Henry Herford running for Congress!

[Czolgosz]

Voting for freedom; I submit a 237 year case study against it. lawl

 

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after you sign up to volunteer for Herford's campaign you get this at the top of the confirmation page:

Your information has been recorded in our currently NSA-free database!

http://www.henryherfordforcongress.com/contact

 

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Herford's issue page:

[h=2]Reducing the Federal Government to Constitutional Limits[/h]

• Dismantle Unconstitutional Federal departments and agencies such as DHS, FEMA, OSHA, the IRS, and the Department of Education and shift this power away from the federal government
• Repeal Unconstitutional legislation such as the Patriot Act, CISPA, NDAA's indefinite detention clauses
• Stop Unconstitutional warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens by the NSA and any other agencies that violate privacy
• Expose Unconstitutional monetary policies by auditing the Federal Reserve

[h=2]Cut Taxes and Spending[/h]

• All taxes will be reduced as spending is slashed
• Eliminate foreign aid
• End corporate welfare handouts, subsidies, and bailouts
• Reduce social welfare to limited safety nets

[h=2]Health Care[/h]

• Total repeal of Obamacare and other existing Federal health care mandates and regulations
• No special-interest exemptions from Obamacare until it is repealed, especially for members of Congress
• Allow the free market to provide better and more cost effective care
• Drive down costs through interstate competition

[h=2]National Defense[/h]

• Bring the troops home from Unconstitutional and unnecessary overseas wars and deployments
• Protect our borders instead of policing other countries
• Prevent the overextension of military resources that endanger Americans
• A strong economy backed by a sound monetary system is essential to national defense

[h=2]Personal Liberty and Social Issues[/h]

• Americans have the right to protect themselves, their families, and their property
• Defend the 2nd Amendment and rethink government mandated gun-free zones
• Decriminalize marijuana and return its regulation to the states and parents
• Keep the Federal Government out of social issues and do not divide people with culture wars

 

[torchbearer]

We have elected a few good people in a short time. The only way to defend the GOP strategy is to try to convince people that those men will accomplish something in the future; which is a valid way to defend the strategy. You can't rely on any historical data though.

It's not true it would have been a lot more unfettered. You can find a great man or two who fought for liberty but their vision was never backed up or carried on by their party. That is why anyone claiming that we must only be loyal to the GOP is just flat out wrong.

we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

A lot of people posting on this thread don't understand Louisiana election law. There is no GOP primary. This is a 14-way contest in the first round. The top two finishers will go to a runoff election regardless of party. There are already five Republican candidates on the ballot. If anything the LP label will help Herford in this election by helping him stand out. (Unfortunately , there's a Baton Rouge carpetbagger perennial candidate also running as LP which does NOT help.) If the RonPaul coalition can back Herford, there's a shot he makes the runoff. The ideal would be for him and a Democrat to take the top two spots in this first round.

Correct, nobody outside of LA would have a clue that they do something so different than what the average politico would imagine would be done in normal party politics. And yes, that is primarily why some have issue with this as we all tend to think of things and the way they happen in our normal political lives in our respective states, most of which hold party primaries or caucuses. I hope for the best of HH and hope yall can pull off an upset. It's just when the LP is brought up, it won't be uncommon for some to tune out w/o giving it much thought.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Thank you for some "intelligent" reasoning for a change. Too many people on this forum are so drunk on stupid, they couldn't find their ass with two hands and a compass.

You're coming up a lil short on this so-called "intelligence" by insulting political liberty donors who likely didn't give much thought to the pending dynamics in this race considering the LP was brought up. Normally I'd go on in a situation like this but the damage has already been done, best of luck.

 

[eleganz]

Wow, one would imagine that Herford had built up political capital from his GOP injury...I mean, that is the perfect and actually REAL/BELIEVABLE "fighting for the grassroots" candidate story.

Disappointed he went with L but totally understandable. If we run we should run to win and if he believes he can win with an L by his name more power to him.

 

[fr33]

At the very moment we're making huge progress within the GOP, people are suggesting we ditch them for the LP.

Rand's polling shows there is a huge market for libertarian Republicans within the GOP.

Town Hall doesn't even have Rand as a candidate in their straw poll. You might understand why when 2016 gets nearer.

 

[fr33]

Are you kidding? Here's one for you. For years and years the UN's Law of the Sea Treaty has been stopped from being ratified in the U.S. What about the UN's little gun confiscation treaty? What about some of the federal government "education" programs? Hell, my own Mother got one thrown out of an entire state. The list goes on and on.

Just because the slide has continued, doesn't mean that no one has been able to get certain things slowed up in some cases and stopped, in others. But, there never have been enough people working to do these things. Certainly not people who had gotten themselves educated on how to be successful in getting those things done. Without these people working hard, we wouldn't even be having this opportunity we have right now, because we would have already been in Gulags, long ago. Those people gave us time. Time that we seem all too often to be fettering away.

Meanwhile most Republicans support such things and will achieve it. As for education programs, one word; BUSh. Most "conservatives" to this day still support and lie for him. If Romney were president they'd say Snowden should be executed (many already do).

You've fallen for defending the GOP's positive influence dichotomy. The 3 the liberty movement has in Congress can't get anything passed and are flailing around helplessly.

First of all, I haven't seen anyone say we need to be loyal to the GOP. Political parties are inanimate objects. Why on earth would I be loyal to something like a sidewalk or a hammer? What they are, are tools. Tools that we can use to get our candidates elected. As sad as it is, right now we have but 2 to choose from: Democratic tool or Republican tool. lol. Which to use? We have had some limited success using the latter in that we have gotten people like Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Thomas Massie, Justin Amash, etc. elected. If we can have that level of success or more with another political party, then by all means, we should use it. But, our egos should not be a part of the decision-making process.

I guess you don't read the many posts on this very topic and on many others. It's happening. Mr. Hereford is not only required to have his bones broken by many here, he should also continue until they kill him. Running LP = disrespect on this forum. Nevermind that no libertarian Republicans have accomplished anything tangible.

 

[jurgs01]

Town Hall doesn't even have Rand as a candidate in their straw poll. You might understand why when 2016 gets nearer.

I just wrote him in. I just ignore conservative websites that ignore libertarian-republicans, but I am actively trying to bring more mainstream Republicans over to the view of liberty.

 

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

Let's also remember how silly it would be for Herford to run as GOP since he currently has an open lawsuit against the Louisiana GOP for assault!

Frankly, the better Henry does in the race the better it makes the power position of the Paul faction inside the GOP. If Herford somehow won this seat, it sends a strong message to the RNC and their minions that they better keep things fair and NOT FUCK WITH US.

Imagine an LP in 2016 that threatens to draft Ron Paul for President at the first sign of anti-Rand fraud in GOP Iowa.

 

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

Or Congressman Herford offers Boehner to switch parties to GOP in exchange for nothing less than a capitulation by Villere and an immediate Paul-faction takeover of Louisiana state GOP.

 

[jct74]

Henry Herford is the only libertarian running for national office this fall. He is a candidate for Louisiana's special election for Congressional District 5 and will be doing an AMA here Friday 8/30 @ 12:30EDT/1:30CDT

http://www.reddit.com/r/Libertarian..._herford_is_the_only_libertarian_running_for/

 

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

Riser, McAllister advance to 5th Congressional District runoff
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/5th_congressional_district_lou.html

McAllister distinguished himself from other top Republicans in the race as a political outsider. According to LaPolitics, the self-made businessman operates a pipeline construction company, runs multiple Subway franchises and promotes wrestling and mixed martial arts events.

 

[MichaelDavis]

Henry Herford: 886 votes (0.86%)


LOL http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=782843


That's what he gets for running as a third party candidate. He's basically saying that the old guard won with him leaving the GOP.