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I am an attorney specializing in First Amendment (free speech) and Fourth Amendment (searches and seizures) matters. I bring a slightly different outlook to Libertarianism than some. I believe it is more important to fight what the government does TO us (intefering with our personal freedoms),than what it tries to do FOR us (public transportation, schools, etc). No, I don't like taxes, and I see much that the government does that is wasteful, counterproductive, and just dumb. But what really scares me is that the government appears to by systematically eroding the consitutional rights that we have fought for since 1776, in the name of public safety. As Ben Franklin said: "Those who would give up essential liberty in order to gain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". That is my philosophy of libertarianism in a nutshell.

But let me assure all or you that the great thing about our party is that it tolerates wide differnces of viewpoint. If your own vision of liberty is different than mine, bring your viewpoint with you, and let us join together to fight those who would increase state power at the price of individual liberty. It is an exciting time and a great opportunity. Get involved today! Join the party, volunteer for a candidate, make a donation, and pitch in to protect our future!

According to the Lieutenant Governor's Office, county clerks in the State of Utah have been notified that voters may now change their party affiliation to or register as a Libertarian.

In addition, candidates desiring to file for elected, partisan offices up for election in 2008 -- whether county, state, or federal -- will be able to seek the Libertarian Party of Utah's nomination during the filing period which begins on Friday, March 7, 2008 and ends on Monday, March 17, 2008.

Before their party affiliation was stripped from the voter rolls after the 2006 general election, 2,404 Utahns were registered to vote as Libertarians in the State of Utah according to the January 2007 issue of Ballot Access News.

In the 2006 midterm election, Utah voters cast more than 41,000 votes among 14 Libertarian candidates. For the 2004 presidential election, at least 29 Libertarian candidates received more than 118,000 votes from Utah voters.

"On behalf of the Libertarian Party of Utah, I express our collective gratitude to all who circulated, signed, and financially supported our organizing petition for your help in continuing the campaign for liberty in Utah," says Rob Latham, chairman of the newly re-organized Libertarian Party of Utah.

"We invite Utahns dissatisfied with the two incumbent parties, Ron Paul supporters, independent/unaffiliated voters, and all others who wish to restore constitutionally-limited government, reduce taxes and spending, and reclaim the freedom to run our own lives to join us," adds Latham.

Utah Libertarians have created a presence on various social networking web sites, including Facebook, MySpace, and Yahoo!

The Libertarian Party of Utah's convention will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2008, beginning at 11:00 a.m., at the Sandy Library.