George Phillies for President 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phillies: Time to End the Wars Worcester, Mass., May 14: "We are at 'war' with everything, it seems," said Libertarian Presidential hopeful George Phillies in a statement earlier today. "We have the War on Iraq. The War on the Constitution. The War on (some, but not other) drugs. The War on Guns. The War on Science. It's time to end these wars." Phillies outlined the cost of all the various "wars" the United States is fighting, pointing out that a baby born today can expect to be responsible for at least $200,000 of government debt. "We must change, or we will go broke," he emphasized. He not only spoke about the war on Iraq, which he said should be ended "already," but about the failures of prohibition and the parallels in the war on drugs. "The War on Drugs leaves two million Americans in prison, and insures that millions of others will forever have felony records for smoking the wrong dried leaf. That's millions of Americans whose lifetime participation in our thriving economy will be pointlessly hindered. The War on Drugs, and specifically on marijuana, is racist to the core, with selective enforcement and a racial double standard on jail time. The war on drugs means that pot smugglers, like the booze smugglers of the prohibition era, settle marketing disputes with guns. Ending booze prohibition meant no more Saint Valentine's Day massacres. Ending drug prohibition will end battles that accidentally kill innocent children." He went on to discuss the battle over gun control. "The war on guns endangers the lives and safety of millions of Americans. In America, home invasion--breaking into an occupied home to rob and assault the occupants--is very rare. In England, it's common. That's because Americans own guns, so home invasion is potentially a suicidal act. That's why European tyrants try to disarm their subjects; victim disarmament means your secret police can live to enjoy their pensions. Ending efforts to disarm Americans will make America safer and less crime-ridden, while protecting the civil liberties for which George Washington's volunteer army gave their lives. "No real Libertarians disagree," he added. "Even Senators Obama and McCain voted for the Vitter Amendment banning firearms confiscation. "Not only is it time to end all these wars," said Dr. Phillies, "but it's time to stop thinking in terms of 'war' every time we have a problem to solve. Except for Iraq, these are not wars, and we cheapen the sacrifice of those who fight on our behalf in real wars by calling them such. War is a tool of statecraft reserved for the most desperate circumstances, not a word to be lightly applied to every problem." 61 trillion dollars in spending not covered by taxes. -- General Accounting Office Report http://www.gao.gov/htext/d08371cg.html A call for Stewardship (61 trillion dollars over 300 million people is quoted here.) A sea of lies see http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/Iraq3GuideFind_SummRec.pdf especially pp. 1-4 The Vitter Amendment text and vote http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00202 Racial Disparities Found to Persist as Drug Arrests Rise http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/us/05cnd-disparities.html To support the George Phillies campaign, please visit http://ChooseGeorge.org/donation <http://phillies2008.org/donation> today. To arrange an interview or obtain a short quote from the candidate, contact: Carolyn Marbry, Press Director [EMAIL PROTECTED] (510) 276-3216 *George Phillies for President 2008 *http://ChooseGeorge.org<http://phillies2008.org/>
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