US Senator Mike Gravel and David Nolan, Libertarian Party founder

AAnarcho-CapitalistA

5/6/2008 1:03 AM UTC

Gravel comes off as really disrespectful to the founder of the Libertarian Party he just joined, almost insulting him at times. Not a smart move for a new member. Gravel reacts with horror when the suggestion that anarchy has anything to do with Libertarianism. Does he really know what party he is joining? There is a real faction of Anarchist Libertarians like myself and I was almost insulted by his reaction. At least Kubby can explain Gravel's stances in a rational, calm way.

oldhack

5/2/2008 12:49 AM UTC

repealing laws is every bit as simple as creating and passing a law. Hearings in every town. the town votes how ever all the towns of this nation have voted is whether or not the law has been repealed. the national initiative is very simply just giving us the right to have power over our government.

BrianHoltz

4/8/2008 1:32 AM UTC

Would Mike consider a variant of the National Initiative in which it were easier to repeal laws than to enact them?

BrianHoltz

4/8/2008 1:29 AM UTC

Gravel's heading for the National Initiative

Vortex of Freedom

4/8/2008 1:26 AM UTC

Since All Americans are created equal, the only "fair" tax would be one where everybody would be taxed equally. The only way that everybody can afford to pay the same rate is if the income tax is zero. Abolish the 16th Amendment!

BrianHoltz

4/8/2008 1:22 AM UTC

Gravel should make the high-level point that switching from a tax on income to a tax on consumption has the effect of un-taxing saving and investment.

Jack Dean

4/8/2008 1:20 AM UTC

FYI: Gravel's voice is so loud that his audio is coming through very distorted.