We are pleased to present special guest Dr. Mary Ruwart, Ph. D., who will speak on “Do Vaccine Mandates Protect our Health or Threaten our Freedoms?”
Dr. Ruwart has a Ph. D. in biophysics. She spent 19 years as a pharmaceutical research scientist for Upjohn Pharmaceuticals and has written extensively on the subject of government regulation of the drug industry. She has also written books on communicating Libertarian ideas, such as “Healing Our World.”
Dr. Ruwart’s Libertarian activism is widespread. In Texas, she has run for U. S. Senator and State Comptroller. She has sought the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination. She is currently chair of the party’s Judicial Committee. On the international front, she is chair of Liberty International, which brings together libertarians and fellow travelers from around the world.
Please join us for what should be a memorable presentation. And please note our new date & time this month; same as last month, 3rd Monday at Mr. Tramps on 183N:
Monday, November 15, 2021, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
doors open early and stay open late
Mister Tramp’s Sports Pub & Cafe
8565 Research Blvd, Austin TX 78758
in the private back room
This month we’re pleased to welcome the family of Garrett Foster as our special guests on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Mister Tramps Sports Pub & Café (note new date & place).
Garrett loved & defended liberty, publicly supported & stated his intention to vote for the Jo Jorgensen / Spike Cohen presidential ticket (and his mother credits him as the reason she did vote for them), and passed tragically in Austin, Texas last year. What followed has been a travesty.
With the love of her life killed in cold blood before her eyes, Whitney’s nightmares persist having witnessed the horror playing out in front of her.
It’s been hard on her and his families, too, especially as it appears the deck is stacked against justice, with media and a faction of the population having already convicted the victim, and even the president of the local police union standing by their loved one’s killer.
We hope you’ll join us this month to warmly welcome Garrett’s mother Sheila, sister Katie, and fiancé Whitney.
Rep. Chip Roy (R) represents part of Travis County in D. C., including downtown Austin. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. In this case, Roy promises to vote against the monstrous National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) unless the leadership removes the new military draft registration requirements for young women.
Libertarians oppose the Selective Service System and believe that young men shouldn’t have to register either. Roy hasn’t gone that far, but at least he doesn’t want women to share the pain. I hope he succeeds, but I serious doubt it when up against the Military-Industrial Complex juggernaut that says this is a “must pass” bill.
“The Supreme Court has long held that content‐based government regulation of speech is presumptively unconstitutional under the First Amendment.”
The U. S. Supreme Court will be hearing a free speech case from Austin. Libertarians oppose government sign ordinances as violations of free speech, and we hope the high court will agree.
The Texas Legislature has posted new proposed congressional district lines. The 17th District will change a bit, losing most of the Travis County portion and picking up part of Williamson County and some additional rural counties in East Texas. Waco and Bryan will still be in the district. Incumbent Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Waco) is losing the residences of his two 2020 opponents, myself and Democrat Rick Kennedy. Coincidence… I think not!
My precinct (and Rick Kennedy’s precinct) in Wells Branch/Austin have been moved into District 10, another awkwardly shaped district held by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Austin), the richest member of Congress (because his father-in-law is owner of the Clear Channel Radio Network). I haven’t decided yet what to run for in 2022. It could be the District 10 congressional race, or maybe State House. We will see. But what is clear is that politicians choose the voters, rather than voters choosing the politicians.
Libertarian Party of Travis County 