Carla Howell is not a woman to rest on her laurels. After running the most successful Libertarian Senatorial campaign in history she followed it up by successfully placing an initiative to end the Massachusetts income tax on the ballot for this fall.
Today she declared for the Governorship of Massachusetts.
There is little I could say that Carla can’t say better, so with no further ado, here is her full statement of candidacy:
Massachusetts government spending has more than doubled in the last 10 years.
Democrat Governor Michael Dukakis’ last bloated budget was $10 Billion.
Republican Governor Jane Swift’s first budget is $23.5 Billion. Republican Governor Jane Swift increased last year’s budget by $1 Billion.
Massachusetts government is Big Government. Bi-Partisan Big Government.
Massachusetts Big Government is bossy, nosy, clumsy, abusive, and intrusive. And outrageously expensive.
Massachusetts Democrat and Republican politicians are laboring day and night to:
— make our state government bigger,
— increase state government spending,
— expand state government power and authority, and
— seize the few remaining remnants of our gun freedom.Do you believe Massachusetts government is too Big?
Do you believe Massachusetts Taxes are too High?
I do.
That’s why I’m running for Governor of Massachusetts.
I’m running because … small government is beautiful*.
I’m Carla Howell, Libertarian candidate for Governor.
I’m the only candidate for Governor who has signed the small government pledge:
“I vote small government. Every issue. Every time. No exceptions. No excuses.”
Small government is beautiful* … and it leaves our families alone.
Small government is beautiful* … and it leaves our income alone.
Small government is beautiful* … and it leaves our guns alone.
I am the only candidate for Governor who will boldly advance our cause of personal responsibility, individual liberty, and small, constitutional government.
I represent the forgotten taxpayer. The forgotten worker. The forgotten gun owner. The forgotten voter.
I represent responsible individuals. People who work for a living, pay their bills, and support their families. People who are good neighbors, and caring members of their communities.
The Big Government Candidates for Governor Every Democrat and Republican Candidate for Governor is a Big Government Politician.
Every one of them supports today’s $23 Billion or more in state government spending.
Every one of them proposes more state government programs, more state government spending.
If you like today’s Big Government spending in Massachusetts, pick your favorite flavor.
The Republican: Governor Jane Swift.
The Democrats: State Senate President Thomas Birmingham. State Senator Warren Tolman. Democrat Party Fundraiser Steven Grossman. State Treasurer Shannon O’Brien. Secretary of State William Galvin. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.
Here’s what each one of them offers: More laws. More government programs. More taxes. More government.
If you want Ever-Growing Greedy Government, if you want Big Government, take your pick.
Because there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between them.
Why They Fail the ‘White Out’ Test What’s the ‘White-Out’ Test?
Get an issue of the Boston Globe, the Herald News, or another Massachusetts daily newspaper. Find an article about each of the Republican or Democrat candidates for Governor. Find a proposal or program advocated by each candidate. Clip them out.
Take a bottle of ‘White-Out’ and blot out each candidate’s name. And ‘white-out’ the word “Democrat” or “Republican” — if it’s even mentioned.
Take these political proposals or programs and put them in front of 10 people chosen at random. Ask each person to correctly match the candidate for Governor with his or her proposal or program.
They won’t be able to do it.
Why do these candidates fail the ‘White-Out’ Test?
Because their positions, proposals, and programs blur and blend into the same Big Government mush.
That is why the Big Government Democrat and Republican candidates for Governor must spend millions and millions of dollars to publicize and advertise their campaigns.
Voters can’t remember who they are. Voters can’t remember why they’re running. So they subject voters to endless mind-numbing rote repetition advertising.
Carla Howell: The Only Small Government Candidate I score A+ on the ‘White-Out’ Test. My proposals for making government small are dramatically different. I stand in stark contrast against the Big Government candidates.
If you want small government, if you want to End the Income Tax in Massachusetts, there’s only one choice: Carla Howell, Libertarian for Governor.
And only one issue: small government. A vote for Carla Howell is a vote for small government. Every issue. Every time. No exceptions. No excuses.
— A vote for Carla Howell is a vote to make Massachusetts government so small it doesn’t need an Income Tax.
— A vote for Carla Howell is a vote to give back $3,000 each year to 3,000,000 working people in Massachusetts by Ending the Income Tax. On November 5th, when voters go to the polls to End the Income Tax, they can vote for Carla Howell, Libertarian for Governor.
— A vote for Carla Howell and small government is a vote for 100% Gun Freedom. I am the only candidate for Governor who will shred every Anti-Gun Freedom Law on the books in Massachusetts. Immediately repeal Chapter 180. Immediately repeal and remove every Anti-Gun law, restriction and regulation on the books. More guns means safe communities.
Governor Carla Howell will do everything in her power to repeal, remove, erase, and dismantle destructive and expensive Massachusetts
Governor Carla Howell’s most powerful weapons: the Veto and a Shredder. The Veto to stop new laws, stop new taxes, and stop new government spending. The Shredder to remove every vestige of Big Government in Massachusetts. To make government small.
The News Media knows. When I ran against Ted Kennedy for U.S. Senate in the last election, here was a typical comment:
“If Hollywood needed to invent a challenger to Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy, they couldn’t have created anyone whose views differ more than Libertarian Carla Howell.”
— Front Page, Sunday Edition, MetroWest Daily News, November 7, 1999I champion small government. Every issue. Every time. No exceptions. No excuses.
Gun Owners know. Ask any gun store owner in Massachusetts what Carla Howell stands for. Ask any gun club. Ask any gun owner.
During my campaign against Ted Kennedy, I handed out over 10,627 fliers that explained why “small government is beautiful* … And it leaves our guns alone!”
Taxpayers know. My Committee for Small Government filed 75,629 petition signatures for our Ballot Initiative to End the Income Tax in Massachusetts. The Secretary of State has certified our petition signatures — and we’re headed for the ballot.
Our Ballot Initiative is entitled “The Small Government Act.” It’s designed to reduce our state budget from $23 Billion to $14 Billion. And give $9 Billion back to taxpayers.
Ending the Income Tax in Massachusetts will give back $3,000 each to 3,000,000 working people in Massachusetts. Every year. To People like you. Your neighbors. Co-workers. Family and friends.
Carla Howell For Governor Small government is beautiful*. I’m running for Governor to make Massachusetts government small.
Ending the Income Tax in Massachusetts will help make government small.
Repealing every Anti-Gun Freedom Law on the books in Massachusetts will help make government small.
Exposing the fatally-flawed, wasteful, and destructive Big Government Programs in Massachusetts will help make government small.
A vote for Carla Howell, Libertarian for Governor, is a vote for small government, individual liberty, and personal responsibility.
A vote that says, “small government is beautiful*.”
Carla immediately needs canvassers to collect 25,000 signatures. She also needs a war chest to get things off to a fast start. Donations of up to $500 per person are allowed under Massachusetts bureaucracy.
It goes without saying that I endorse Carla’s candidacy without reservation.
