John Stagliano For President!

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This group urges the nomination of John Stagliano for President by acclamation at the 2012 Libertarian Party National Convention.

Mr. Stagliano is an adult film producer who is currently being prosecuted in a federal kangaroo court on "obscenity" charges. The "law" which he supposedly violated is unconstitutional, and the trial is conducted in a lawless manner. What's worse, his "crime" involved only consenting adults acting on their own free will, doing things which are not illegal, and for which no objective standard has been established in law. For details, check out coverage of his case at Reason Magazine: http://reason.com/topics/john-stagliano-trial

Regardless of how you feel about pornography, we must draw a line in the sand. Federal prosecutions of consensual "crimes" must stop!

We don't know what motivated the persecution of Mr. Stagliano. But it is interesting that he has been a financial supporter of liberty-oriented organizations such as the Reason Foundation and the Libertarian Party. It reminds one of the prosecution of the late author and medical marijuana advocate Peter McWilliams, who supported the Libertarian Party and even wrote a book, Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do, that argued for libertarian values.

McWilliams died ten years ago while on bail - he was charged for being a "drug kingpin" for his medical marijuana activities.

Was Peter McWilliams targeted for his actions, or because he spoke out in favor of freedom?

Is John Stagliano singled out among all porn producers for his actions, or because he supports those who speak out in favor of freedom?

We don't know. What we DO know is, if convicted, Mr. Stagliano could face up to 32 years in prison!

Nominating Mr. Stagliano for President would send a message to America. It would say that libertarians reject, completely, the federal war on consensual behavior, and that, whatever we think of pornography, we'd rather have a porn producer who respects individual rights, as Mr. Stagliano does, as President than anyone who believes porn producers should be in jail.

John Stagliano is not just a victim of the federal government, he's also a symbol of the federal government's march toward absolute tyranny and lawlessness. The Libertarian Party could not make a bolder statement for freedom, and for the United States of America, than by nominating John Stagliano to be President of the United States.

Criminals vs. mere hypocrites

Q: What do you call a politician who supports laws against murder, but then goes out and commits a murder?

A: A murderer

Q: What do you call a politician who supports laws against thievery, and then goes out and shoplifts?

A: A thief

Q: What do you call a politician who would prohibit sexual jokes and suggestive behavior in the private workplace, but then makes sexual advances on his own underlings?

A: A hypocrite

Q: What do you call a politician who supports drug prohibition, even as he admits to drug use in his youth himself - for which he could have been arrested?

A: A hypocrite

Q: What do you call a politician who supports strict labor standards on businesses, and then pays undocumented workers as nannies and housekeepers?

A: A hypocrite

Q: What do you call a politician who supports immigration restrictions, and then pays undocumented workers as nannies and housekeepers?

A: A hypocrite

Q: Why did I not call the murdering politician and the thieving politician hypocrites?

A: Because the most condemnable aspect of their behavior is that their crimes had victims.*

Q: If hypocrisy is the worst thing about the crime, why is it even a crime?

A: Don't ask me. To pass a law against victimless, consensual behavior is itself a crime.

* Sexual harassment can involve a victim, depending on the terms of the employment contract, which can bring on a civil suit. The hypocrisy comes in because the politician would regulate private property and personal associations to outlaw behavior he himself engages in.

Why I Was Wrong About Sanford

In June, I predicted that John McCain would pick Mark Sanford as running mate, but wouldn't explain why until he was selected. Turns out, I was wrong: instead of shoring up the small-government vote, he's decided to reach out to the independent milf female vote by choosing Sarah Palin:



Nevertheless, I'll explain why I predicted Sanford. It was a hunch, based on a previous hunch. Four years ago in June, before I had a blog, I saw a story about the Bilderberger meeting and noticed that John Edwards was an attendee. So I thought, "Edwards will be Kerry's running mate." But I never made the prediction public. Well, this year, Mark Sanford was an attendee, and he looked to me of all the attendees to be the most plausible McCain pick.

Too bad. I would have made a lot of hay about it if I was right.