On Monday, former Congressman and staunch libertarian Ron Paul (R-TX) campaigned for Virginia Republican Governor candidate Ken Cuccinelli and said Virginias would be giving up on liberty if they voted for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Tuesday's election and would be "insane" if they voted for so-called libertarian Robert Sarvis, the third-party candidate who may siphon enough votes from Cuccinelli to spoil the election.
Specifically referring to the mileage taxes that Sarvis indicated he may support and which may require GPS systems to be installed in everyone's cars, Paul said "anybody who would conceivably vote for someone who would endorse a mileage tax" is "insane" because a mileage tax would be an "invasion of privacy" and would just give the government more money it could waste. In an interview on MSNBC, Sarvis indicated that he could support "vehicle-miles-driven taxes."Appearing with Cuccinelli, Paul also noted that Cuccinelli would cut taxes and would not support any new taxes. He said though Cuccinelli may not be in the Libertarian Party, he's a "Constitutionalist, so he's an ally."
Paul also ripped Democrats for thinking that individuals are not smart to take care of themselves.
"Why should we grant this authority to a few thugs who want to take over the government to make all our decisions for us?" Paul said.
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I was reading Sarvis' web site yesterday, and I agree with Paul. Don't know about Cuccinelli, though.
ReplyDeleteOn a related note, the argument raging in the breitbart comments is a sad, sad thing.
Cuccinelli,
DeleteA homeschooler and a Constitutionalist for starters.