VIDEO UPDATE!
Rothardian Circle welcomes Dr. Kevin Gutzman
Who's Running for President in 2016
Last Chance to Run for Local Office
Breaking News: It's the Republicans vs Joe Garcia
Meet Congressional Candidate Joe Martinez Tomorrow
What is the Open Government Miami
Initiative?
Our goal is to explain why politics works the way it does and
what you can do to influence political outcomes. This is a teaching initiative
to show you how to change public policy and the way government relates to you.
Our principal goal has been to explain why “all politics is
local” and how “money is the milk of politics” which means you have greatest
influence on changing the political scene the more local it is and that
business owners and trade groups have a vested interest to protect and promote
their livelihood by participating in politics.
This is a libertarian cause. If you oppose the initiation of
physical force, if you believe that might does not make right, you are a
libertarian. Period.
And it doesn’t matter how you arrived at that conclusion.
There is no better or worse libertarian. Just people trying to advance the
cause of liberty. Libertarianism after all is a moral code. It is the
application of the Golden Rule of “Do to others, as you would have them to do
you” in politics and life in general.
Libertarianism doesn’t offer a way of life; it offers
liberty – where you can freely act according to your own values and moral
principles.
Now with that said, this video update is about recent local
and national news that is important to bring to you and how you can get
involved in helping the South Florida
liberty-minded community promote “liberty as the highest political goal”.
Discussion Topics:
1) Rothbardian Circle Miami
May 21st 6:30-10 PM
Two Locations:
Total Wine in Pembroke Pines on Pines Blvd
John Martin’s Pub in Coral Gables on Miracle
Mile
The guest speaker is Dr. Kevin
Gutzman, professor of history at Western Connecticut State University. He has written the acclaimed biography “James Madison
and the Making of America” as well as the national bestsellers Politically
Incorrect Guide to the US Constitution and Who Killed The Constitution? with
Dr. Tom Woods.
Be
sure to check in and RSVP for the event at either location here:
2)
Who is running for
President in 2016?
There
are a lot of rumors going around but it only matters if you get involved now so
you can have an opportunity to get involved later when the election really
begins after this November’s midterm elections.
Former
Florida Gov. JEB! Bush
Sen.
Rand Paul
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney
Sen.
Marco Rubio
Former
Sen. and Sec. of State Hillary Clinton (seems the sure in Democratic Party candidate)
If you
want to get involved in deciding the future president of this country then you
have to get involved now in order to pursue getting involved a year from now
for your presidential candidate of choice.
This
means either running for office or helping someone who is running.
3) It’s
too late to run for Congress this cycle but you have a month to run for local
and state office.
The County Commission
and various State House and Senate seats without challengers also.
If you choose to run against an
incumbent in this cycle you’re guaranteed at least 30-40% of the vote. It is
then your responsibility to get remaining votes to win.
Let me know if you’re interested in
pursuing elected office.
4) It’s
the Republicans versus Joe Garcia in Florida’s
26th Congressional District
which stretches from Westchester,
through Kendall, the Redlands, Florida
City and down to Key West.
This district leans Republican so
it is expected that this US House seat flip in November unless of course the
wrong candidate wins the upcoming Republican primary.
This is a 5-way primary but there
are 3 candidates that you should know about:
School Board Member Carlos “I need
a million dollars to win” Curbelo
Nice guy, but doesn’t have a lot
of experience: mainly lobbying. He’s been picked by the DC Establishment with
the plan that raising a lot of money to buy the election. Not exactly a winning
formula in a hotly contested primary or against Joe Garcia.
Why?
Former
Congressman David “I have a target on my back” Rivera
Is in! He surprised the 305 world
by filing last minute into the race despite an ongoing FBI probe into election
fraud in 2012 that’s landed close associates of his in jail. I do believe that
these are politically-motivated allegations because of Rivera’s close
association to Marco Rubio, a presidential contender. However, what is truly
disgraceful about Rivera is that he lost his own seat to Joe Garcia in 2012.
Nonetheless, Rivera is a political
genius and his entrance to the race steals away a lot of attention from Curbelo
and possibly a lot of his money also.
Rivera and Curbelo have been
competing in the same Republican circles for years and their ongoing feud will
turn this Primary into a nasty bloodbath and weaken the Republican Party
chances against Joe Garcia in November.
However, there is the 3rd
candidate that’ll keep it real and is should be the best Republican to beat
Garcia.
Joe “Here Comes
Daddy” Martinez
This better Joe is the former
Miami-Dade County Commission chair whose 12 years on the County Commission
representing most of Congressional District 26 means that voters here are very
familiar with him. Joe Martinez is a political veteran with an established and
lengthy legislative record. Plus, he doesn’t come with any baggage or drama
that you’ve come to expect in Miami.
Yes,
if you think I like Joe, you’re right. I’m completely behind him.
And did I mention that previous to
public office, he was a 17-year decorated police officer who received not one
but two GOLD MEDALS OF VALOR, the highest award for bravery a police officer
can receive plus more than 70 other medals and commendations.
Joe Martinez has the experience,
the cojones, and the political clout to win over the Curbelo-Rivera feud.
5) Come
Meet Joe Martinez Tomorrow Tuesday Night from 6-7:30pm at Anacapri on Ponce in Coral
Gables
It’s a fundraising reception but
you can show up for the free food and drinks even if you’re just there to meet
Candidate Martinez.
We all complain about the
candidates we get to pick come Election Day. How about meeting a candidate you
can actually support and tell your family and friends about?
Tomorrow Night, Tuesday, May 6th
from 6pm – 7:30pm we’ll be upstairs at Anacapri Restaurant located in Downtown
Coral Gables, 2530 Ponce de Leon
Blvd.
Come meet the next Republican
Congressman to serve South Florida!
6) Thank you for watching this Open Government Miami update.
If you want to get involved or need some orientation as to what to do please
send me a message or comment below.
Disclaimer: My opinions are my own and have not been endorsed by any candidate.
