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Paul's Mission
  • To defend individual rights and freedoms.
  • To promote the value of personal responsibility for actions.
  • To reduce the burdens of government on people.
  • To reinforce the individual's right to define their own life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.

Libertarian Party of San Mateo County Dinner and Executive Committee Meeting

Sat, 01/21/2012 - 13:42 — office

The Libertarian Party of San Mateo County monthly executive committee meeting. Join us for dinner and conversation at 6:30pm with meeting to follow at approximately 7:30pm. Everyone is welcome to join us for dinner, the business session is open only to members. Additional details to follow.

Where:

IHOP
510 El Camino Real, Belmont, CA
(map)

Event Date and Time: 
Tue, 02/21/2012 - 18:30 - 21:00

California Prop 14 (Top Two) and the Presidential Primary

Sat, 01/14/2012 - 09:54 — paullaz

I was recently having coffee with a friend of mine and she asked if she needed to re-register as a Republican for the upcoming 2012 Presidential Primary as there were certain candidates she definitely did not want to see running in the main election in November.

I commented that I didn't know the answer, but would find out.

With a little research the correct answer, as of today, is I couldn't tell her. According to Proposition 14 the primary rules for President are different than other State and Federal offices.

Busybodies in Federal Government

Sun, 12/18/2011 - 09:02 — paullaz

I was reading the article Food giants fight proposed nutrition guidelines on SF Gate which isn't so much about nutritional guidelines, but about what companies are allowed to market to children.

I could write a complete article on why the government shouldn't dictate to parents what they feed their children or how these actions by the government might breach First Amendment rights, or even how this would increase the cost of putting food on the table for your family, but these aren't the most enlightening part.

PG&E and others doing a great job

Sun, 12/04/2011 - 10:19 — paullaz

Last week's wind storms reminded me the price paid for living in the beautiful redwoods in San Lorenzo Valley (Ben Lomond, California) at the top of a ridge. Wednesday as the winds turned relentless the power went off at my house. Since we are dependent on electricity for not only lighting, but everything including the water well, we were pretty much out of luck.

I'd like to commend PG&E for their vast response to a very difficult area with some very difficult terrain and other obstacles, not too mention continuing wind for another day or so.

Mob Rule, the Mindset of Our Time

Fri, 11/25/2011 - 10:00 — paullaz

When I was elementary school I was taught about democracy and how through majority vote "the people" could decide the direction of society for the better good of all. I was taught how much better this was than a monarchy at making decisions as monarchies were made up of greedy people who were only in it for their own gain.

This made perfect sense to my young mind. I would have a vote, I would get to say how my life would be, I would be free of the oppression that caused some of my ancestors to flee the monarchies of Europe.

Occupy Wall Street - Misguided?

Sun, 11/06/2011 - 09:25 — paullaz

The federal government is The Big Corporation and it keeps getting bigger.

Our federal government and most government bodies in the United States are set up as corporations where each physical member, adult citizen, is in theory a stock holder with an equal right to vote; each owning one share.

As with all corporations there are certain groups, parties, that get together to pool their votes to achieve influence over the outcome to serve their interests. Those with more resources put additional pressure through lobbying gain further influence over outcomes.

Job Creation the Government Way

Sat, 10/29/2011 - 08:10 — paullaz

Recently I was looking into several government programs that offer assistance. I figured after many years of paying taxes that maybe I should take advantage of all my hard-earned money that is confiscated by the government.

I found a program that sounded like it might help if certain conditions came up in my life. Easy I thought. Read the instructions, fill out a form, and wait for a reply. No, that isn't how it works. I really wasn't surprised by this; knowing how government works. I also understand that since their giving out "free" money certain protections need to exist, but I never really thought of it as a jobs program.

A jobs program? No, you don't get the job, but someone else does.

My exciting new work at RHC Software and the WiseSAM scheduling and appointment application

Sun, 10/23/2011 - 09:00 — paullaz

I promise not to do too much self-promotion here, but it does pay the bills.

In my last post I mentioned a new and exciting personal opportunity.  Here it is.  The WiseSAM application is great for businesses or indivduals who need to schedule clients.  WiseSAM has a tremendous amount of great features to increase productivity as well as customers.  Now with mobile device accessiblity you can see your schedule on the run.

I look forward to you taking a look and signing up.  With a 30 day free trial the worse that could happen is you end up with new customers.

WiseSAM - Schedule. Invoice. Promote. Profit.

Not running in 2012 for California's 18th Congressional District

Sun, 10/09/2011 - 07:45 — paullaz

After much consideration I've decided not to run in 2012 for California's US Congressional 18th District, much of which used to be the 14th District in 2010 representing parts of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties.

I have decided to pursue some new and exciting personal opportunities which together with my current obligations will not allow proper allocation of time and resources to run for office, but will hopefully create the environment to allow pursuit of office in the future.

Libertarians and Socialists aren't Too Far Apart

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 08:16 — paullaz

It began with a conversation with a self-described socialist that wasn't completed due to the nature and place it occurred. I also don't know if the individual was a Socialist Party member, so I'm going to talk in small "l" libertarian and small "s" socialist terms, which means in a broad general sense.

Libertarians believe the individual is in ultimate control of their life while socialist believe the collective is responsible and in control of the individual.

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by Dr. Radut.