting innocent people (the example I was responding to),
killing hostages used as human shields would defeat our purpose.
”A follow-up question a highly theoretical one, but interesting to explore --
might be: "What if a terrorist was holding 10 people hostage so that he could
push the button to launch a nuclear missile at New York City. You can stop him
with a grenade, but you'll kill all the hostages, too. What would you do?"
”My answer: I would throw the grenade and turn myself in to the authorities. In
a libertarian society, I would be expected to compensate the victim's families,
since I had taken innocent lives.
”The hostages' families might ask for nothing if they believed that their
deceased would have gladly given their lives to save New York. Perhaps they
would want compensation for the death of their breadwinners. If so, the grateful
people of New York would probably volunteer to pay it for me.
”If New Yorkers would not come to my aid (unlikely if the threat were real), or
if the families demanded my execution as a murderer, I would submit willingly.
If I choose to sacrifice others, I should not flinch if my sacrifice is
required, too. However, if I had used good judgment and truly saved New York,
such a scenario is unlikely.
”Again, this is a highly theoretical example, useful mostly as a “thought
experiment” to test and explore the furthest application of libertarian
principles. In the real world, such extreme “lifeboat” situations rarely if ever
happen, and consistently applying the libertarian non-aggression principle
offers our best guide to achieving peace, liberty, abundance and justice.”
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Got questions? Dr. Ruwart has answers! If you'd like answers to YOUR "tough
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mailto:ruwart@theAdvocates.org
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PERSUASION POWER POINT #171
Personal Responsibility Sets Us Free
by Michael Cloud
Personal responsibility sets us free. Personal responsibility makes us
self-reliant. Self- supporting. Thoughtful. Productive. Personal responsibility
makes us prosperous and civil.
Yet everywhere in America, government responsibility advances, while personal
responsibility retreats.
Government responsibility expands, while personal responsibility shrivels and
shrinks.
Government responsibility grows stronger, while personal responsibility grows
weaker and weaker.
Why?
Because too many people have been taught that personal responsibility is a hard
and painful burden.
Too many have been taught that personal responsibility means blame and
punishment.
Too many people have been taught that personal responsibility is just one more
thankless task.
So individuals surrender their responsibility to government. And Big Government
is happy to take it.
Because Big Government grows by assuming responsibility.
But Government responsibility doesn't work.
Government responsibility makes things worse.
Government responsibility creates new problems.
Government responsibility means programs that squander and waste.
Government responsibility diverts money and energy from positive and productive
uses.
Government responsibility IS the problem.
Personal responsibility is the solution.
Health Care? Federal, state, and local politicians vote and lobby for more
government responsibility. They drive us toward a single-payer, Big Government
health care monopoly. One big VA hospital for America. That's government
responsibility in health care.
Education? Federal, state and local politicians vote for more government
responsibility. More government authority. More government control. More
government involvement. Government-run public schools are obscenely expensive
and teaching disabled. That's government responsibility in Education.
The family? Politicians make politically correct votes for the children, for
family leave, and family planning. Their votes destroy the authority and
responsibility of parents. Their votes make more government rules and
regulations, restrictions and requirements, mandates and demands ... decided and
guided by bureaucrats and politicians. That's government responsibility for
families.
Welfare? Disaster relief? Retirement? Business? Jobs? Area after area, time
after time, government responsibility makes things worse.
Government responsibility is the problem. Personal responsibility is the
solution.
It's time to take back personal responsibility.
Personal responsibility is the price of liberty. Personal responsibility sets us
free. Personal responsibility leaves us with the freedom and resources to
support our families, raise and educate our children, plan our careers, and save
for our own retirements.
Personal responsibility is only possible with small government. And small
government is possible only with personal responsibility.
Government responsibility or personal responsibility? Which do you want?
Government authority or personal authority? Which do you want?
Government control or personal control? Which do you want?
Big Government or small government? Which do you want?
It's your choice. Your responsibility.
You can pay the price of achieving small government, individual liberty, and
personal responsibility.
Or keep paying the costs of Big Government, government authority, and government
responsibility.
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