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American Political figure

Michael Badnarik is an American political figure born on August 1, 1954. He has a rich experience in politics and has played an active role in public affairs.

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“The Democrats and Republicans stand at two extremes, characterized by which parts of our lives they emphasize their desire to control. Libertarians reject both extremes in favor of the government leaving control of your life to you.”

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“I am a very peaceful man. I love people and am known for my gregarious personality. However, if you try to confiscate my guns, I will feel compelled to give them to you, one bullet at a time.”

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“Marriage partners, not government, should define the terms and spiritual orientation of their union in accordance with our nation's guarantee of religious freedom.”

Should Government Spiritual Nations Term Religious Unions Partners Guarantees Orientation Religious Freedom

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“The Patriot Act makes a mockery of the Sixth Amendment, which protects your right to a speedy and public trial, and your right to the assistance of counsel for your defense.”

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“Since when do we let the government decide what is or isn't good for us? What the hell does Congress know about nutrition, anyway?... If the government can use force whenever something is "in our best interest" then government should force everyone to wake up at 6am every morning for calisthenics in the front yard. Fast food establishments should be torn down and replaced with bars that serve carrot juice and alfalfa sprouts, since - "it's in your best interest." This paternalistic attitude that "the government knows best" and that you are merely a helpless child is insulting and reprehensible.”

“If someone kills you, they will deprive you of life, but they can never deprive you of your right to life.”

Ifs Right To Life

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“Most of our problems in the United States can be traced to a blatant disregard for private property.”

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“Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even think about taking my guns. My rights are not negotiable, and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the Second Amendment.”

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“Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws.”

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“On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.”

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“I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your right to protect your life, the lives of your loved ones, and your property.”

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“Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs.”

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“Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution.”

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“The question is: how bad do things have to get before you will do something about it? Where is your line in the sand? If you don't enforce the constitutional limitations on your government very soon, you are likely to find out what World War III will be like.”

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“The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves.”

Firsts Lines Victim Criminals Defence

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“I don't know that the Libertarian Party has an official position on the separation of church and state.”

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“When the state or federal government controls the education of all of our children, they have the dangerous and illegitimate monopoly to control and influence the thought process of our citizens.”

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“The Constitution: it's not just a good idea, it's the law.”

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“If I give you a forty five percent chance at lethal injection, a fifty percent chance at the electric chair, and a five percent chance for escape which are you going to vote for? The electric chair, because youre likely to win?”

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“I am opposed to any individual taxes until we eliminate all of the unconstitutional agencies, and I suspect we wouldn't need a tax after that.”

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“Imagine! People are not volunteering to go to foreign countries and die the way they used to! Imagine that!”

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“NAFTA and GATT have about as much to do with free trade as the Patriot Act has to do with liberty.”

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“Libertarians love their children at least as much as the Democrats and the Republicans, probably more.”

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“The Patriot Act is the most egregious piece of legislation to ever leave Congress since the Alien and Sedition Acts, John Ashcroft and every member of Congress who voted for it should be indicted.”

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“Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights.”

Individual Community Rights

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“I find it very offensive when the government tells me what I can and cannot watch. Censor yourself.”

I Can Government Watches Offensive

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“The government never does anything successfully.”

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“If we really want liberty - if we really want liberty - then we need to go out and get it, we need to take it, because nobody is going to give it to us. And we need to do it now.”

Ifs Want Needs Giving Liberty

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“War doesn't need more participants. It needs fewer participants.”

Needs War Fewer Participants

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“The Libertarian Party holds that same-sex marriages are an individual issue and that the government has no right to determine with whom a person should have a relationship.”

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“The Libertarian position on immigration is to have, not open borders with no restrictions, but to have controlled borders that allow hard-working people to come into America to help raise their standard of living and improve the American economy.”

People Hard Helping America Economy Position Hard Work Standards Raises Libertarian Immigration Borders Controlled Restriction Standards Of Living American Economy

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“The Libertarian position on the freedom of speech is a strong support of freedom of speech, and we oppose government intervention in controlling what is or is not moral.”

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Born: August 1, 1954
Known for: American Political figure
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