Just in case we weren’t sure before — after last night’s Senate approval of the horrid “bailout” bill, we now know both our US Senators prefer security to freedom. We know you lit up their phone lines like Christmas trees. We know you clogged up their emailboxes and voicemail systems. We know you told them “Vote NO on the bailout bill!” And we know they ignored you. There is only one way to make them understand your disapproval. It is imperative that you vote against Saxby Chambliss this November. Libertarian candidate Allen Buckley would have voted “NO.” The opportunity to take Johnny Isakson to the woodshed will have to wait.
The bailout bill now goes back to the US House Of Representatives. Our Congressmen now face the most momentous vote of their lives. We, their constituents, must make them understand their political careers are hanging on this issue. Please, please, please: call your Congressman and tell them “I want you to vote NO on the bailout bill!”
The issue is freedom versus security. The freedom of financial markets. The freedom of businesses to compete and maybe succeed, maybe fail. The freedom of individuals to act with the knowledge that we actually have control over our fates. The other choice is a false one, because “security” here means becoming subjects instead of citizens. It means fewer options for our financial decisions. It means more bureaucratic hoops to jump through. It means the “security” of being wards of the state. When it comes to nationalizing the financial sector of our economy, the only acceptable vote is for freedom.
We know and heed Benjamin Franklin’s advice: “They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.”
We must get that message across to our Congressmen. And we must be prepared to punish at the polls the ones who ignore us.
Here’s what to do:
CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN AGAIN!
Here are their phone numbers again:
GA01 Representative Jack Kingston – (202) 225-5831
GA02 Representative Sanford Bishop – (202) 225-3631
GA03 Representative Lynn Westmoreland – (202) 225-5901
GA04 Representative Hank Johnson – (202) 225-1605
GA05 Representative John Lewis – (202) 225-3801
GA06 Representative Tom Price – (202) 225-4501
GA07 Representative John Linder – (202) 225-4272
GA08 Representative Jim Marshall – (202) 225-6531
GA09 Representative Nathan Deal – (202) 225-5211
GA10 Representative Paul Broun – (202) 225-4101
GA11 Representative Phil Gingrey – (202) 225-2931
GA12 Representative John Barrow – (202) 225-2823
GA13 Representative David Scott – (202) 225-2939
It is critical that people living in the 2nd and 8th district call soon and often; Sanford Bishop and Jim Marshall voted FOR the bailout bill on Monday.
Libertarians revere the founding fathers for their wisdom and their courage.Their love of liberty beats strong in our breasts. The betrayal of liberty shown by our Senators, and the possibility of it with our Congressmen, makes us think of the words of Samuel Adams. Not one month after he and the other signers of The Declaration Of Independence pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to the cause of liberty, Adams addressed delegates and the public in Philadelphia. Think of our legislators as you read his words; think of those who have voted to ignore our instructions and opted for statism instead of individualism. Adams told the crowd “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom — go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!”
Those Congressmen who vote for “tranquility of servitude rather than the animating contest of freedom” must be held accountable. Every single one of them is up for reelection on November 4th. Note which ones (like Senator Chambliss) vote for this socialist bailout bill, and cast your ballot accordingly.
CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN NOW AND TELL HIM “I WANT YOU TO VOTE “NO” ON THE BAILOUT BILL!”
The Libertarian Party of Georgia thanks you for acting on this alert. Our economic freedom, our personal liberty, and our capitalist way of life are at stake!
Other things you can do:
JOIN the Libertarian Party of Georgia at https://lpgeorgia.com/donate.html.
VOTE LIBERTARIAN on November 4th, and contribute to our candidates’ campaigns:
Allen Buckley, US Senate (buckleyforsenate.com)
Brandon Givens, PSC (votegivens.com)
John Monds, PSC (mondsforpsc.com)
Bob Barr, President of the US (bobbarr2008.com)
