Stomp Around, Stomp Around

The Alaska Libertarian Party has 9,000 signatures of the 12,000 they need to guarantee their referendum overturning a draconian smoking ban in Anchorage is put on the April 2007 ballot. They have just one more week to collect the remaining 3,000 signatures; and judging by their success in getting previous referendums on the ballot they can do it. But only if they have the money they need to keep the signature collectors going. So donate today. More at StompTheBan.com.

From an action alert sent to me by former TtP blogger Nikos Leverenz, who I hear was recently promoted to director of the California Capitol Office of the Drug Policy Alliance. Congratulations, Nikos.

The political repercussions for this will be huge. The AK LP has been a driving force in repealing the Anchorage Smoking Ban. (This is slated to go into effect on July 01, 2007). Again, if we are successful, the ban will be repealed in the coming April 2007 municipal election. Stopping the ban before it starts will be a major public victory.

This is a chance to show the busybodies that they cannot easily strip us of our property rights, using local police forces. If we succeed, it will skyrocket several local libertarians to prominence within their respective political races. Moreover, it will directly punish some of the worst offenders of individual rights in one of the still freest areas of the USA: Anchorage, Alaska.

If you want to help, the do-or-die time is NOW! The final turn-in date for petitioning to place the repeal effort on the ballot is November 22, 2006. This effort has already gained the Alaska Libertarian Party massive positive media coverage, and will continue to promote our message of individual freedom, and strict protection of property rights, as long as we move forward with it.