Why the Libertarian Party of Alabama should not be taken …
"I would like to see the sales tax on food items be exempt in Jefferson County and curb as much of the wasteful spending as I can."
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Uphill would be an understatement.
Even the chairman of theLibertarian Party of Alabama acknowledges that his candidates face daunting challenges against incumbent Democrats and Republicans in the Nov. 4 election.
"Uphill, I don't know if it's the right word," said Leigh LaChine, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Alabama. "Most of our money we spent getting on the ballot. So we don't have a lot of money for candidates."
For the first time since 2006 the Libertarians will have candidates on the ballot in Jefferson County. The election is Nov. 4 and each County Commissioner will face a Libertarian challenger.
Choice
LaChine said it's about "freedom of choice."
"It's a logically consistent approach to politics," he said. "If you look at a law and if it's going to allow the people to be freer and to do their own thing then we're for it; if it's going to oppress the people, then we don't want it. If it's going to tax the people more, we don't want it."
LaChine said he hopes at least one of the candidates in the race will get at least 20 percent of the vote which will guarantee ballot access for the party in Jefferson County in the 2016 elections.
William Stewart, retired professor of political science at the University of Alabama, said it's healthy that citizens have choice other than just a Democrat or Republican.
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