Virginia Libertarian

RichmondLiberty.org: What Happened to Winter?

Alternative theories are still being offered, such as El Nino (with it safe to say it is a combination of this year’s weather circumstances with greenhouse emissions that is pushing the thermometer over the top).* However I’d like to personally look in the face of everyone who said global warming was a myth. We will enjoy the spring-like weather, and then complain later in the year, but this country will not step up to fight the greenhouse effect. To what extent will environmental conditions have to sink to turn a voter’s head? We are parboiling this planet. To help fight global warming go to

Ok, since when did the Richmond libertarian party turn into the let’s get government involved in preserving the environment party?  I’m not providing the links that the article references, because they all go to organizations that are promoting government interference in our lives.

Health Care for Everyone?

Every uninsured citizen in Massachusetts will soon have affordable health insurance and the costs of health care will be reduced. And we will need no new taxes, no employer mandate and no government takeover to make this happen.

Yes, and candy will rain from the skies, and we will all have a Merry Christmas (whatever your faith).  How does one consider laws forcing everyone to purchase private health care coverage (or demonstrate that you can pay for your own medical care) not to be government takeover?

Another 40% of the uninsured were earning enough to buy insurance but had chosen not to do so. Why? Because it is expensive, and because they know that if they become seriously ill, they will get free or subsidized treatment at the hospital. By law, emergency care cannot be withheld. Why pay for something you can get free?

And here we have the root of the problem.  Some bleeding heart out there thought it would be a good idea to force hospitals to provide free emergency care for those that “can’t afford it“.  Well, why do you think that medical care has gone up in price since then?  Because they have to give a lot of it away for free, so the rest of us have to pay more to cover the cost of that.  It may sound callous, but why am I forced to pay for someone else’s health care?  I have enough responsibility in paying for my own, I don’t need to take on any more people, yet that is what the government is forcing everyone who pays taxes to do.  If we were to get rid of the requirements of hospitals to provide free emergency care, costs would come down considerably.  If you want to provide health care for those who can’t afford it, go start your own hospital and do so.

Some of my libertarian friends balk at what looks like an individual mandate. But remember, someone has to pay for the health care that must, by law, be provided: Either the individual pays or the taxpayers pay. A free ride on government is not libertarian.

Ahh, here we go.  The important issue: why must health care be provided for by law?  We don’t make laws that say food must be provided, or water, or heat, or electricity, why health care?  Because it is a good entry point for mandating government subsidies for all those things.  It makes great PR for the bleeding hearts : “You would deny this child emergency care that they need?”  Well, no, probably not, but that is not a decision for the government to make.  I have seen countless numbers of families that have put up advertisements in all forms of media asking for money for just these reasons.  If you decide not to purchase private insurance, have fun finding the money when something bad happens, but it’s not the governments job to CYA.

Libertarian Files Papers for ‘08 Race

Rep. Ron Paul, the iconoclastic, nine-term lawmaker from southeast Texas, took the first step Thursday toward a second presidential bid - this time as a Republican.

Republicans seek flexible school funds

“We’re all for allowing states and districts to have flexibility as long as they adhere to the core principles of NCLB though. We can’t get away from those core principles or reduce accountability in any way,” he added.

Well, NCLB is about to be re-authorized, with some pushing for minor changes in how schools have to measure their performance.  I don’t understand why people haven’t figured out that private schools are better than public schools.  Look at where the children of the upper class go - private shools.  Why do you think that is?  Because the upper class - you know, the smart people who have figured out how to earn money instead of having it given to them by the government - has figured out that private schools perform better.  Why might that be?  Well, because they are held accountable to their customers, the parents of the children going to the school.  If the parents don’t like the way the school is performing with their child, they take their money elsewhere.  Now, to whom are public schools held accountable?  Bureaucrats in Washington.  Do the bureaucrats in Washington care about how the public schools are doing?  No, their kids are going to private schools.  If your kid is going to a public school, and you don’t like how that school is performing, what can you do about it?  Not much, you can pony up the dough to send your kid to a private school, or you can suck it up.  Either way, guess what, the public school still gets the money, so where is their incentive to change?  That’s right, they don’t have one.

NBC 12 - Virginia News - Black Virginia lawmakers call for apology for slavery

A group of black Virginia lawmakers announced legislation today calling for a state apology for slavery. The joint resolution urges that the General Assembly “hereby atones for the involuntary servitude of Africans” and commits to reconciliation. The group said today it will formally introduce the resolution on the first day of the session, January tenth.Richmond Senator Henry Marsh is a sponsor of the resolution. He says with the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown this year, it’s the right time to set an example for the nation.

Historians say Virginia has a rich slavery history, with Richmond being a central point for the purchase of Africans.

Marsh says it’s time “for Virginia to take a step toward reconciliation.”

The lawmakers say a resolution calling for a similar apology to American Indians is in the works.

Give me a fucking break.  How many people now alive in the U.S. own or have owned slaves.  None.  That’s right, Zero.  Why do we have to put up with these stupid shenanigans that race-baiters pull in order to get attention for themselves?  This guy needs to be kicked out of office.