From: rjl+@pitt.edu (Richard J. Loether)
Newsgroups: pa.general,alt.politics.libertarian
Subject: Re: Perry for U.S. Senate
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:34:20 GMT
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In article <Xqg7RB1w165w@topcat> topcat!tom@tredysvr.tredydev.unisys.com (Tom Albrecht) writes:
>
<Dr. John Perry is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania on the
<Libertarian party ticket.
<
<Dr. Perry is a pro-life, fiscally conservative alternative to Arlen Specter
<and Lynn Yeakel.
<
<His overall philosophy of government is summed up in his statement:
<"Government should promote and encourage strong families, individual
<self-government, a high level of personal responsibility, and love of God
<and His Law."

I would very much like to find a suitable alternative to Specter and 
Yeakel.  As a Libertarian, I like the idea of voting for Perry but his
statement that "Government should promote...love of God and His Law" to
be profoundly troubling.  Could I get some clarification on this please?

The rest of this doesn't sound too bad.
<
<Regarding the federal government, he believes "the federal bureaucracy must
<be cut down to constitutional size, with taxes being cut proportionally."
<
<"Parents should have absolute freedom of educational choice for their
<children, unencumbered by a taxation system which discriminates against
<those parents choosing alternatives to public education."  He says,
<"Education is exclusively the responsibility of parents."  "Government's
<proper role and responsibility in education is to secure the right to
<educational choice, not abridge it."
<
<
<Who is Jack Perry?
<
<John F. Perry M.D., age 47, practices orthopedic surgery and sports
<medicine in north central Pennsylvania.  He is team physician for Lock
<Haven University.
<
<Dr. Perry is a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania, holds an A.B. degree in
<sociology from Dartmouth College, and his M.D. from Jefferson Medical
<College.  He is self-educated in economics and history.  Dr. Perry is a
<past President of the Board of a crisis pregnancy center, co-founder of the
<National Endowment for Liberty, on the National Committee of the U.S.
<Taxpayers Alliance; and is a member of the Council for National Policy, the
<Keystone Second Amendment Association, the Pennsylvania League of
<Taxpayers, and the Keystone Taxpayer Association, as well as serving as
<Vice-President of the Medical Staff and the Chairman of the Credentials
<Committee of his hospital.
<
<He and his wife Holly live in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania where they home
<school their seven children.
<
<For more information, contact:        Contributions may be sent to:
<
<     Perry for U.S. Senate                 Perry for U.S. Senate
<     P.O. Box 728                          c/o Bruce Baer, Treasurer
<     Avis, PA  17721                       P.O. Box 402
<     717-753-2663                          Morgantown, PA  19543
<
<You can also send email to this address:
<
<        topcat!perry@tredysvr.tredydev.unisys.com
<--
<Tom Albrecht


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