Gary Johnson Teleconference Audio
By Dave Nalle - January 27, 2010 at 9:55 PM
Filed under Events , New Mexico , RLC News , Special Interest , States
Filed under Events , New Mexico , RLC News , Special Interest , States
If you missed the RLC teleconference with former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, here’s a full 90 minute recording of his opening remarks and all the questions from the great crowd who called in.
The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.
On January 29th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Gary Johnson is an outstanding champion of freedom and limited government. His Our America Initiative gives us a platform to rally around as we try to save the country from bipartisan big government.
On January 30th, 2010 at 11:44 am
According to http://www.JohnsonForAmerica.com, Gary Johnson was known for:
* Vetoing 750 bills (more than all the vetoes of the other 49 Governors combined) and over 1000 line items.
* Reducing taxes $123 million annually.
* Shrinking the size of state government by 1200 employees.
* Eliminating the state’s budget deficit.
* Leaving the state government with all-time high bond ratings.
* Enacting major welfare reform, which cut government welfare spending by 30%.
* Shifting state Medicaid to managed care.
* Bringing the New Mexico state government and the Navajo nation leadership together to finally resolve century-old disputes over water, gaming, and other issues.
* Privatizing half of the prisons in the state.
* Shooting down campaign finance legislation.
* Attracting many new private and parochial schools into the state.
* Repealing the Little Davis-Bacon Act, thereby allowing non-unionized labor the ability to be employed in construction of new schools and other public works.
* Overseeing the construction of 500 miles of new, four-lane highway (designed, financed, built, and guaranteed by the private sector).
* Running 100% positive campaigns, never mentioning his opponents once in print or ads.
* Coming from outside of politics with no political machine behind him to beat a former Republican Governor in the Republican primaries and then unseat an incumbent Democrat Governor in the general election by a 10 point victory margin, even at a time when Democrats outnumbered Republicans 2-1 in the state.
On February 1st, 2010 at 11:14 am
Excellent question and answer; Governor Johnson did a super job but fail flat on his face in supporting corporations/businesses funding political Candidates. Article I, Section 2, of the constitution says only the “People” can use the ballot box, therefore campaign donations should come only from the People.
Entities not eligible to vote should not be given the opportunity to buy a Congressmen, or any other government Official.
Allan
On February 3rd, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Allan,
A corporation is merely a company that is jointly owned by stock holders. Stock holders and CEOs are The People just as much as factory workers and small business owners.