Comments on: The “Ultimate” Outsider

by: S.F. Gregory

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 04:22:05 +0000

What this guy and others like him don’t understand is that while people don’t want a communist government, neither do they want one where people are left to the whims of good or bad luck. Government is meant to serve and provide for the people to a certain extent. The city government doles out money because people like things like police protection, paved roads, and traffic lights. This guy is a tool.

by: Tim West

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:29:41 +0000

Actually, I am just fine with government, as long as it is restrained to the contract called the Constitution and the Bill of Rights as is supposed to govern it’s operations.

by: undercover_ararchist

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 07:14:01 +0000

And while I’m not in favor of taxes, it is important to note that money is never yours in the first place. It is a fiat currency, an artificial statist construct. Your legitimate claim is limited to what you can create and defend for yourself. If you want a regime to print money, protect your “property,” etc., then you’re no more against the existence of government than Chairman Mao was.

by: undercover_ararchist

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 07:11:41 +0000

As a secular humanist, I can vouch for the fact that secular humanism is not a religion. The word “secular” should tip off morons like this particular handjob. I’m also not a “socialist,” but I’m probably more of one than this idiot (and most others in the LP) are “libertarians.” The LP is in fact a statist organization that wants just enough government to keep poor people down. The thugs of the state are to be used in order to protect their royalist “property rights” and nothing more. Word up to Tim West, RE: the Jesus comment.

by: Stuart Richards

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 04:31:11 +0000

Hickey seems odd, but perhaps he’s doing good. I’d want to see some more coverage on him before deciding.

by: George Whitfield

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:37:35 +0000

I have read about Hickey before in more objective articles from California news sources and the reason some of his opponents get irritated with him is that he has been correct sometimes and they now have to at least defend their spending of other people’s money.

I don’t see anything wrong with a fellow whose hobby is running for public office as a Libertarian. There are some people who criticize Libertarian candidates as a hobby.

by: Joe

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:05:43 +0000

I’m not sure why Austin believes Hickey is the kind of candidate that turns people off. I’m not sure what a “health care district is” but his wanting less taxes sounds good by me. I agree with him that secular humanism is a “state religion that’s pervasive. It’s socialist, communist.” I find this story and the fact that he was ultimately elected a great encouragement. If at first you don’t succeed . . .

by: Tim West

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 05:34:48 +0000

I didnt know Secular Humanism was a commie plot. Hickey sounds like a typical LP guy who runs for office as a hobby.

I wonder if he’s ever pondered into why Jesus didnt believe in private property, and how that fits in with libertarian thought.

by: Otto Kerner

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:53:55 +0000

So, he had them spend $20,000 in an effort to save $8,000,000? That sounds okay to me.

Granted, he’s doesn’t sound very persuasive. But, most normal people aren’t. That’s “citizen politicians” for you.