Brett Bittner

Lead By Example, Not With A Label

Mar

2013

“I’m not sure how active I can be in the liberty movement while I’m building my business.” That is pretty close to what I recall from a conversation over dinner last week, where I was having my brain picked by someone who is “dipping their toe” in the world of politics after previously being fairly ...

How Libertarians CAN Win 1

Nov

2012

If this post got you fired up, thinking that I’m a defeatist who sees nothing good coming from the efforts of Libertarians/libertarians and other grassroots candidates, keep reading. I rarely identify a problem, oppose an idea, or “play pessimist” without having an alternative or a plan. Civic Involvement Anyone considering a run for office should ...

Why Libertarians Lose

Oct

2012

“Libertarians will never win.” “Why don’t you just join the Republican Party?” I’ve heard all the reasons I’m “doing it wrong” from people outside the Libertarian Party. “We don’t have ballot access.” “We aren’t able to raise money, because we aren’t bought by special interests.” I’ve heard every excuse inside the Libertarian Party about why ...

Charter Passage Won’t ‘Move Needle’ For Most Students

Oct

2012

This was originally published in the Marietta Daily Journal yesterday. Choice. It is a beautiful thing. We choose which car to buy, what shirt to wear, or which cereal will be swimming in milk for breakfast. This election cycle, Georgia voters will decide whether we amend our state Constitution to allow the state to authorize ...

Three Questions on the Transportation Investment Act

May

2012

This was originally published on the Civic League of Regional Atlanta’s blog (and newsletter) and re-published on Peach Pundit. After serving on the Steering Committee for last summer’s “Get A Move On” Townhall, I was asked by the Civic League to respond to three questions regarding the upcoming voter referendum on the Transportation Investment Act of 2010. ...

Which America Do You Want?

Oct

2011

This was originally published yesterday in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. With great fanfare, Atlanta officials unveiled a new video surveillance center at a news conference last week. Atlanta police Chief George Turner expects the “cutting-edge technology” of the cameras to allow police to “stay one step ahead of lawbreakers.” But it does not appear that city ...

Where is the HELL NO option?

Mar

2011

This was originally published on Peach Pundit. As the 2010 midterm elections drew to a close, Cobb County residents were in the midst of another political battle waged over the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) expiring at the end of this year. With what started as a six-year $750 million project list, the ...

Thank You, Neal Boortz! – An Open Letter to “The Talkmaster”

Apr

2010

This was a letter directed at Neal Boortz after a post endorsing Republicans at all costs, originally published at LPGeorgia.com. Dear Neal, Since 1993, you have been sharing with Atlanta listeners your brand of libertarianism on WSB Radio, eventually becoming syndicated to reach over 5 million talk radio listeners nationwide each day. For those of ...