Lucas Overby for Congress District 13 TV Ad: I’m a Libertarian!

H/T Macy John on FB:

This TV ad ran just before and after the local showing of the three-way congressional debate in the special election in Florida CD13 which included this candidate, Libertarian Lucas Overby. The debate was also shown nationally on CSPAN3, but the ad was only shown on the local TV station.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opGF56-gxO0&feature=youtu.be

The debate itself can be seen at http://www.c-span.org/video/?317557-1%2FFlorida13th.

The following pitch for Overby was also forwarded to IPR:

Florida Libertarians,

The Libertarian Party has been around for over 40 years and in that time, have won local elections, affected legislation across the nation and influenced public policy. Recently, more and more people have come to embrace our principles and are looking to Libertarians to help remove the two party dominance that has given this country over $17 Trillion in debt, an erosion of our Constitution, endless wars and rampant corporatism that is moving more and more people into poverty and creating a permanent political class.

Many of you have been in this fight for a long time. We would not be where we are today without your efforts but there is still more to do.

On Monday night Lucas made history. Lucas was the first Libertarian congressional candidate to be included in the debate as an equal to the two major parties.

This race is winnable. There are two damaged candidates who have not energized either of their bases, a near 20% estimated voter turnout and a Libertarian candidate who has earned credibility in the fight. The Overby Campaign has been out with the voters doing the right things needed to win. There has been a major door-to-door campaign, town halls across the district and phone banking from around the state. Just today, the Libertarian Party of North Carolina has offered phone banking and a push for financial support.

But we need you this Saturday to push this campaign to a win on March 11^th. We are meeting at 11:00 AM on Saturday February 8^th 2014 at the Datex Center located at 10300 49th Street North, Clearwater, FL 33762. Libertarian victory is within our grasp but it will take each and every one of us to make it happen. Personal contact is the most effective way for a grassroots campaign to win. We need every person from around the state to come out and walk District 13. This will be right after the debate and keep Lucas fresh in their mind as absentee ballots are sent out soon.

We can win. We can make history. Together we can change the course of our country.

Will you join us?

http://libertarian2014.com/event/district-wide-voter-outreach-with-teamoverby/

https://rally.org/lucasoverbyforcongress

In Liberty,

Alex Snitker
Vice Chairman
Libertarian Party of Florida

Lynn House also posted:

Now that the Fair is well underway, here’s the next opportunity. Saturday, the BIG Switch Day. You can help by “enabling” (something short of arm twisting) your friends to find your local event and change their voter registration. I’ll try to find a comprehensive list of the sites statewide and let you know where to go. Having registered voters is so important, let’s get this job done! Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.

paulie February 9, 2014

This guy is more socialist than the Democrat and more militarist than the GOP guy.

I highly doubt that. Here’s the foreign policy plank in context:

Foreign Policy
I want to see the United States of America maintain the greatest military in the world. We should be able to defend against any threat, any enemy, and any power that might try to do us harm. That being said, our continued policy of international policing, foreign invasion and nation building is not only no longer fiscally sustainable, it is simply un-American. We must also no longer pursue a policy of perpetual war.
America will always have enemies, and, at our current rate of spending, we are letting them win. Our foreign involvement, at its current scale, will do more to destroy the sustainability of our nation than any enemy. I propose ending our involvement in all current conflicts, severely limiting our use of sanctions, removing drones from undeclared battle fields, and empowering Congress to reclaim the sole power it has to constitutionally declare war. To truly protect our interests and sustainability, foreign aid needs to end. The selling and trading of American military technology needs to end. The massive total of American soldiers stationed around the world need to return home to protect our borders.
As a Congressman I will oppose any unsanctioned aggressive action taken by the President, including, but not limited to, drone strikes, military action, military support of a foreign nation, and murder of American citizens abroad. If the situation arose that America or our allies required the need of the American military, I would support a motion by Congress to authorize such action, but the use of unilateral force by the Office of the President needs to end.
Foreign policy, having a massive impact on the domestic budget, needs a more intelligent approach towards how our tax money is used. At present, our men and women in uniform are receiving the short end of a strapped budget. The amazing dedication and spirit of the men and women in uniform is the true backbone of our nation’s military might, and our promises to them should not be broken. Our military spending needs to return to levels consistent with the needs of defending our nation, but the needs of our military forces and their families should never be placed on the chopping block.
We must stand for a strong America, but must also fight against aggressive policies that only serve to create new enemies and strain relations with current allies.

It’s not as extreme libertarian as I am, but it is certainly better than the status quo or what the Democrats and Republicans propose. The same applies to your characterization of his other issue stances as laid out on his website.

10 Comments

paulie February 9, 2014
This guy is more socialist than the Democrat and more militarist than the GOP guy.
I highly doubt that. Here’s the foreign policy plank in context:
Foreign Policy
I want to see the United States of America maintain the greatest military in the world. We should be able to defend against any threat, any enemy, and any power that might try to do us harm. That being said, our continued policy of international policing, foreign invasion and nation building is not only no longer fiscally sustainable, it is simply un-American. We must also no longer pursue a policy of perpetual war.
America will always have enemies, and, at our current rate of spending, we are letting them win. Our foreign involvement, at its current scale, will do more to destroy the sustainability of our nation than any enemy. I propose ending our involvement in all current conflicts, severely limiting our use of sanctions, removing drones from undeclared battle fields, and empowering Congress to reclaim the sole power it has to constitutionally declare war. To truly protect our interests and sustainability, foreign aid needs to end. The selling and trading of American military technology needs to end. The massive total of American soldiers stationed around the world need to return home to protect our borders.
As a Congressman I will oppose any unsanctioned aggressive action taken by the President, including, but not limited to, drone strikes, military action, military support of a foreign nation, and murder of American citizens abroad. If the situation arose that America or our allies required the need of the American military, I would support a motion by Congress to authorize such action, but the use of unilateral force by the Office of the President needs to end.
Foreign policy, having a massive impact on the domestic budget, needs a more intelligent approach towards how our tax money is used. At present, our men and women in uniform are receiving the short end of a strapped budget. The amazing dedication and spirit of the men and women in uniform is the true backbone of our nation’s military might, and our promises to them should not be broken. Our military spending needs to return to levels consistent with the needs of defending our nation, but the needs of our military forces and their families should never be placed on the chopping block.
We must stand for a strong America, but must also fight against aggressive policies that only serve to create new enemies and strain relations with current allies.
It’s not as extreme libertarian as I am, but it is certainly better than the status quo or what the Democrats and Republicans propose. The same applies to your characterization of his other issue stances as laid out on his website.
Austin February 9, 2014
Robert, that’s a lot of selective dot-dot-dots you’ve inserted there. Totally bogus and misleading interpretation of what he’s actually saying here.
I’d encourage anyone to actually read the full text of Lucas’ statements on his website.
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It’s not nice to totally distort what people say…
“As a past Vice-Chair and organizer of the LPF who was kicked out in the purge in 2009, I’m… more socialist than the Democrat and more militarist than the GOP guy.” –Robert
Jill Pyeatt February 9, 2014
“I want to see the United States of America maintain the greatest military in the world…American soldiers stationed around the world need to return home to protect our borders”
That would be a deal breaker. I could NEVER vote for someone who believes this. I’m not in Florida so it’s moot that I can’t vote for him, but I’m very disappointed to read that he believes this.
Robert February 9, 2014
As a past Vice-Chair and organizer of the LPF who was kicked out in the purge in 2009, I’m glad I’m retired. Overby has zip support from actual Libertarians. He looks like another anti-Libertarian kook with no public office background that the LP Florida pumps out lately.
From his site:
http://www.lucasoverby.com/energy_policy.php
” I propose that we work towards the expansion of all viable energy alternatives by the utilization of block grants to the states for innovation in their specific region …removal of tax incentives and the application of a production tax…”
http://www.lucasoverby.com/forgien_policy.php (Sic)
“I want to see the United States of America maintain the greatest military in the world…American soldiers stationed around the world need to return home to protect our borders…the needs of our military forces and their families should never be placed on the chopping block.”
This guy is more socialist than the Democrat and more militarist than the GOP guy. Overby posts the kind of blather you see on Stormfront websites. For me it’s no surprise since they hang out at the local meetings of the ‘new’ LPF with their former military pals. They’re dedicated as one official told me to ‘any ‘libertarianism’ but Libertarianism. They once had a campaign to attack people for reading Libertarian books and it sure shows with this lost soul.
I’ll say one thing for him. The other LPF candidates I’ve looked at sound even worse.
paulie February 7, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLgWbH-qhVo&feature=kp
Andy February 6, 2014
Good ad. I’m glad to see Libertarians in Florida making some waves.
paulie February 6, 2014
Good job!
Lynn House February 6, 2014
It is significant to note that the Overby ad was made possible by individuals in our Pasco County Affiliate who conceived, produced and aired this video for our candidate through an in-kind donation to the LPF.
paulie February 6, 2014
Me too. Simple, relatable and repetitive enough to help make the main points memorable.
Matt Cholko February 6, 2014
I like that ad

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