Michael Badnarik – 2nd Amendment Under Attack

Air Date: 05/05/2009 Badnarik’s political philosophy emphasizes individual liberty, personal responsibility, and adherence to what he considers to be an originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. All of his positions arise from this foundation. In economics, Badnarik believes in laissez-faire capitalism, a system in which the only function of the government is the protection of individual rights from the initiation of force and fraud. He therefore opposes institutions such as welfare, and business regulation. Badnarik first ran for public office in 2000 as a Libertarian, earning 15,221 votes in a race for the Texas legislature; he ran again for the same seat in 2002. Badnarik is a participant in the libertarian Free State Project. Badnarik delivered a keynote speech at the 2007 New Hampshire Liberty Forum, where he announced his endorsement for Ron Paul, U.S. Congressman from Texas 14th district, in the 2008 presidential election. In April 2007, he began hosting a talk radio program, Lighting the Fires of Liberty, on the We the People radio network.[9] His final program aired on October 3, 2008. In October 2008, he began hosting a talk radio program, by the same title, on the Genesis Communications Network.