8The Tar HeelThursday, July 13, 1978
BY Robert Thomason
Staff Writer
An official of the North Carolina
Libertarian Party says that his party
is for civil liberties and economic
freedom, but against U.S. military
intervention in foreign lands.
"We are not a conservative or a
liberal organization," said Craig
Springer, a member of the executive
committee of the N.C. Libertarian
Party in an interview recently.
"We have distinct positions," he
said. Like many conservatives,
Libertarians believe in economic
freedom; like many liberals.
Libertarians believe in absolute civil
liberty, Springer said.
"Basically, we do not believe in the
initiation of force to get things done,"
he said. "I'm talking about legal
coercion.
"We think the proper function of
government is the protection of
personal freedom and liberty."
Springer said the Libertarian Party
does not necessarily condone many
activities, but believes that an
individual should be able to do as he
wishes. Springer qualified his
statement by saying that the
individual must not harm the rights
and liberties of others.
"The government would have the'
police, the courts, and national
defense," Springer said.
"The three branches of
government would be supported
through contributions," he said.
"Some people say that people
wouldn't support the government.
That doesn't make sense to me. If
government were doing what it is
supposed to, protecting civil liberties
and private property, people wouldn't 1
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Springer said he would voluntarily
contribute to a government if it
maintained the basic functions he
outlined.
"It wouldn't cost all that much to
operate the government like that,"he
said.
"Individuals would have the right
to redress their grievances," he said.
If a product were harmful, citizens
could take their case to the court
system, he said. The court would
decide if the product should be
removed or changed, he said.
Despite the position on judicial
intervention, Springer said, "there
should be complete separation of the
state from the economy." He said
Congress should not have the power
to regulate interstate commerce,
which is granted in the constitution.
"We want a society of voluntary
institutions, where people bind
together and solve problems through
charity," he said. "We're against using
the power of the gun."
"We are really not all that wild-eyed
about things. I'm sure the press will
have a hey-day picking out things
about us. They could have fun saying
we are against anti-homosexual laws
or against gun control, but we have to
be 100 percent consistent about civil
liberties.
"We don't believe that the things
we advocate should come about over
night. Things would be in absolute
chaos if they did," Springer said.
As an example, Springer said that
government should gradually stop
providing public education. "They
should start by giving tax credits to
people who send their children to
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mandatory attendance, which is a
violation of free will."
Springer said private organizations
could educate children better than the
government could.
The Libertarian Party was formed
in Colorado in 1971 and came to
North Carolina in 1975, Springer
said. And on July 5 of this year the
N.C. Board of Elections approved the
party's petition to be allowed on the
state's ballot in November.
In 1976, the Libertarian
presidential candidate, Roger
McBride, garnered 183,000 votes.
"That makes us the third largest
in the United States," Springer said.
Break-in, thefts
by Karen Eagle
Staff Writer
Two thefts and a breaking and entering
were reported to the University Police
Department last week.
Jeff Witkin, 6263 Hiffard Drive,
reported the theft of his $400.00 'Falcon'
bicycle on July 4. Witkin reported that the
bicycle was stolen from the bike rack
along the north side of New Davie Hal! by
6 p.m.
The bicycle was described as a man's
twenty-six inch, dark blue, ten-speed
bike. The bike had chrome front forks
attached to the wheels, no front fender, a
silver rear fender, and a silver rack on the
rear.
In an unrelated case, a university
employee reported the theft of his 1974
Honda motorcycle. The theft occurred
between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on July 7.
Carl D. Gruber, 1209 urport Road,
robes
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Brock said that when the party's
representatives said that the signer
was supporting the Libertarians'
right to appear on state ballots, the
representatives were telling "nothing
more or less than the truth."
"I think that the problem here is
that some responsible public officials
don't understand this question," said
Brock. "The only basis for complaint I
could imagine would be that some of
these people simply didn't read what
they were asked to sign."
Bobby Y. Emery, a member of the
Libertarian Party executive
committee, also said that all copies of
the petitions had been identical and
that no petitions had been switched.
reported
reported that his motorcycle was stolen
from the grassy area outside Lenoir Hall.
Gruber reported that the motorcycle was
not secured and could easily have been
pushed off.
The Honda was a blue model 360. It had
a torn seat, a dented gas tank, and a low
padded sissybar with a blue helmet. The
vehicle was valued at $400.00.
Room 102 Abernethy Hall was broken
into during the night hours of July 4. A
$300.00 Sony Trinitron KU 1203
Receiver was stolen. The theft was
reported by Ronald Bartholomew.
According to the campus police, the
door to room 102 was taken off its hinges.
The person or persons were believed to
have entered through the front door by
reaching through the mail slot and
unlocking the door. Exit was believed to
have been made through a side door
which was propped open with a beer can.
Prints were taken with good results.
Aldermen
continued from page 3
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immediate access by emergency
vehicles, and that residents have the
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