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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.18.2024 Board Correspondence - FW_ Hurricane Response Proves Volunteerism is Better Than Authoritarianism by Ron Paul.ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. From:Clerk of the Board To:Jessee, Meegan Cc:Lee, Lewis Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Hurricane Response Proves Volunteerism is Better Than Authoritarianism by Ron Paul Date:Monday, October 21, 2024 4:16:33 PM Please see Board Correspondence - From: lance dreiss <lancedreiss@att.net> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2024 4:57 PM To: Senator.Dahle@senate.ca.gov; Assemblymember.Gallagher@assembly.ca.gov; District Attorney <District_Attorney@buttecounty.net>; davidhollister@countyofplumas.com; pcbs@countyofplumas.com; Durfee, Peter <PDurfee@buttecounty.net>; tjohns@pcso.net; Kimmelshue, Tod <TKimmelshue@buttecounty.net>; Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net>; Connelly, Bill <BConnelly@buttecounty.net>; Ring, Brian <bring@buttecounty.net>; JULIE THREET <preyinghawkreport@gmail.com>; Waugh, Melanie <mwaugh@buttecounty.net>; Ritter, Tami <TRitter@buttecounty.net>; Teeter, Doug <DTeeter@buttecounty.net>; Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>; Congressman Doug LaMalfa <CA01DL.Outreach@mail.house.gov>; Stephens, Brad J. <BStephens@buttecounty.net> Subject: Fwd: Hurricane Response Proves Volunteerism is Better Than Authoritarianism by Ron Paul Public Record diana dreiss From: The Liberty Beacon <donotreply@wordpress.com> Date: October 18, 2024 at 9:19:58 AM PDT To: lancedreiss@att.net Subject: Hurricane Response Proves Volunteerism is Better Than Authoritarianism  By: Ron Paul Following Hurricane Helene, many private helicopter pilots launched their ownsearch and rescue missions. One would think government officials would welcome the help ofthese volunteers, but instead they harassed the…Read on blog or Reader The Liberty Beacon Read on blog or Reader Hurricane Response Proves Volunteerism is BetterThan Authoritarianism By This article was posted by TLB Staff on October 18, 2024 By: Ron Paul Following Hurricane Helene, many private helicopter pilots launched their ownsearch and rescue missions. One would think government officials wouldwelcome the help of these volunteers, but instead they harassed them and eventhreatened to arrest them! For example, one private helicopter pilot rescued an individual stranded byHelene. Unfortunately, he was threatened with arrest if he flew his helicopterback into the impacted area to save someone left behind on the earlier flight. In a video shared by comedian and political commentator Jimmy Dore,Jonathan Howard, a member of the Florida State Guard and volunteer for thenonprofit group Aerial Recovery, discussed how the government took credit forthe rescue of an 11-day-old baby even though the rescue was done totally byvolunteers. Mr. Howard stated that when he goes on a search and rescuemission he sees around forty other private helicopters and just two militaryhelicopters. One reason the federal government is unable to provide adequate aid to thoseimpacted by Helene (and now Milton) is the government is sending military aidworth billions of dollars to Ukraine and Israel. In fact, over 700 members of theTennessee National Guard are deploying to the Middle East as people in thestate deal with damage from Hurricane Helene! When questioned on Fox News about Helene’s impact, South Carolina SenatorLindsey Graham made an impassioned plea …. for more aid to Israel. SenatorGraham is far from the only member of Congress to put the needs of foreigncountries and the military-industrial complex ahead of Americans. Congress will likely consider a multi-billion-dollar disaster relief bill in the post-election “lame duck” session. Conservative Republicans will (properly) demandthe spending be offset by cuts in other spending. The problem is most of these“fiscal conservatives” will vote to increase the national debt to fund the military-industrial-complex. When I served in Congress, I voted against federal disaster aid even when thedisaster impacted my district. Inevitably my office would receive complaints fromoutraged constituents. After a few months of jumping through the federalgovernment’s bureaucratic hoops in seeking to recover from the disaster, manyconstituents would call my office to say that they now agree that they would bebetter off if the government would stop trying to “help” the victims of naturaldisasters. One of the helicopter pilots who voluntarily flew into the areas impacted byHelene was Curves fitness chain founder Gary Heavin. Mr. Heavin, in addition tobeing a successful businessman, is a passionate advocate for liberty who serveson the advisory board of my Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is notsurprising that someone who believes in liberty would be willing to help those inneed rather than rely on the government to provide assistance. Contrary to the lies spread by authoritarians, libertarianism does not requireselfishness. Libertarians welcome voluntary action to help those in need.Libertarians object to government assistance because it is based on force.Authoritarianism leads to poverty, war, chaos in the streets, and a lack ofcompassion for the less fortunate. 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