Thank you, candidates, for all of your hard work!

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The Libertarian Party of Georgia sadly bids goodbye to activist Alex Chandler. The 25 year old freedom-fighter was killed in a motorcycle accident in Clayton County on September 24, 2009.

Alex was a Georgia delegate to the Libertarian National Convention in 2008, where he impressed the entire delegation with his honesty, his loyalty to his family, and his commitment to freedom. More recently he was working at organizing a party affiliate in Fayette County.

A memorial service for Alex Chandler will be held at Friendship Presbyterian Church in the Pike County town of Concord, at 1004 Pedenville Road. Family and friends will gather there at 3 PM on Sunday, October 11, 2009.

Alex’s family has requested that everyone who knew him attend the memorial in the spirit of celebration. If you were a motorcycle friend, come to the service on your bike and in your gear. Activists should wear their buttons and shirts with the strongest freedom messages. Those who knew him as an Eagle Scout should feel free to come in their uniforms. Alex’s father believes strongly that this is what Alex would have wanted.

Alex Chandler was a carpenter, builder, and draftsman by trade. He was a member of the Newnan-Coweta Lions Club, and Liberty Baptist Church of Riverdale. As an Eagle Scout and lover of the outdoors, he served as an assistant scoutmaster of Troop 123 in the town of Zebulon.

Our thoughts go out to Alex’s family: his parents Ruth Goeller Chandler and Walker Chandler of Molena and Peachtree City; brother Zebulon Kelly Chandler of Atlanta; step brother Aaron Gordon; and sister Canada Johanna Gordon and her husband Kirby Smith of Los Angeles. Other surviving family include grandmother Nedra Goeller, aunt and uncles Bill and Cynthia Ketner and Gary Goeller, Dr. James and Carol Chandler Dew, Dr. and Mrs. David Jones, Tommy and Judy Jones, and Mark and Barbara Chandler, as well as numerous cousins.

Alex came by his Libertarian beliefs at an early age. His father, attorney Walker Chandler, was the Libertarian Party Of Georgia’s candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1990 and again in 1994. The senior Chandler won a landmark suit in front of the US Supreme Court that overturned a Georgia requirement that all candidates for office submit to drug testing as a condition for being on the ballot.

Alex’s commitment to fellowship, service, and volunteerism will continue to inspire his family, friends and community. The Libertarian Party of Georgia already misses his energy and commitment to personal liberty.

Requiescat in pace.



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There is a bill working its way through the US Senate called “The Cybersecurity Act Of 2009” (S-773). Among other things, the bill would require all servers connected to the world wide web provide certain information to the federal government and submit to government review of ‘security’ measures including personnel. It also would give the President authority to declare a “cybersecurity emergency,” and thereby allow the government to seize and silence any private website...

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Once again the CDC and NIH and other agencies of government are warning that we’re all gonna die. Three years ago avian flu was going to kill us. This year it’s supposed to be swine flu. What will it be next year, the SpongeBob flu?

We are Libertarians and we are suspicious of our government’s pronouncements. As the administration maneuvers to cram socialized medicine down our throat it needs a boogieman...

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Last week the Honduran military deposed President Manuel Zelaya. President Barack Obama -- along with Venezuelan despot Hugo Chavez, Nicaraguan tyrant Daniel Ortega, Cuba’s notorious Fidel and Raul Castro, the Organization Of American States that those dictators now control, and the United Nations -- has condemned the coup as a violation of the rule of law. He says it marks a retreat from democratic liberty.

The Libertarian Party of Georgia, after rolling on the floor laughing, respectfully disagrees with our President, the OAS, the UN, and the South American dictators...


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Saturday, June 6 is the 65th anniversary of D-Day. It was on that day in 1944 that Dwight Eisenhower, supreme commander of Allied forces, launched the invasion of France that led to the ultimate defeat of Nazi Germany and the victorious end of World War II. Preparations involved 150,000 soldiers and 5000 ships, yet plans remained secret from Germany -- a phenomenal accomplishment that would not be possible in today’s world of satellite reconnaissance...

To “the greatest generation” that fought the war, the struggle between allies and axis powers was the basic good-versus-evil fight to the death. Had Operation Overlord failed, it is probable that all of continental Europe would still be under the jackboot of National Socialism...

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Thursday, June 4th marks the 20th anniversary of the Red Chinese crushing of dissent at Tiananmen Square. We’ve all seen the poster of one brave Chinese student standing in front of a phalanx of tanks during the seven weeks of freedom demonstrations. But on this day in 1989 those tanks didn’t stop for anything. Although the Communist government confirmed only a few deaths, it is believed many hundreds if not thousands were killed that day; in weeks to come, thousands more were arrested for daring to oppose authoritarianism.

When it comes to freedom, the Libertarian Party of Georgia rejects multi-culturalism. Authoritarianism and despotism are evil and must never be excused. There is no culture, no race, no nation that is better off in the chains of bondage. Hitler may have been voted into an office, but in no way can one say the German people gave their consent to their own oppression; that is even more so in countries where there are no elections, or where such results are pre-ordained...

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Statement on behalf of the Libertarian Party of DeKalb opposing the proposed publicly funded Marine High School opening at the Heritage Center this Fall.
To be issued at the DeKalb Board of Education Meeting at Lakeside High School June 1, 2009.

“The Libertarian Party of DeKalb is opposed to this publicly funded military high school. We believe that education should be up to individuals and their family. No one should be forced to contribute to any activity with which they do not agree. If parents are concerned about the discipline of their child, then they may send their child to a privately funded military school, but they do not have a right to force others to contribute. In addition, public education has long been a technique to indoctrinate society, and this publicly funded school marks an ominous start to the militarization of America.”

Libertarian Party of DeKalb
Christopher Barber, Acting Chair
Barbara Rickard, Secretary
Eric Fontaine, Legislative Affairs Chair

Libertarians believe in the Bill Of Rights -- all ten of those Constitutional Amendments. An event in Minnesota calls to mind what the Libertarian Party of Georgia platform says of religious freedom: “In order to defend freedom, we oppose government actions that either aid or attack any religion...Government harassment or obstruction of religious groups for their beliefs or non-violent activities must end.”

Minnesota police have issued a felony warrant for a Minnesota woman who has fled with her cancer-stricken son to avoid court-ordered medical treatment. Sixteen year old Daniel Hauser and his parents are followers of The Nemenhah Band, an American Indian religious order. As with Christian Scientists, the Nemenhah are opposed to invasive traditional medicine and put their faith in natural remedies.

The state of Minnesota and the mainstream press are beating their breast about “the good of the child.” But Libertarians believe this incident has nothing to do with child welfare, or even with medicine; we believe it is about control...

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The media say the world ended in California last night, but Libertarians think the sun rose over a freer Golden State this morning.

In yesterday’s special election, more than 62% of California voters rejected five different ballot proposals to raise various taxes. These were not close calls; three of the measures were voted down by two-to-one margins. On top of that, almost three-quarters voted to deny pay raises to legislators in years when California’s budget is in deficit...


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