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Eric Dondero, CEO & Publisher, MainstreamLibertarian.com Bio: Eric Dondero is a US Navy Veteran and Graduate of Florida State University. He is the Founder of the Republican Liberty Caucus, a fmr. Libertarian Party National Committeeman and served for 6 years as Senior Aide to US Congressman Ron Paul (TX). Dondero has worked and consulted for numerous campaigns nationwide including: US Senator Joe Lieberman (Independent), US Congressman Ron Paul (TX), Michigan State Representative Leon Drolet, California Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia and the Libertarian Party of Alaska. In 2004, Dondero led the nationwide effort for Libertarians for Bush. Most recently he has worked on many petition drives including Property Rights, Spending Limits, legalization of Alcohol sales, and Repeal of local Smoking Bans.
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COMMENTS FROM SITE VISITORS
Greetings from China, You have a good web site. I am so disappointed in how Republicans are treating their libertarian wing, i.e. Rudy Giuliani, I am on the verge of no longer referring to myself as a Republican. Bill Waters, Houston, TX
You have a very interesting website...keep up the activism. Matt Peters, Elections Chairman Libertarian Party of Alaska Eric, we luv ya too (especially for founding the RLC and rebuking Ron Paul), but it's odd that you'd criticize Huckabee for not being libertarian when you're backing Giuliani, who is pro-gun control.
I don't agree with Huckabee's position on the smoking ban but a libertarian argument can be made in its favor. First, he's not in favor of banning cigarettes, rather he's only in favor of banning smoking in public places (excluding restaurants and bars) because secondhand smoke can be harmful. This is consistent with the classic libertarian principle that "your freedom to swing your fist ends at the tip of my nose" -- likewise, "your freedom to smoke a cigarette ends at my lungs" so a person should have every right to smoke in private, but perhaps not in public.
Again, I don't agree with this policy, but a libertarian case can be made and it's certainly not a deal-breaker, nor does it come close in importance to, say, second amendment issues.
Best,
Jason Bedrick, NH State Rep. This is the site I was looking for!
I have a HARD time trying to convert my brothers-in-arms when they do a search and the first thing they see about the LP is the anti-war stance. I have had to start referring them to Neal Boortz' website. I am glad that I have another link to send them to now! The people that I work with need no encouragement to support freedom--All of us already do. We just want to keep America free.
De oppresso liber!
Adam, US Army, Germany You articles are well-written, and even though I may not agree with everything, I've learned a lot about libertarianism. Mark Thanks for contacting me about our proud achievement of getting a solid Libertarian elected. Our colleague and friend, Doug Burlison, will be on the Springfield, Missouri City Council for the next four years, bringing with him a firm committment to fiscal conservativism and limited governance.
Keith Rogers, Missouri
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Dondero lives in Metro-Houston with his wife Shandra Li. Dondero's Blogs on Politics www.libertarianrepublican.blogspot.com www.worldwideliberty.blogspot.com Recent Media on Dondero Property Rights: HighCountryNews , BoiseWeekly, USAToday, ChristianScienceMonitor, & SeattlePostIntelligencer . General Politics: ManchesterUnionLeader, AmericanSpectator. Challenging Ron Paul: ABC News, CNSNews.com, Human Events, Dallas Morning News & Galveston County Daily News. Pro-Military/War in Iraq: Urkobold, ConservaBlogs, ShadowDemocracy & American Daily. Columns & Articles by Dondero On Cynthia McKinney: FrontPageMag Dondero's Foreign Languages & Books Eric Dondero has traveled to 25 nations worldwide on 5 continents. He speaks over 10-15 languages. He's fluent in Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. He also speaks mid-level Chinese, Japanese, & German. He has appeared on over 100 radio shows nationwide for his language abilities, including: Dr. Barry Farber on WABC, WBAI NYC and Travel Shows on KFMB in San Diego, & KGO in San Francisco. He is the author of two books on travel/languages: the bestselling "Worldwide Multilingual Phrase Book" ($12.50) and his latest "Vacation Spanish" ($9.95). Both are available through Portside Language Svc.
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Assistant Editor Robert Booth of Katy, Texas Bio: Rob Booth is a Univ. of Texas Graduate and former 8-year US Navy Veteran. He speaks fluent Russian. He now works in the oil industry and is a partner with his wife Michelle in a Houston-area ceramic business. He started out in the Libertarian Party back in the late 1980s working for Ron Paul for President. He's been with the Republican Liberty Caucus since the early 1990s. He is a longtime Houston-area GOP activist, former precinct chair, delegate to two state conventions, and campaign worker for numerous Republican candidates.
http://www.robbooth.net/newsblog.shtml
Contributors: Dr. Clifford Thies - Shenandoah, VA, Phil Blumel - Palm Beach, FL, JB Williams - TN, Liz Mair - VA, Ryan Christiano - NJ, Jon Boguth - Macomb County, MI, Adam Brickley - CO, Andrew Walden - HI, and Jason Dowell - Anchorage, AK. James Fryar of Australia serves as our Contributor abroad.
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