FREEDOM ALERT!
No More Double Dipping!
The Libertarian Party of Nevada is part of a coalition
called Nevadans for Sound Government that is
sponsoring a state wide initiative petition to clarify and enforce the Nevada
Constitutional prohibition against government employees “serving” in the State
Legislature.
Why shouldn’t government employees be able to
serve in the State Legislature? Isn’t this a democracy, after all? Why should it
matter what kind of job you have if you want to be a State Legislator?
"...no persons charged with the
exercise of powers properly belonging to one of these (state) departments shall exercise
any functions, appertaining to either of the others..."
n
Nevada state
constitution, Article 3, Section 1
n
This is the meat of the Nevada Separation of Powers
clause in our State Constitution. It reflects the Jeffersonian idea expressed in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions that no one
should be allowed to serve in more than one branch of government, the three branches being
Legislative, Executive and Judicial.
For generations that prohibition was upheld by our
attorneys general without having to go to the Nevada Supreme Court for an opinion.
Whenever a political party nominated someone for political office that was already a
public employee, the Nevada AG forced his resignation without a major court battle.
In the late 1960’s the anti-constitutional, modern
“progressive” sentiment began to take over
Since then the state legislature has predictably become
more corrupt, as government employees are free to “double dip” and receive
remunerations from both local and state governments while they occupy an intimidating
position of power over those local officials who might want to exercise a watchdog
function over expenditures. The state employees have risen to prominent positions,
chairing major committees especially in the Assembly, and blocking fiscal reform while
promoting government growth.
The Libertarian Party in the early 1990’s was in
the forefront of attempting reform of this unconstitutional abuse of power. The current
chair in particular, Brendan Trainor, launched a vigorous attack against Jan Evans (D)
Assembly 31 in
The Libertarian Party of Nevada urges you to sign and
support the Initiative Petition that would ban all government employees from serving as
elected officials. We need and are entitled to a citizen legislature of, by and for the
people, not one that is really of, by and for the bureaucrats.
The People of the
State of
Article 3 of the
Constitution of the State of
Section 3: No
employee of the Government of the State of
Limited to:
Counties, Cities, the
Part-time employees or whether on leave of absence from such
employment; may hold elective office. This section is not
applicable to Federal employees or offices. This section shall take
effect immediately upon final approval of the voters.
Go to http://www.repealthetaxes.com/
and download and circulate the petition. Your local Libertarian Party can help. Or, if
there is no local party where you live, contact us, we’ll help you start one…
Or call State
Chairman George Harris in
And Janine Hansen in
They are paying for signatures, and say they would rather pay
Libertarians, because we are good at getting signatures! The Petitions must be filed by
May (repeal taxes) and June (enforce Separation of Powers).
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Don’t forget the Nevada State Convention in
Then enjoy good speakers, buffet dinner, music and an
open mike afterwards. The cost for both convention and dinner is $50.00. Send checks to
our State Secretary, Emily Rahn c/o Libertarian Party of Nevada at
The Marijuana Policy Project has just filed a new
initiative petition regarding decriminalization of pot in
We need candidates who are willing to put their names
on the line for liberty! If you have never run before, it is easy. We accept paper
candidates, and will help with your filing. Fill out a few forms, answer questions sent to
you by different groups with Libertarian Principles, and if you wish, go to candidates
nights and speak about those issues. Any else is up to you. We need ordinary people who
will put their names on the line for freedom. Say no to taxes! Say no to War! Say you are
opposed to big government! Can you give a little extra time and effort to defend freedom
this election year!
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Thank you for your support of freedom in
Brendan Trainor, Chair, Libertarian Party of
chair@lpnevada.org. www.brendantrainor.com
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