Christine Smith (Libertarian)
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| 2008 Libertarian candidate for President of the United States |
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Christine Smith (born January 16, 1967[1]) is a writer, political activist and humanitarian. She is a Libertarian candidate nominating for the 2008 United States Presidential election. She supports free trade, free markets, the abolition of the Federal Reserve, and government non-intervention. [2] At the 2008 Libertarian National Convention, she gave a spirited anti-endorsement of Bob Barr shortly after being eliminated from the race.[3][4]
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[edit] Early life
Christine Smith was born January 16, 1967 in Houston, Texas. She was the author of the book A Mountain In The Wind - An Exploration of the Spirituality of John Denver. She won the Amigas Peace Power Prize in 2000.[citation needed]
[edit] Political positions
Christine Smith has a strict libertarian[2] stance on domestic and foreign policy. She declared that she would start a withdrawal plan for the War in Iraq from the first day she is nominated president. Additionally, she advocates withdrawing U.S. troops that are deployed all around the world. She is against welfare programs and government spending, believing that these are fundamentally corrupt. She advocates abolishing most government programs, including the Federal Reserve, Internal Revenue Service, War on Drugs, the National ID card, internet regulation and prosecution of victimless crimes. She is a strong opponent of U.S. corporate welfare policies, seeing them as the result of corruption and inefficiency. Believing that free markets and free trade would raise the standard of living, she advocates a strong monetary system and private property rights. She claims that the U.S. healthcare system is getting worse because of too much government intervention, corruption and corporatism. On education issues, she is a firm supporter of privatization and homeschooling. She supports abortion, but opposes funding for stem cell research. She supports local control over pollution and conservation over the federal level. She supports private property rights and abolishing government corruption to reduce pollution.
[edit] Books
- Smith, Christine (February 1, 2001). A Mountain In The Wind - An Exploration of the Spirituality of John Denver. Findhorn Press.. ISBN 978-1899171682.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Christine Smith Presidential site
- Christine Smith Official blog
- Christine Smith's positions
