A piece on the LP convention in the August issue of Liberty reports on the nomination of “dark horse” Michael Badnarik. On the one hand, he has some pretty good, or at least interesting, ideas: “He proposed that convicted felons serve the first month of their sentence in bed so that their muscles would atrophy and they’d be less trouble for prison guards and to blow up the U.N. building on the eighth day of his administration.”
I love that punishment idea–it’s totally stupid but at least it’s creative!
On the other hand, Badnarik being a Libertarian, he apparently believes “that the Federal Reserve System is privately owned.” God, save us from the conspiracy nutballs.
But–for his desire to punish criminals, he’s got my vote!
11:41 am on August 9, 2004
