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Former Libertarian Presidential Candidate Harry Browne Passes Away
HammerOfTruth.com ^ | 03-02-2006 | Stephen Gordon

Posted on 03/02/2006 1:31:36 PM PST by NewRomeTacitus

Harry Browne, who was the Libertarian Party presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000, is reported by multiple sources to have died yesterday. I just confirmed the general information with Jim Babka of DownSizeDC. DownSizeDC intends to be distributing pertinent information by e-mail and on their website later this evening.

Pending a statement from family or friends, the best (speculative) published source of information about his condition is currently on Wiki:

"In June of 2005 an unknown neurological illness confined him to a wheelchair. After spending a considerable amount of time in the hospital, he resumed some of his writing and speaking, though it was uncertain whether he will walk again. He succumbed to illness on 1 March 2006."


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: deathofapatriot; harrybrowne; libertarian; libertarians; lp; obituary; restinpeace
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To: Stepan12

Yeah - I see my comment was misinterpreted above. Harry seemed so consistent for so long that it just seemed a little curious, that's all.


21 posted on 03/02/2006 2:14:14 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: NewRomeTacitus
Heard about this earlier today on an e-mailing list.

RIP Harry.

22 posted on 03/02/2006 2:16:38 PM PST by Dead Corpse (I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.)
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To: NewRomeTacitus

A decent man. Rest in peace.


24 posted on 03/02/2006 2:23:40 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: JABBERBONK

Come on, there's no need for that.


25 posted on 03/02/2006 2:25:39 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: ShadowDancer
Then don't.

He didn't.

26 posted on 03/02/2006 2:29:19 PM PST by ErnBatavia (Meep Meep)
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To: ErnBatavia

Thanks for sharing.


27 posted on 03/02/2006 2:31:05 PM PST by ShadowDancer (No autopsy, no foul.)
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To: NewRomeTacitus

Indeed sad. Didn't know he was sick at all. Prayers out to his family. He was a great man


28 posted on 03/02/2006 2:31:31 PM PST by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: feinswinesuksass

If they had, we wouldn't have this two party debacle anymore.


29 posted on 03/02/2006 2:32:30 PM PST by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: ShadowDancer

Not in the mood for being corrected today, eh?


30 posted on 03/02/2006 2:33:04 PM PST by ErnBatavia (Meep Meep)
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To: NewRomeTacitus

RIP.


31 posted on 03/02/2006 2:33:26 PM PST by reelfoot
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To: ErnBatavia

Nope, I had just read his and then yours and found it amusing that you felt you needed to come to his rescue when he responded quite nicely on his own.


32 posted on 03/02/2006 2:34:39 PM PST by ShadowDancer (No autopsy, no foul.)
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To: NewRomeTacitus

Prayers for man who had the guts to run for office, few of us do.


33 posted on 03/02/2006 2:36:14 PM PST by roses of sharon
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To: A CA Guy
I'm sure he's gone to that giant bong in the sky.

Just as you will go to your jug of Koolaid.

RIP, indeed.

35 posted on 03/02/2006 2:52:13 PM PST by headsonpikes (Genocide is the highest sacrament of socialism.)
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To: Stepan12

I voted for Harry in 2000.


36 posted on 03/02/2006 2:56:21 PM PST by Huck (Roe/Kelo: You have a right to privacy IN your bedroom; you just don't have a right TO your bedroom.)
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To: Xenalyte

Mine too.


37 posted on 03/02/2006 2:57:23 PM PST by Huck (Roe/Kelo: You have a right to privacy IN your bedroom; you just don't have a right TO your bedroom.)
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To: darkangel82
I knew sooner or later this thread would degenerate into the obligatory Libertarian and marijuana bashing.

I guess most people on FR enjoy the status quo of having reckless government spending, high taxes, and diminishing Constitutional freedoms, all brought forth by the two political parties who pretend to be different.

38 posted on 03/02/2006 2:59:47 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (We're Americans, we can do anything)
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To: A CA Guy

So when President Ford dies should we post pictures of Rhinos?


39 posted on 03/02/2006 3:01:51 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (We're Americans, we can do anything)
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To: JABBERBONK
Good riddance to bad garbage!

Even if you felt that way, you didn't have to voice it. Completely inappropriate and disrespectful.

40 posted on 03/02/2006 3:03:59 PM PST by Bluegrass Conservative
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