School Board Election: Some Random Thoughts...

During a recent interview, I was asked why I was running, considering I was of the Libertarian persuasion. For those of you unfamiliar with libertarianism, we simply believe education, like religion, health care, housing, etc., are best left to private, voluntary organizations and individuals.

My answer was simple. We have government mandated public schools and this will be the case for years to come. The N.C. Constitution guarantees a "free" public education for every citizen. That is the law until a Constitutional Convention changes it. I believe the taxpayer needs someone like myself on the board for the following reasons....

I will scrutinize each and every line of budget requests sent to the County Commission. Our citizens are taxed to the hilt when you add local, state, and federal wealth confiscation or legal plunder..otherwise known as taxes.(which, by the way, some have said are "the price of civilization". Personally, I find stealing people's money highly uncivilized.

I am from outside the education establishment. I am not simply seeking to improve the system, I seek to reform it. We need to completely overhaul and de-centralize our school system. Okay, sounds good, where would you start...

Break up the county into autonomous, independent school districts. The place to start would be the City of Concord. Concord needs to have it's own school system. If we do not get a handle on the growing bureaucracy, we will become another Char-Meck train wreck.. God Forbid!

Before I continue, I am well aware of the limits of my position on the school board. Reform would have to occur on all levels of government. Don't you believe that reform might happen quicker if we had someone advocating these changes as an elected official? I am not afraid to file my complaints with legislators.

You wouldn't consent to the government choosing your child' s religion. Why would you allow them to make educational decisions for your child?

If our public school system is so great, why do we have to use compulsory laws and extortion of wealth to prop it up?

If this is a free country, why don't we have school choice?

Why does someone who has no children in public schools pay the same tax rate as someone who has five children in the system?

I am not accepting donations to my campaign. I am asking my supporters to donate their money and time to the public school of their choice.

If elected, I promise to use the N.C. and U.S. Constitutions as metrics to determine my conclusions. But more importantly, my conscience will be the final authority over every decision I make.