A Libertarian take on Wisconsin
Tim Nerentz, once a Libertarian candidate for Congress in Wisconsin, offers this Libertarian perspective on Governor Scott Walker’s recall election victory.
“The effort to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker ended with a dull thud tonight, putting the exclamation point on 18 months of angry futility and needless public expense inflicted on the Badger state by a self-absorbed liberal old guard too steeped in their socialist ideology to notice it had petrified…
“…If tonight’s tweets are any indication, they still don’t know who they are up against. They were defeated – again – by an organic coalition of the willing made up of pure-play GOP, renegade GOP, tea partiers, constitutionalists, conservatives, libertarians, capitalists, reformers, patriots, homeschoolers, gunners, sportsmen, free-traders, taxpayers, pro-lifers, religious advocates, Paulians, and values-voters…
“…And Republicans – please don’t gloat. You just won a shadow boxing match against a three-time loser who couldn’t even tell us why he was running. Don’t assume that because voters rejected an ill-advised recall we will fall lock-step behind your entire agenda. 2014 is not that far off, so get to work expanding freedom, limiting government, and reforming our failing institutions if you expect another bite at the apple.
“And one more thing – don’t confuse broad support for fiscal responsibility with a mandate to impose a social agenda. If you stick to fiscal matters and bind government by the Constitution you swore to uphold, you will be in the majority until the rapture. Just leave us alone and we will take care of our families, our businesses, our schools, our churches, our charities, our communities, and our property. You know the drill: fix a bridge, arrest a bad guy, and go lay by your dish.”
