Message from Libertarian Party of Georgia

"Here we go again! The US Senate will vote tonight on a slightly different version of the financial bailout bill that YOUR phone calls and emails torpedoed in the US House on Monday. It's time to give Senators Chambliss and Isakson the same treatment with the same message: "I want you to vote NO on the bailout bill!"

There are so many things wrong with the proposed legislation! The biggest problem for Libertarians is that the bill will nationalize the American financial system. It will put everything from day-to-day decisions to CEO salary under federal control. It will do it by purchasing large ownership shares in banks and funds with taxpayer money. This is called socialism, a failed, immoral philosophy that denies the importance of the individual. On this ground alone the bill should be voted down.

But wait, there's more! Because our leaders say this bailout must pass right now, the bill will also include a provision requiring health insurance companies to include coverage for mental health treatment. Say what? Libertarians oppose government interference in private transactions between consenting adults, so we are opposed to this tampering with insurance plans-- but even more, we believe any legislation larded with provisions like this is anything but crucial. At the same time, the Senate will entertain an amendment from Socialist Bernie Sanders of Vermont to fund the bill with a tax surcharge on millionaires.

And that's only what the bill's sponsors have conceded. The full bill language has not been made public yet! After 9/11, Americans understandably were frightened and angry. But our government manipulated that fear to scare Americans into surrendering more liberty with The Patriot Act. Our government is running the exact same scam
with this bailout bill. It wants to scare us into giving the government total control over our financial lives. We must be the monkeywrench in their plans!

Here's what to do: CALL OUR SENATORS! Saxby Chambliss is up for reelection and should be more sensitive to a flood of negative calls. Johnny Isakson's job is safe, so he may be less open to constitutent opinion -- but we still need to call".

Saxby Chambliss-(202)224-3521
Johnny Isakson-(202)224-3643