Yesterday, on January 16th, 2006, former Vice President Al Gore joined the Bob Barr show and become the second, following Barr, former government official to recognize the great importance our liberties are to our way of life and to publically call for them to be protected against the state. As a civil libertarian, I welcome Mr. Gore to the party, and hope others in both major political parties join him in his support for civil liberties against encroachment by this and any Administration. Congressman Barr recognized early that this is not about being a Republican or Democrat, Conservative or Progressive but about protecting our inalienable Constitutional Rights.

It is good to see Mr. Gore realize the same. As others hopefully join the party, the transpartisan civil liberties party, I hope more and more American begin to wake up from their narcolepsy and begin to take back their lives from the State and its agents in private industry.

Michael D. Ostrolenk

To read Mr. Gore's speech go to www.libertycoalition.net