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Spring 2012 Semester Updates

Paulin' Out

An incredible semester is about to begin this month. Between Libertarian Longhorns, Young Americans for Liberty, and two new groups, Youth for Ron Paul and UT Mises Circle, you will never have to worry about getting your next fix of liberty. The weekly meetings for Libertarian Longhorns will be held on Thursday evenings from 7 [...]

Libertarian Longhorn member published in the Washington Post

A few weeks ago, the Washington Post’s highly-trafficked blog “On Faith” asked me to write an article about Christianity, libertarianism, and Ron Paul. The article was published today and is currently featured on the site in the “Guest Voices” section. Check it out! A quick excerpt: “Through libertarianism, many Christians have found a way to [...]

Rand Paul may have prevented conflict with Russia, but what does it mean?

I do not want to overstate the event, but there has been some very interesting stuff going on in the Senate these past few days. Jack Hunter reports in the Daily Caller that Rand Paul blocked an unanimous consent vote that could have had big effects: Last week, while most senators were focused on the [...]

The “Extensive Failure” of Full Body Scanners and the Politics Behind It

I posted this article at another website that I help manage, StopAustinScanners.org. I should note that LL member Taylor Metting and I both spoke at the AAAC meeting mentioned below as well. The recent meeting of the Austin Airport Advisory Commission to discuss the upcoming installation of “Advanced Imaging Technology” (AIT) at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport [...]

Texas House passes legislation banning Security-Theatre Patdowns

A few days I ago I posted on my main website, LibertarianChristians.com, about David Simpson, the heroic Texas representative who is taking a serious lead in fighting back against the TSA and more in the Texas House. As I said, I think he is the Ron Paul of the Texas legislature. I have been working [...]

Action Alert: Support measures to criminalize TSA abuses TODAY

Libertarian Longhorns calls to action all Texans who support civil liberties today! There are two bills in the Texas House of Representatives right now that need our help. First, the bill proposing to ban body scanners (HB 1938) has the votes in committee to be moved to the floor, and likely has a supermajority to [...]

Legislation introduced in Texas to ban full-body scanners and pat-downs

This past week, Representative David Simpson (R-Longview) introduced legislation in the Texas House to ban full-body scanners and pat-downs in Texas airports and public places. He also submitted a concurrent resolution for the House and Senate that affirms the Texas Legislature’s opposition to egregious searches conducted by the TSA. The full texts of the bills [...]

Introducing StopAustinScanners.org

One of the projects I’ve had going for the past few weeks is designing a new website informing people about the dangers of full-body scanners in airports, and in particular to organize Texans to oppose them to their representatives. It’s called StopAustinScanners.org. Check it out, I bet you’ll learn something! We are working on a [...]

Who Owns You? I sure don’t

I am on the board of the Austin-based Foundation for a Free Society, and one of our objectives is to put out professional, artistic, catchy videos that communicate the philosophy of liberty in a succinct and fun manner. This video is one of our latest projects and was recently featured on LewRockwell.com. If you think [...]