Michael Badnarik
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"Michael J. Badnarik" is an American Software engineering/software engineer, political figure, and former Talk radio/radio talk show host. He was the United States Libertarian Party/Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the U.S. presidential election, 2004/2004 elections, and placed fourth in the race, behind independent candidate Ralph Nader. Two years later he ran as a Libertarian Party of Texas/Libertarian Party candidate in the United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2006/2006 congressional elections for Texas's 10th congressional district seat near Austin, Texas/Austin. In a three candidate field, Badnarik came in third, receiving 7,603 votes for 4.3% of the vote.

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Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights.

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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.

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I find it very offensive when the government tells me what I can and cannot watch. Censor yourself.

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Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws.

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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.

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When the state or federal government control the education of all of our children, they have the dangerous and illegitimate monopoly to control and influence the thought process of our citizens.

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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.

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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.

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I will give you one guess ... who packs my parachute? I do! ... I want that parachute to open every single time.

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