The LP WIre

- News and Views of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin -

November 2024

Fellow Liberty Lovers,

In a world where political polarization dominates, Chase Oliver stands out as a beacon of hope and integrity. As the Libertarian candidate for President, Chase embodies the values of personal freedom, fiscal responsibility, and a government that truly serves its people—not the powerful elites.

This election is not just another contest between Democrats and Republicans; it's an opportunity to fundamentally reshape the political landscape. Chase is committed to breaking the chains of the two-party system that has trapped our nation in a cycle of broken promises and mounting debt.

As we witness candidates like RFK Jr. abandon their principles and endorse the very establishment they claimed to oppose, we invite you to choose a different path. Chase Oliver is the genuine alternative—one who will fight for every American’s right to liberty, whether it’s advocating for criminal justice reform, promoting free market solutions, or defending your individual rights against government overreach.

As Kamala Harris says, “Vote your conscience.” Your vote is crucial to reaching more voters, spreading our message of liberty, and making history in this election.

Phil Anderson for U.S. Senate

"Tammy Baldwin must be getting scared, running attack ads to drive Hovde voters to me," US Senate candidate Phil Anderson declared.

The Baldwin campaign has been running an ad, which begins with accusing Anderson of wanting to 'slash federal spending, fight against crypto regulation, end income taxes and eliminate the IRS". The ad then continues to criticize Eric Hovde before asking viewers to vote for Baldwin. 

"Guilty as charged, and more. I also want to dismantle the warfare state, root out corruption, and audit and #EndTheFed," continued Anderson. "Thanks Tammy!"

The ad video and information can found HERE. As of this release, the Baldwin campaign has spent $8-9000, reached 175-200K viewers, and run for 5 days. 

"I see that she's trying to peel off Hovde voters, but she's also doing me a favor- the biggest obstacle to viability is name recognition, not issue positions,"  finishes Anderson. "People unsatisfied with their choices, which is most, will now hear my name, look me up, and hopefully vote to #DisruptTheCorruption! "

Phil Anderson is a libertarian running under the statement of principle "Disrupt The Corruption", and will be on every Wisconsin ballot as such. 

Phil Anderson is a libertarian whose focus is disrupting the corruption that has created an endless warfare state, polluted the public discourse with lies and manipulation, and wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. 

For more information, email [email protected] or visit:

Phil Anderson for U.S. Senate
https://www.andersonforussenate.com/

Fellow Friends of Liberty,

Pandering in politics is nothing new. Politicians telling voters what they think the voters want to hear. Making grandiose promises that they have no intention of fulfilling.

But some politicians take pandering to a whole new level. Take Bill Clinton. He was so blatant in his pandering that Senator Paul Tsongas blasted him as a “Pander Bear”. Someone who would say anything, do anything, just to get elected.

Unfortunately, pandering works. Bill Clinton, not Paul Tsongas, won the 1992 Democratic nomination and the presidency.

This election, Trump and Harris are out-pandering Bill Clinton. Call it “The Clash of the Pander Bears”.

Take former President Trump.

He says he’s going to round up and deport 12 million undocumented immigrants. Never mind that it would cost $1 trillion and require a massive, invasive police state to implement. Or that it would cripple agriculture and drive up food prices. 

It’s not going to happen, any more than his 2016 promise to build the border wall and make Mexico pay for it. He was pandering then - he's pandering now.

Or his recent promise to make car loan interest deductible. He’s pitching that to low and middle income voters - who don’t itemize deductions. Only 10% of taxpayers itemize - mostly high income wealthy individuals. More pandering.

And then there are the multitude of tax cuts he’s promising. No income tax on tips (pandering to service workers). No income tax on overtime pay (pandering to blue collar workers). No income tax on social security benefits (pandering to seniors). Repeal the cap on deducting state and local taxes from federal income (pandering to the wealthy).

Now taxes absolutely should be cut - for everyone. Problem is, Trump isn’t suggesting any spending cuts to go with them. In fact, he’s proposing a host of additional spending.

Which means more deficit spending - and more debt. Which means more inflation - for everyone.

Trump’s not trying to actually shrink government by cutting taxes. He’s simply pandering for votes.

Meanwhile, Harris is engaged in traditional Democratic pandering - promising more government spending to benefit targeted groups of voters.

• A new $25 thousand subsidy to qualified first time home buyers

• Expanding the child tax credit

• Expanding the earned income tax credit

• Permanently extend enhanced health premium tax credits

Harris proposes to offset some of this spending by raising the corporate tax rate to 28% - which of course will simply get passed on to consumers. 

The bottom line for Harris’s pandering - more deficit spending and debt, leading to more inflation. Just like Trump.

That’s why I’m proud to support Chase Oliver for President. He doesn’t pander to gain votes. He understands the dangers of runaway deficit spending, and will dramatically cut spending to put an end to it.

We don’t need “Pander Bears”. We need men and women of principle who will speak the truth. We need people like Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat.

My wife and I have each donated the legal maximum to Chase and Mike’s campaign. Will you join us in pushing back against the “Pander Bears” and speaking truth to power?

In liberty,

Steve Dasbach, Campaign Manager
Chase Oliver for President

Constitution and Bylaws Committee – Opinion Piece

After the recent LNC Judicial Committee’s rulings regarding our state party’s bylaws our Constitution and Bylaws Committee has been busy. We have been discussing among ourselves how best to implement the changes we know we need, because the National Judicial Committee sure spelled it out for us. We have also been comparing our bylaws to those of other states. One thing I’ve noticed is that not all states have district representatives as voting members on their ruling body. Of those that do, their responsibilities and duties are well defined.

It is my belief, and I believe it is a libertarian belief also, that those in power should bear the consequences of their actions. One of the fallacies of most governments is that those in power insulate themselves from their own actions. As an example, our elected officials have been unable to solve our nation’s health care morass largely because they get theirs for free. Another way of saying this is that those who don’t play the game should not be making the rules.

Several years ago I brought forward a proposal that would have given the district representatives definite responsibilities and duties. It went down in flames. How dare I make our district representatives do any work.

So now I’m going to ask the members of the party to go the other way. There should be no voting members on Excom with out duties. Such people are worthless to our organization. Give them a defined job or get them out. And lets get those pesky at-large members out too. They are only there to cause trouble.

Ask yourself this, do you even know who your district rep is? Has he or she ever contacted you? Sponsored or hosted any meetings? Asked you to run for public office? Do you think they even know the names of the members in their district?

Four officers and a past chair are enough to run this party. If we must include others then let us give the committee chairs a vote. The committees do most of the work. They should then have a say.

Kevin Litten, member of Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Short Notes

If we had a social credit system like the Chinese Communist Party we would actually be getting rewarded for voting. I wonder what we would be getting? A box of heart health Cherrios © or perhaps another medal for bravery? Of course we would only be able to vote for the approved parties. There are only two, so that makes it easy. Gosh, how all these countries are starting to operate alike.

'You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage. Besides you don't build a better world by choppin' heads off and giving decent girls away to frogs.' Terry Pratchett from “Witches Abroad”

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