A video from John Jay Myers, and an article from the Dallas Examiner (sent to [email protected] by Myers):
So what does the Libertarian Party of Texas do once the campaign and election season is over? Crawl into a cave like a big brown bear and hibernate for two years?
Not so says the Dallas County LP’s John Jay Myers in a video released just in time for the new year titledLibertarian Party of Texas 2011 Legislative Agenda.
Subtitled “How Libertarians will influence Austin in the next year,” Myers describes the LP as being more than just a political party.
“It’s a think tank, it influences policy, and it’s working against corrupt electoral processes that have severely damaged our republic.”
To pursue that agenda the Texas LP has appointed two legislative advisors, the party’s former Executive Director Robert Butler and the LP’s 2010 nominee for Texas Attorney General John Roland.
Among the goals are ending straight party voting, ending primary screen-out, and fighting against politically driven gerrymandering by supporting a nonpartisan redistricting process.
Good work JJM and Texas LP!
Unfortunately, videos are among the things that don’t run on this hotel lobby computer after they restored it after a week….
I look forward to hearing more from you guys! It seems to me that you have a great group of folks out there, keep it up!
I wonder about the opportunity costs of these non-partisan activities…
Nicely done, John! I appreciate the Texas LP’s willingness to step outside expectations of what a political party is supposed to be about. It’s important that we be ready and willing to embrace opportunities to advance the cause of freedom wherever we find them.
Here in Philadelphia the Green Party is trying to keep up pressure to get rid of straight ticket voting buttons, open primaries, and ballot access restrictions, although we’re not in the state capital.
What a great idea. I hope other states and maybe some counties/regions emulate the effort!
Good job, Mr. Myers!