Michael Badnarik Professions : American Political figure Born : August 1, 1954 Browse All Authors Top 33 quotes by Michael Badnarik Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even think about taking my guns. My rights are not negotiable, and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the Second Amendment. Michael Badnarik gun mean thinking When the state or federal government controls the education of all of our children, they have the dangerous and illegitimate monopoly to control and influence the thought process of our citizens. Michael Badnarik government children school If we really want liberty - if we really want liberty - then we need to go out and get it, we need to take it, because nobody is going to give it to us. And we need to do it now. Michael Badnarik liberty giving needs If I give you a forty five percent chance at lethal injection, a fifty percent chance at the electric chair, and a five percent chance for escape which are you going to vote for? The electric chair, because youre likely to win? Michael Badnarik fifty winning giving Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws. Michael Badnarik gun law thinking I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your right to protect your life, the lives of your loved ones, and your property. Michael Badnarik gun law want I am opposed to any individual taxes until we eliminate all of the unconstitutional agencies, and I suspect we wouldn't need a tax after that. Michael Badnarik individual agency needs On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War. Michael Badnarik humor average war The question is: how bad do things have to get before you will do something about it? Where is your line in the sand? If you don't enforce the constitutional limitations on your government very soon, you are likely to find out what World War III will be like. Michael Badnarik government war world I am a very peaceful man. I love people and am known for my gregarious personality. However, if you try to confiscate my guns, I will feel compelled to give them to you, one bullet at a time. Michael Badnarik gun men people Since when do we let the government decide what is or isn't good for us? What the hell does Congress know about nutrition, anyway?... If the government can use force whenever something is "in our best interest" then government should force everyone to wake up at 6am every morning for calisthenics in the front yard. Fast food establishments should be torn down and replaced with bars that serve carrot juice and alfalfa sprouts, since - "it's in your best interest." This paternalistic attitude that "the government knows best" and that you are merely a helpless child is insulting and reprehensible. Michael Badnarik attitude morning children The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves. Michael Badnarik criminals lines firsts The Democrats and Republicans stand at two extremes, characterized by which parts of our lives they emphasize their desire to control. Libertarians reject both extremes in favor of the government leaving control of your life to you. Michael Badnarik control-of-your-life government two Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs. Michael Badnarik marijuana-prohibition alcohol humor The government never does anything successfully. Michael Badnarik government doe I find it very offensive when the government tells me what I can and cannot watch. Censor yourself. Michael Badnarik offensive government watches Libertarians love their children at least as much as the Democrats and the Republicans, probably more. Michael Badnarik libertarian republican children The Patriot Act makes a mockery of the Sixth Amendment, which protects your right to a speedy and public trial, and your right to the assistance of counsel for your defense. Michael Badnarik patriot defense trials Imagine! People are not volunteering to go to foreign countries and die the way they used to! Imagine that! Michael Badnarik volunteer country people I don't know that the Libertarian Party has an official position on the separation of church and state. Michael Badnarik libertarian party church Similar Authors David Minge american-political-figure Barbara Ehrenreich american-political-figure Ken Mehlman american-political-figure Robert S. Strauss american-political-figure All Authors
