Comments on: It’s time for libertarians to start taking a look at Gary Johnson for POTUS 2012

By: TerryP

TerryP — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:14:31 +0000

I hope he runs and gets the backing of Ron Paul. He is going to need to get some help from some influential people to get a better foothold if he has any chance. Maybe he could get David Walker or somebody like that to be his running mate. He would lend a lot of credibility on economic issues.

By: The Crossed Pond » Johnson 2012

The Crossed Pond » Johnson 2012 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:43:55 +0000

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By: Akston

Akston — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:51:25 +0000

Violence associated with controlled substances like marijuana is a result of those substances being controlled. Illegality creates a black market, which can grow violent because it is artificially profitable and outside the law. There are no border killings over Corona beer.

At least a quarter of the current prison population is there for non violent drug offenses. This cost in dollars and lost liberty is certainly a problem we are facing as a nation that could be solved by ending the failed drug war.

On March 22, 1933 FDR signed the Cullen-Harrison Act into law (which was later followed by the Twenty First Amendment which ended alcohol prohibition). That was one of the few “presidential” domestic actions President Roosevelt took.

I agree that there are higher priorities for the next President. Probably the highest will be to jump-start the economy by ending the constant intrusions and distortions of the current administration. But saving another $14 billion by ending a failed drug war wouldn’t hurt.

By: ablur

ablur — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:19:39 +0000

Drug legalization speeches don’t make him presidential.
Let’s face it the key to stopping drugs is closing the border. As long as our political elite keep our borders wide open, the violence and drug dependence will continue. Legalizing and taxing is an attempt at a feel good policy that will further result in our decline as a nation. Legal access to drugs is not going to solve a single problem we are currently facing as a nation.
Tancredo in 2008,was a better choice with the single issue of stopping illegals. We can at least tie illegals to many of the issues.

By: muggles

muggles — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:25:08 +0000

Good summary on GJ. I saw him at a local event sponsored by the local Republican Liberty Caucus chapter and he was excellent.
Very articulate and I found no issue upon which he seemed soft or timid. I suspect he is more practical than some libertarians would like on certain issues (he says as much) and his record might have a few holes. But overall he’s the real deal. Clearly someone we should support.
I have it on good authority that his presidential nomination announcement will be happening in January.

By: RJ STEWART

RJ STEWART — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:24:59 +0000

Hear Gary Johnson speak at The Boston Tea party 2010 sponsored by the Liberty Preservation Association of Massachusetts (www.masslpa.org) on Dec 12, 2010. Tickets available on the website. Great line up of speakers.

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By: Anton Sirius

Anton Sirius — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 02:01:11 +0000

Much as a Johnson run would be fantastic, the only way I see him, or any other ‘outsider’ candidate, even winning the nom is basically in the same fashion Clinton won it for the Dems – the main contenders view Obama as unbeatable (due to a big turnaround in the employment rate, for instance) and decide to sit it out until 2016, opening the door for Johnson to take it. And at that point his chances of actually winning the White House would depend on Obama suddenly becoming vulnerable, say due to a personal scandal.

It’s not impossible, but it would take a highly unlikely set of circumstances. Still, it’s always fun to dream…