Drugs illegal for children . Will pass to legalize drugs unless it contains a provision that children are not allowed to use it. As a parent my message to my i would be naive to think you would not be trying these drugs. The problem with drugs is quality, quantity unknown. Its prohibition. Love you. Foremost, i if you find yourself in a position of being impaired, whether its drugs or alcohol of any kind, call me. Upill come and pick you because i love you. Thats what we need to tell our kids, that we love them. Mr. Peterson . The president has no Constitutional Authority to regulate drugs. I was supportevel legislation that would stop children from being allowed to purchase drugs and prosecute anyone who puts a child in danger. Need protection. You should not be able to sell hair went to a fiveyearold heroin to a fiveyearold. We canfeldman, before sell a drug it has to be tested to make sure its safe and effective. Congress has a similar mechanism for laws. Any law, theypass test it carefully to see its effect on campaign contributions. [laughter] parent would endanger their child, theres worse problems in that family than drugs. We need to go to the root of the problem, which generally is only made worse by government. Theres a lot of problems and a lot of suffering in the world. Adding criminal punishment doesnt help. Mr. Mcafee, would you make certain drugs illegal for children, please . If a child goes out to buy drugs and the parent doesnt know where they are, its a problem. If a child has money to buy drugs, where did they get it . When a child comes home stoned and you do not notice it, the problem is not with the seller of the drugs, its with the parents. [applause] governor johnson, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it discrimination in the private sector and the public sector. Senator Barry Goldwater voted against it for libertarian reasons. He did not feel it was the governments job to tell a private Business Owner what to do. Senator al gore senior voted against it because he opposed integration. If you had been in the senate, how would you have voted . I would have voted for it. No elaboration . No. Mr. Peterson. Repeat the question. Of 1964ivil rights act and a discrimination in the public and private sector. Senator Barry Goldwater voted against it, feeling it was in the governments job to tell a private owner what to do. Senator al gore senior voted against it because he opposed racial integration. How would you have voted had you been in the senate . Youre asking whether or not i would have signed the civil rights legislation in 1964 . Yes, i would have signed it. Peterson, would you have signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which ended discrimination in the public or private sector . I would have filibustered until we abolished title ii and then we would have gotten rid of. He government discrimination been ineldman, had you the senate in 1964, how would you have voted on the Civil Rights Act . I would hope i would look at it carefully, end government discrimination, and when it comes to private discrimination we need to find what would cause more harm, what would cause less harm, and do what makes life that are for people. Thats a very difficult decision. Mr. Mcafee, would you have voted in favor of the 1964 civil rights had you been in the senate . As many of you know, my wife is black. Years living3 1 2 24 hours a day with her, i can assure you that legislation in no way and it discrimination. What it did is bring to the awareness that discrimination will not end until you open your heart and mind and judgment to a person of another color, another race, another language, another religion. Allow me to give everyone a history lesson. The segregation in the south was of because necessarily racist Business Owners, it was because of racist legislators telling the Business Owners they had to segregate the lunch counters. In virginia, it was Business Owners that help the protesters saying,the statute by come into my business. Violate the law. That should have been outlawed. The forced discrimination should have been repealed. Thats the only thing the Civil Rights Act should have done. Petersen, should someone have to have a government issued license to drive a car . Mr. Petersen hell no. Like an, a car is gun or anything else. As long as youre not using it to hurt other people, you should be able to use it. A license and permit is another way to get money and inconvenience people. Mr. Mcafee . I dont think licenses are required. If youre under 16 and your n can drive and youve never driven before, you should at least put a flashing pink light on your car so we can get out your way. The government requires licenses for far too many things. The government requires licenses for people to broadcast radio. The government requires licenses to get married. They require a license to drive. Whats next, requiring a license to make toast in your own damn toaster . Bsolutely not government has a basic responsibility to protect us against individuals, groups, corporations, foreign governments that would do us harm trade in that context, the license to drive id like to see some competency exhibited by people before they drive. [boos] governor of new mexico, i vetoed a whole lot of bills. I vetoed the haircutting license. I vetoed all sorts of licensing. License to drive . Have an you could insurance requirements i guess, but then the Insurance Company would determine you have people that are blind to would be on the road that would continue to drive until they hurt somebody. Gentlemen, weve come to the end of the questionandanswer portion of the debate. You now have 60 seconds to make a closing argument. Mr. Mcafee went first. , you may go first. Ry what i stand before you today to promise is that all the way through those the november election, i will act as boldly and consistently as loudly as possible, and proclaimed the ideas of liberty. I want you to help me make you the Libertarian Party libertarian again. If you want an actual libertarian on the ticket and you want to help the Libertarian Party actually be libertarian again, not with a watereddown message but an absolute message of freedom on every issue every time, vote for me tomorrow so i walk off of this stage the Libertarian Party president ial nominee. [applause] governor johnson, you have 60 seconds. Got to run as a libertarian in 2012, something i was honored to carry that banner. I thought my marching orders were to grow the Libertarian Party. I think because of your efforts, more than anyone elses, the Libertarian Party is growing. Up your current weekly meeting that is occurring to an treehouse auditorium, because thousands of people are going to want to hear this message and at that meeting you can tell them, johnson is not our best candidate. We are, and make that argument. Have an opportunity, and so many of you have worked for so long consistently to provide valid access with your time and your money. And here it is, we are at a threshold here. A real threshold to grow this party and make it better. At the end of the day, shouldnt we try and make things better . Do we get from a to z . No. Should we be able to articulate z . Absolutely. We if d comes up, shouldnt sign onto anything that makes things better, anything that creates more freedom . Thank you. Petersen, you have 60 seconds. I have a gift for you all. My home, my party that ive been in the last nine years, tomorrow. Im prepared to give you a powerful, debtfree campaign with a serious strategy to win the white house in 2016. I offer this to you humbly, with love and affection, as sincere of the expressions of happiness and joy on the faces of my supporters. This is not a campaign about one man. Its a campaign about a revolution of we the people. Dr. Feldman, u. S. 60 seconds. Dr. Feldman some may ask, feldman, is he that libertarian . I am that be what you want to be libertarian that you look good. N tv libertarian the christian atheist in the libertarian. The jefferson libertarian. Jew libertarian, nosex libertarian, mlk junior malcolm x libertarian, the revolutionary, honorable, ron paul libertarian. Dale w. Perry, no apologies anarchist libertarian, that gary johnson new mexico success libertarian, that austan petersen freedom ninja in. Our face libertarian that no pain, no gain libertarian, get those petitions signed in the ring libertarian. Sorryorry im not libertarian that cant stand the infringements and abuses here,arian that right right now, no excuses libertarian. Im that libertarian. Mr. Mcafee . Mr. Mcafee thank you, dr. Feldman. So iod up here for 2 hours could speak authentically to you for 1 minute. I believe we are building a skyscraper from the top floor down. To do that, it must be supported by compromise. We are on a train filled with increasing compromise leading to a questionable win. My goal is to derail this train and lay a new set of tracks through the grassroots of this party, and build from the ground up. I would like to thank judge weiss, the creative talent of Vice President candidate, and without him we would not be here. I would not be here, and you would not have the pleasure of seeing his creation, including the arts within our party. Tomorrow you have a historic opportunity to make a choice. Do you want to ride the train you are on and try to build a skyscraper from the top down, or do you want to apply this in normans energy where it can actually create something of in a grassroots, the local that canns, everything create a Foundation Upon which we can build a party that america will see, love, and become part of. Thank you. Lets thank our 2015 libertarian president ial party candidates. Mr. Mcafee, mr. Perry, governor johnson, mr. Petersen, dr. Feldman, and i went to thank all of you who watched on cspan. Thank you for covering this. [applause] thank you, libertarians. Now sit down. Stand up if you want. Can everyone give these candidates another round of applause . [applause] ive been to everyone of these nominating conventions since 2000 and orlando. I have voted for the president ial nomination every time. Theres always been a choice. There are always choices we have to make. Believe that you see a, you, the delegates of the Libertarian Party, have the best and. Oughest choices ive ever seen [applause] at the beginning of this thing we passed of those donation cards, and i hope you been filling them out while listening to the awesome answers in this debate great if you havent, you can start filling them out now. And im going to auction off a piece of history. On this stage to my right is an area sign, and on that sign the signatures of every one of the candidates on this stage. Theres only one of these in the. Orld if you would like to own a piece of history, a unique piece of history to mark the turning of the Libertarian Party into a new era, it will be available tonight and there is a maximum price. [inaudible] when you leave, fill out your card. There will be volunteers at the back who can take them. Now i want to start by we will pick anything you want, mr. Hancock. Would you like to start the bidding at this point . Two bid points. Bitcoins. Somebody give me market price on two bitcoins. 1000, mr. Hancock, for two bitcoins. So i have another bid . 1500 right there. 2000 in the front row. 3000. 4000. 5,500. This man really wants it. 6,000 to my left. Anyone else . I know there are people who can outbid him. You dont want them to go home happy, do you . Do i hear the many more than 6000 . Theres only one of these. Going once. Going twice. Sold to the gentleman to my left for 6,000. Give him a round of applause. Thank you all. Thank you on cspan, everyone who watched this debate. Thank you, everyone. Thank you for making this possible. This is our time. This is the Libertarian Partys time. Fill out your cards and put them in the back. Thank you and we will see you tomorrow, bright and early for business. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] [indistinct conversations] thank you for representing the people. Ive had several people come up and tell me i did an amazing job. I know i did an amazing job, but its so great to hear it. Theres some people saying we need to set a magic threshold to get a welfare check. Infiltrating the party and fighting over the money. And 2012 they had three state affiliates, all of which had a different president ial candidates on the ballot. I do not want that happening to this party. I want this party to stay libertarian for my entire life and beyond. The Libertarian Party president ial debate will be shown again in about an hour. Tomorrow, more road to the white house coverage of the the orlando,convention in florida. We will have live coverage of the victory speeches here on cspan. Each year House Democratic leader nancy pelosi holds a womens History Month reception at the u. S. Capitol. Michelle first lady obama, jill biden, and House Republican conference chair, representative Cathy Mcmorris rodgers, jointer to honor Women Veterans. This is one hour. Pleasees and gentlemen, welcome the democratic leader of the United States house of representatives, the honorable nancy pelosi, the chairwoman of the House Republican conference, the honorable honorable Cathy Mcmorris rodgers, and are dr. Jill biden, and the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. [applause] [applause] ms. Pelosi good afternoon, everyone to read welcome to statutory halt. Thank you all for joining us for this annual celebration of womens History Month. Each month we gather as members of congress and friends to lift up the legacy of every woman who has stepped forward to expand throughout freedom our history. The oath of office we take as members of congress is to support and defend the constitution and the American People. Last year we honored four Women Supreme Court justices who support and defend the constitution with their wisdom. Today we are privileged to pay tribute to honor the women who support and defend the constitution and the American People with their heroism, americas Women Veterans. [applause] today it is such an honor to be joined in the celebration by two of our nations greatest champions for Women Veterans and military families. Our magnificent first lady, Michelle Obama. [applause] dr. Jill bidanding en. [applause] madam first lady, dr. Biden, thank you for your leadership in creating the joining forces initiative to empower our Service Members, veterans, caregivers, and families. As we celebrate all Women Veterans, were also proud to be honoring one woman veteran in particular, retired brigadier wilma l. Bought, u. S. Air force. [applause] a trailblazing woman who gave nearly 30 years to service. One of the first women to become Brigadier General. [applause] the first woman to deploy with a Strategic Air command meant bombardment wing on operational deployment. One of the most decorated women in american history. Now she is president emeritus of the women in military service for america memorial foundation. Keep that in mind. [laughter] here we have a slight change in our scheduled program. Your Program Shows dr. Biden speaking later in the program but after 340 days in space, astronaut scott kelly has come back to earth, landing in kazakhstan late last night. It is longest time an american astronaut has spent in space and it is an historic achievement. [applause] it is personal for us in the connection of scott kellys brother, mark kelly, also an astronaut and husband of our former colleague gabrielle giffords. [applause] we always like to associate ourselves with greatness one way or another. Dr. Biden must leave early in time to help welcome captain kelly home on behalf of all americans. Please send him our congratulations. We thank you for making time for this gathering and it is my privilege to welcome dr. Jill biden. [applause] dr. Biden good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much, leader pelosi for hosting todays event and for your enduring commitment to those who serve and sacrificed so much for our country. Let me start by apologizing as the leader said for leaving a little early and as leader pelosi said i have the honor of traveling to houston to welcome home astronaut scott kelly from a year in space. We are so proud of scott kelly and it is going to be a really special celebration. I will be joined by scotts twin brother and members of his family. As part of our joining forces education initiative, i have invited three military connected students from Aberdeen High School in maryland to travel with me to tour the Johnson Space center and welcome home retired navy captain scott kelly. [applause] i want to show the students that if they work hard and if they dream big, there is no limit to where they can go. And it is always a pleasure to spend time with our first lady, Michelle Obama, who works tirelessly for military families and i am proud to call her my friend and my partner in joining forces. I would also like to thank the chair of the House Republican conference, Kathy Mcmorris rodgers for her leadership and support of our military families. [applause] and Brigadier General bought, we are truly honored in your presence. You are an inspiration. [applause] madame leader, in 2010 you posted an event to award the congressional gold medal to the first woman to fly u. S. Military planes. The Women Air Force Service Pilots or wasps went overlooked for too long so you along with the Bipartisan Group made sure their service was celebrated. Im proud to stand with you six years later as we continue our commitment to honoring and supporting our Women Veterans. It is because of those women like the wasps, like the Brigadier General and so many of you here today that michelle and i started our joining forces initiative in the first lace. Place. Michelle and i talked back on Election Night in 2008 about how the two of us could Work Together to serve those courageous americans the way they have served each and every one of us. Together, the first lady and i traveled all across the country starting the dialogue with Service Members and their loved ones. To hear what kinds of support were needed and what kinds of advocacy could make the greatest difference. What we heard during those conversations was very similar from what we hear today from all american families. They want to ensure that their kids have a good education, that their family has the health care that they deserve, and that they have the opportunity to have a good paying job. As a military mom, and a lifelong educator, i also understand on a personal level how essential it is for teachers to be trained to support the children of Service Members. It was very personal for the biden family when our son was deployed to iraq in 2008. His teacher put a picture of his unit alongside the door to the classroom so every time natalie, our granddaughter natalies class would walk into the classroom they would be reminded that natalies daddy was fighting a war. Similarly, michelle and i know that some of the most talented, hardworking, resourceful employees in the country are veterans and military spouses. For many military families, education and Employment Opportunities are essential. Studies show that Women Veterans are more likely to get a college education. Yet, less than a quarter of Women Veterans use their g. I. Bill benefits. It is so important that we ensure Women Veterans have the tools and the resources they need to succeed. Because a new job or degree can empower a veteran and her family. It gives them their shot at the American Dream and they had have earned nothing less. In the five years since michelle and i have joined launched the joining forces, more and more businesses have stepped up and hired more than 850,000 veterans and military spouses. [applause] dr. Biden because here is what we know. Our servicemen and women are among the most highly skilled workers in this country. Humility, discipline, work ethic, it is in their blood, it is who they are. Institutions of Higher Education have been making some big strides in helping veterans succeed on campus. And more than 850 governors in and city and county officials are working to end veteran homelessness in their communities. And many have already done it. Michelle and i intend to continue pushing forward on this work for our remaining time in the white house and beyond. And we hope that all of you here today will join us to show the members of our military and veteran families that we stand by all of those who are willing to do so much to sacrifice everything for the good of our great nation. Thank you again for having me here today. Have a wonderful womens History Month. God bless our troops, our veterans, and their families. Thank you. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the honorable Cathy Mcmorris rodgers. Ms. Mcmorris rodgers good afternoon. It is an honor to join everyone and thank you for being here. I certainly want to recognize leader polsi as a trailblazer herself, as the first woman female speaker. [applause] mom of five, grandmother of nine, and it is an honor for me to be able to be here with the First Lady Michelle Obama and dr. Biden, and i have the pleasure of cochairing the military family caucus with Sanford Bishop and we spent a lot of time together as we were thinking through priorities and it is great to be on the stage with you today and certainly recognizing general baught. It is hard to miss the reminders of great women before us. We follow their lead, remember their struggles, and enjoy the rights and freedoms that they have helped to secure. So often we talk about the past but womens History Month provides us an opportunity to challenge people to think about those who live today and create history for the next generation. Today, we honor women who dream big, set goals, and accepted the call to serve our country and protect our freedom. Women like the general. Who in 1980 became the first woman selected for promotion to Brigadier General in the comptroller career field. We honor another young woman who a few years later in 1984 joined the air force and made the personal decision, she was going to be the First Female Fighter Pilot if and when the ban was lifted. When the and was lifted us young ban was lifted, this woman faced another hurdle, a challenging environment in which she was often the only woman in the room and where not everyone in the room wanted her to succeed. By working hard, improving her abilities she not only met that goal, she became the first woman to command a fighter squad earned in combat, in charge of a 24 Fighter Aircraft and personnel responsible for deploying anywhere in the world in 24 hours. During her military service she flew 325 combat hours and was awarded the bronze star. Among other commendations. She broke down the barriers, faced hostility, and was tremendously successful in a maledominated field but it is important to remember that success was not just because she was a woman. It was because of her leadership and her results. That young woman is our friend and congressman Martha Mcsally. [applause] martha is one of the historic 104 women, i see many in the room, serving in these halls of congress. And making history in our own way. While we come from different backgrounds and have different disagreements at times, we have one thing in common. We are breaking down barriers for our daughters and their daughters daughters. From the first woman to represent their state to women who have made dramatic care career changes from the trailblazers to innovators to passionate advocates for the voiceless. To lifelong Public Servants and women who went from secretary to the corner office. We honor you and we thank you. All of us in leadership positions are showing to girls around this country that with hard work, they can achieve anything. No dream is too big, no goal to farfetched. What i believe as a lawmaker is what i believe as a mother of two young girls. We should not be defined by where we come from. But empowered but wait by what we can become. Lets focus on a Bright Future for every american, especially women to live courageously, follow their hearts, see potential, believe in ourselves, and be risktakers. You all have made a difference in the world and left a mark so every american can feel safe and secure in their lives in the future. And the future. And where women can keep making history for years to come. Thank you very much. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, Brigadier General wilma l. Vaught, United States air force. [applause] brigadier gen. Vaught it is a privilege indeed to be here today to be representing the veterans, the Women Veterans who have served our country. And i think i decided what i was going to talk about today is how history affected my life. I graduated from high school in a small school in illinois in june of 1948. And little did i realize that in june of 1948, the legislation was being signed into law that said women could be fullfledged members of the military. And i can tell you if i had known it it would not have meant a thing to me. [laughter] and as i so as i think about this, as i think about graduating from this small school of about 56 students in the high school, my class was the largest ever graduated, 24, 12 men, 12 boys, 12 girls. Needless to say as i think about this, i wonder sometimes, who would ever have dreamed that in about 80 years i would be standing here in front of you. Not me. [applause] brigadier gen. Vaught after graduating from the university of illinois, working for an Atomic Energy company for about five years, i received a letter from an Army Recruiter telling me that i could get a commission and i could manage and supervise and that is what i wanted to do. So i joined the air force. What can i say . [laughter] and when i think back to that time in 1957, when i think about the opportunities open, number one, there was one colonels position, only one that i could compete for, the director of women in the air force. And i could not be think about becoming a general because the law said that women could not be generals or admirals so that was out. So and as i think about the law that passed in 1948 said we were limited to 2 of the force and at that time we were. 7 of 1 . By 1967 during the vietnam war that law was changed. The limit was taken away, the 2 limit and the restriction on promotions was taken away. Now, if you think at that point in my life 10 years after i had gone in, i immediately thought, i am going to be a general. I did not. As a matter of fact, i went to vietnam instead. And when i think about 1971 to 1973 and at that time, women did not get the same benefits as men in the service, if you got married he could not get an id card, could not go to the base exchange, the commissary, any of those things, and one of our air force first lieutenants sued the secretary of defense and said that she was being discriminated against. And she was advised that she would surely win. She did not. She lost. That case got picked up by ruth bader ginsburg. [applause] who took it forward to the Supreme Court and that was her first Supreme Court victory. [applause] and she is very proud of it. And that opened the door to other lawsuits. That was how rotc got opened to women, lawsuits by women saying they were discriminated against. There were four women suing over the academies being close to closed to women. They sued about women being forced to leave the service on the day that they were diagnosed as being pregnant. They sued on the principle that if women had children in their household, they had to get out. They sued about that. And they won all those lawsuits and things changed. Some of those things did not apply to me because i never had children and i never was married, but you could not help but be aware of the changes that were taking place in women having greater opportunities. In 1980, i was promoted to Brigadier General. As she said and at that same year, when you think about history, that was the year in that timeframe that the va discovered that, my goodness, we have a lot of Women Veterans and we are not doing our facilities for Women Veterans. We do not have the right kind of doctors. We do not have the right kind of facilities. And it started changing then and has been changing ever sense, and we have the members, particularly the women members of congress to thank for many of those changes. [applause] and another thing happened. In 1982, that you would think was not particularly important but it was. That was when the first history of women in the military was published by Major General jean holm, air force, retired. It truly has been a revolution. And i do not know that it is finished yet. For the first time, here i am now, a Brigadier General of two years and for the first time, i was able to read this history of women in the military. 1985, i retired as a Brigadier General, and i remember it well. There were seven women generals or admirals, seven, and i was the ranking one, a Brigadier General. And when i think about today, we have three fourstar women, two in army, generals, and one in the navy as a fourstar. We have come a long way. [applause] so i returned to washington, d. C. Wondering what in the world i was going to find to do because i intended to keep working. And little did i know that mary [indiscernible] from ohio and who was a congresswoman and senator Frank Murkowski were busy doing something that was going to influence my life. Because they were working to get legislation passed to build a memorial honoring all the women who had ever served. And they got it passed and signed into law. [applause] in 1985, and Frank Murkowski s daughter is now Frank Murkowskis daughter is now in the congress. I was asked in december of 1986 to be on the board, and in january, 1987, i joined the board because there were only five general officers or admirals in the area. And i knew the others were not going to do this and i felt one of us had to do it so i said i would. And i did and i intended to do what generals do so well, make comments. And in march, i got a phone call, i was sitting at home and one of the members of the board said why were you not at the meeting . I said what meeting . She said the board we are on. I said i forgot about it. What did you do . She said, we elected officers. You are the new president. And that was 29 years ago. This month. So, the first year i had to think through this because i was not sure if we should build a memorial because we had worked very hard to integrate ourselves as women with the men and should we build a memorial that is that segregated women and i finally decided as i began to talk particularly to the world war ii women who had served, this was something we had to do. And, you know, when you think about the women, going back to the American Revolution and at that time, there were 1. 8 million unrecognized Women Veterans, and you might say, why didnt anybody see them, why were they invisible . Because nobody ever asked them to tell their story. The books were written about the men. They did not even write about the nurses. And that is the way it was. So i felt we have to do this, and so we had to build it, and it had to tell the story and pay tribute to the women. You do not do these things alone. I had a lot of help. There was a man that many of you know that was here, jack murtha, in getting it done. [applause] brigadier gen. Vaught and after we got it done, we still needed a little help. And jerry lewis from california helped, and one ada Miller Mcdonald juanita Miller Mcdonald said we had to support for 5 million year and i said this memorial we do not need 5 million. I was wrong. 1 [laughter] but she got us 1 million a year and then what did she do but get cancer and she died and i can tell you i went to her funeral. Because she was the greatest supporter that i had. And she started something that exists today because she started the caucus of congressional women to come every memorial day timeframe and put a wreath at the memorial and they have done it every single year, and they are [applause] brigadier gen. Vaught and corinne brown, who is sitting right over here and Sheila Jackson lee was another of those women who had, they were friends of juanita Miller Mcdonald and they were there. We still do that. As i think about the help we had, we had other help, too. First Lady Barbara Bush helped. First Lady Hillary Clinton helped. Up through dedication and a little bit beyond that. And as stated previously, jill biden, Michelle Obama, and jill biden have helped. And since that time through the joining forces and Michelle Obama hosted us at a tea party. After i reminded her of something she did not know. Eleanor roosevelt had invited women into tea at her house and i asked her if they still served tea at the white house. And they do. [laughter] [applause} and they did. We had 150 people there and it was wonderful. Thank you again. So, we have always also had help i never saw and i did not know her name was leader pelosi until today. Amazing what you can learn. [laughter] leader nancy pelosi. Every time i think i ever saw her, she acknowledged my presence and wanted to know what she could do to help. I do not think i ever answered that question. [laughter] i should have. I will think about that. But in closing, until 1948 through world war i, or starting with the American Revolution, world war ii, women answered the they wanted to do what they could to serve their country. And when they served in the military, world war i, they were not military like men were. They were reservists, everyone of them. And world war ii, they were in the reserve for the duration plus six months. They couldnt be thinking about a career in the military until 1948 when women finally became official members of the military. That, weou think about have come a long way since then. So women have always been volunteers, and i guess we will be until they decide to draft us , and if they do, we are we will wanto, and to serve our country. The nurses were taken in in 1901. But they werent form like the mens core. He women did not get ranked the reason they didnt was that the male members of Congress Said women shouldnt be ordering men around. [laughter] women have been ordering men around since the beginning of time. [applause] and now we are up to about 3 million Women Veterans, and every single woman veteran can be registered at the memorial. At the moment we only have about 269,000 registered. We have a long way to go, and we need your help, and i want you to know that they young marine reservist who was killed in woodbridge has been registered already. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, democratic leader nancy pelosi. Thank you, general, for your Exceptional Leadership on behalf of American Military women and indeed on behalf of all americans. Wasnt that something very special . [applause] whatever you want. Of forgot to say that january 1, after 29 years, i retire as being president of the memorial foundation. ,nd my replacement is here mcwilliams. L dee right there. [applause] she gets all the worries now. [laughter] and they both told me they need some money to pay the rent. I know that i speak for everyone here to say that what a very special experience to hear your history of women in the military and your personal experiences. You honor us with your presence, thank you, general. I thank Cathy Mcmorris rodgers for joining us in saluting americas Women Veterans in this celebration. Thank you for your inspirational message to us as well and for your leadership in the congress. [applause] today, following up on what she was telling us, the post9 11 generation of women represents the Largest Group of women ever to serve in the military. Securing the right to serve does not come easy for women, as the general has told us. Many military women face down the enemy abroad and discriminatory barriers at home as well. Many have come home to a society that does not recognize or understand fully their service and their heroism. All too often our military women are the invisible veterans. Yet your bravery and determination are an inspiration to our nation. Youre changing the face of courage in america, and we thank you for that. The presence of so many honored guests here today is a true testament to the respect we all have for our 2 million american Women Veterans. Whok you to the d. C. Mayor was with us earlier. James,ce general deborah the American League American General andtor senator elizabeth dole. [applause] doll, whatever senator donnelly established families. Military thank you, senator dole. Thank you to the a secretary bob mcdonnell. [applause] we are glad to support the the a initiative to ensure women get the recognition and support they deserve. We also knowledge Women Veterans serving in congress on both sides of the aisle, senator joni , congresswoman gabbert and congresswoman tammy duckworth. [applause] i am it knowledge and women, but i know there are many men veterans in the audience. We have many friends from the veterans of foreign wars who have joined us as well. [applause] and thank all of you you for your service. Together we must continue to act on our sacred responsibility just just as the military leaves no one behind on the battlefield when they come home, we need to leave no veterans behind. At the womens memorial in of the u. S. He words army nurse from world war ii, words that defined the mission of the womens memorial, words that embody our purpose here today. That quote is, let the generations know that women in uniform also guaranteed their freedom. [applause] and now it is my privilege to present the woman who has inspired millions of americans with grace and strength of her leadership as our first lady, Michelle Obama. Not yet. She accepts and lives of the Extraordinary Service of our women and men in uniform. Through the joint forces initiative, the first ladys ensuring that the courage and sacrifice of those who served and that of their families are the center of our national conversation. She is helping ensure that our military women get the full respect and recognition they deserve. Now, please join me in welcoming the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. Thank you all. Good afternoon. It is truly a pleasure and honor to be with you all this afternoon as we can call womens History Month. Lets just stop and give ourselves a round of applause, ladies. [applause] ask . One month, i i want to start by thanking leader Palouse Pelosi for that kind introduction. This is been a tremendous, fabulous, exciting program, but i want to thank her for her outstanding leadership. As you know, i dont get the chance to visit capitol hill all that often, but when the leader invited me, i was delighted to accept. Like so many of you, i am a big. An of our leader over the course of her remarkable career she has been such an extraordinary leader and advocate on so many important issues, including supporting those who serve our country, and im so grateful to her for everything she has done and everything we will continue to do together in the months and years to come. Thank you. [applause] jill, whot to thank has been an outstanding partner in joining forces and such a dear friend for so many years. Gotten so muchve done if it wasnt for our friendship and partnership in this effort. [applause] chairwoman to thank Mcmorris Rodgers for her terrific work. It has been a tremendous partnership and of course i want to recognize Brigadier General vaught. Thank you for that wonderful militaryf women in the and Women Veterans, the story that happens to be her life. One of the most inspiring trailblazing women i have ever met, every time i see her i tell her i want to grow up to be just like her. She was notow, content just to break down barriers for herself. Pullas not content to generations of women in the military up after her. In addition to all of that, she was also determined to ensure that every person across america knew the stories of these women. Instead of sending spinning her retirement basking in the glow of her many honors, she has worked tirelessly and although she is retiring, she has put so much effort and energy into honoring our service soen and veterans, and im proud to be here today and honor her for her Extraordinary Service. Thank you so much. Thanks to brilliant, fearless women like the general, today more than 200,000 women are serving our country in just about every role and rank. They are flying fighter jets, training new recruits, graduating Army Ranger School and ive met those graduates and they are awesome. Heard, theyalready will soon be welcome in every combat unit in our armed forces. There is so much progress to celebrate, but we also know that our women in uniform and their 2 million sisters who now hold the rank of veteran, i think it is , still face plenty of challenges as they serve this country and in transition back to civilian life. One striking reality is that many Women Veterans dont self identify as veterans. A result, too many of them miss out on the benefits that come with serving this country. The general talked about that. 10 Women Veterans take advantage of their g. I. Bill. Three quarters of Women Veterans dont use the v. A. Health care system at all. Like thesetatistics may seem surprising. Folks might wonder how can this women served with such honor and then hesitate to even discuss that service when they come home. But when you meet this women and you hear their stories, you begin to understand why they might be reluctant to tout their status as veterans. Take the story of captain brown. She will celebrate her 17th year in the army in may. Was deployed in iraq and served as a company commander. When she decided to reenlist, many folks asked her how she could possibly put her career ahead of her responsibilities as a mom. A question they would not dream of asking a male colleague. Specialistere is kate coit who is with us today, rocking a great jacket, by the way. Kate served as an army photojournalist in iraq, documenting war on the front lines, writing in convoys and taking cover from mortar fire. When she walked into a local v. A. Organization, the bartender took one look at her and offered her the membership application for military spouses. Ive heard stories like these from a member of my own team, the executive director of are joining forces initiative who is with us here today and i love her to death. She is awesome. And she will not acknowledge herself like many of you dont do. Nicole has served in the air force for almost 20 years. She was the first female under overpilot and has flown two dozen combat missions, but here is what she shared with us during the meeting. She said that she would tell people she was a Fighter Pilot and they often would not believe her. She would get into this backandforth thing and say yes i am, no youre not. Finally she would just say google me. Every single female servicemember in this room can tell stories like these, stories of misguided questions, and outdated assumptions and interactions with folks who for one reason or anothers will struggle to believe that a woman conserve her country just as well as a man. Can agreek we all that when these women have sacrificed so much and have served so bravely, they should never have to hide their accomplishments. They should never have to worry about whether their service will be valued equally. And just like every veteran who has served this country, they should get every single one of the benefits they have earned. Absolutely. And that is why im so proud that my husband in this administration has worked with so many folks in this room to increase funding for the v. A. , to unprecedented levels. I will say that again, to unprecedented levels. And to help expand outreach efforts, particularly to Women Veterans, to make sure they know about the benefits they are entitled to. That is also why over the past seven years we have trained veterans and Health Care Providers and Womens Health and womenshed a designated Health Provider in every v. A. Medical center in the country. Thats also why we set up a Women Veteran Call Center Staff entirely by women, to answer questions and discuss benefits and provide referrals to Women Veterans and their families. But we all know that government alone cannot close the gap. Inall have to play a role honoring and supporting our Women Veterans. Every single one of us needs to step up and do our part. So today i want to challenge room and both in this folks around the country, to take action on behalf of Women Veterans. Lets not just talk about it. If you are a member of congress, and so many here are re doing this, work with veterans to ensure they get the support they deserve. Then go back to your states in your district, find these veterans and Service Members and connect with them and their families for the benefits and opportunities they have earned. Or hiringa ceo manager or hr director, raise the bar and commit to employing more Women Veterans. As youve heard, they are some of the most skilled, dedicated workers you could ever have. Isntinging them on board just the right thing to do it is the smart thing to do for your bottom line. If you are a health care provider, make it your point to ask all of your patients if they have served. Make sure every veteran gets the care they deserve. If you are a reporter, a publisher, or an editor, tell the stories, they are amazing. Make sure that folks understand that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Make sure that folks understand that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. And finally if you are a woman , veteran, if you have worn this countrys uniform and serve so bravely, i want to ask you to stand tall and share your story. I know that so often you are trained to focus in your team and missions and not yourself. That is part of the challenge. As the music indicates [laughter] i can also tell you this. Those years in the military help to develop skills that uniquely set you apart. I have seen it with my own eyes as i met with our military members and veterans across the country and our spouses. They are amazing individuals. Through our service you learn what it means to be a real leader. How to work with all kinds of people in all situations, including challenging life or death situations that many of us could not imagine. So if you learn how to load weapons onto multibilliondollar aircraft or how to perform the most complex hightech analyses using the most cutting edge technology. All of you learned how to build a team and complete any mission in front of you know matter what it takes. That is why it is like the so important that you tell your own story, general has been doing. You have to tell your own stories. They are so worth telling. Our girls, daughters, and granddaughters need to hear them. When people hear about your service and sacrifice, once they see how patriotic you are, trust me. I have seen it. They will slowly, but surely start to get what we have got. You all are amazing. You are a gift to us. Tell people you are a veteran. Tell them proudly. Tell them about the extraordinary things you have done to protect us and keep us safe. When you start to face resistance, tell us that. Know that we will have your back, every last one of us. We all have social media, we all have access to facebook, twitter and instagram and we can all use the womens to lift up your stories in the way that they should be. If we keep doing our part to celebrate these heroes, if we all keep joining forces and i am confident we can begin to serve our men and women in uniform as well as they have served this country and that is the least we can do to honor them for everything they have done on our behalf. So want to continue by once again thanking our Service Members and women, our veterans it has been an honor to serve you. It is been one of the great gifts of being first lady. To give you voice and honor you. And to make sure that you are never forgotten. I want to thank everyone here for being leaders in the work of supporting our men and women in you arm and their families. As jill said, we will keep doing this work after we leave the white house. Thank you, and god bless you. [applause] again, are we blessed to have had the presence of the first lady here today. Today, we have gathered here in the heart of our democracy, in the halls of congress. Above us, the starspangled banner flies in honor. From time to time we represent outstanding individuals with flags that have flown above the capital. In recognition of their contribution to our country. Rarely do we do so in statuary hall in the presence of such distinguished guests. First lady i dont know if you can to the second lady, the first lady of the United States, and dr. Jill biden. Right now, the flag that flew over the capital on january 1, 2016. The day that she retired from the memorial foundation. In recognition of her service, in the presence of the first lady and so many members of congress, it is our honor to honor all of you in presenting Brigadier General wilma of the u. S. Air force with this flag. And with our nations gratitude. God bless you, general. And god bless america. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please remain at your seats for the departure of the official party. Following their departure, please enjoy refreshments here at statutory hall. Thank you. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the weekly addresses from the guys first we hear from president obama and then senator joni ernst of iowa. Now there are american troops serving in harms way in many countries around the world. They are veterans who served honorably in times of war and peace and often came home bearing the invisible invisible wounds of war. They may not speak the loudest about their patriotism. They let their ashes do that. And the right time to think of these men and women and thank them for their service and sacrifice is every day of the year. Memorial day is different. Its the day we remember those who never made it home, those who never had the chance to take off the uniform and be honored as a veteran. We stopped to reflect with gratitude on the sacrifice of generations who made us more prosperous and free and to think of the loved ones they left behind. Their stories and contributions in our collective memory, thats an awesome responsibility. As commanderinchief i have no more salamat obligation in leading our men and women in uniform, making sure they have what they need to proceed, making sure we only send them into harms way when absolutely necessary, and if they make the ultimate sacrifice, they give their very lives. We have to do more than honor their memory. We have to be there for their families. Over the years, michelle and i have spent quiet moments with the families of the fallen. Husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. Pain buthared their also their pride and sacrifice that the loved ones made under our proud flag. Its up to the rest of us to live our lives in a way that is worthy of the sacrifices. The idea to set aside a memorial day each year did not come from our government. Came from ordinary citizens who acknowledged while we cannot build monuments to every warrior weve lost in battle, we can keep their memories alive by taking one day out of the year to decorate the places where theyre buried. Thats something that so many of our fellow americans are doing this weekend. Remembering. Remembering the soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsmen who died in our defense. Remembering those who remain missing. Remembering that they were our fellow citizens and churchgoers, classmates and children, and more often than not, the best of us. So this memorial weekend, i hope youll join me in acts of remembrance. Lay a flower or plant a flag at a fallen heros final resting place. Reach out to a gold star family in your community, and listen to the story they have to tell. Send a care package to our troops overseas, volunteer to make a Wounded Warriors day a little easier, or hire a veteran who is ready and willing to serve at home just as they did abroad. Or just pause, take a moment, and offer a silent word of prayer or a public word of thanks. The debt we owe our Fallen Heroes is one we can never truly repay. But our responsibility to remember is something we can live up to every day of the year. Thanks. May god watch over our Fallen Heroes and their families, and may god continue to bless the United States of america. Sen. Ernst hi, im joni ernst and i have the honor of serving the great state of iowa in the United States senate. Its a long way from red oak, iowa to washington, d. C. , but often i think back to even more distant places ive traveled to like kuwait and iraq, where i served as a company commander, leading 150 Iowa Army National guardsmen during Operation Iraqi freedom 13 years ago. I also often think of the nearly 4,500 americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice to our nation during the iraq war. I have been so fortunate that my 23 years of service in the military has introduced me to some of the most patriotic and selfless americans who woke up each day willing to put their lives on the line in defense of our freedom. Unfortunately, all too often folks hear in the media talking about a divided america. But this memorial day, i implore you to push past the 30 second sound bites and instead join me in honoring those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our nation since its founding in 1776. While memorial day is a day to honor our Fallen Heroes, i would also like to say a few words about our veterans whose sacrifices must never be forgotten. From those who responded after the shocking attack on pearl harbor in 1941, to those sent around the globe after the tragic events of september 11th 2001, we honor them. This congress recognizes the service and sacrifice that veterans like the women airforce Service Pilots, also known as wasp, made during the 1940s. You see, during world war ii, these bold, revolutionary women flew noncombat Service Missions for the Army Airforce to free up their male counterparts for combat duty overseas. The wasp willingly put their lives on the line for this country during a time of war. This work wasnt easy and in fact, 38 wasp died in service to our great nation, such as beverly moses, who was born in des moines, and Gleanna Roberts who grew up near iowa city. These women served our nation with great honor and put their lives on the line. You and i know that their sacrifice and love for this nation deserves to be celebrated, and always remembered. Unfortunately, these pioneers of aviation have long struggled to gain the recognition and honor they earned. With this in mind, i helped introduce Bipartisan Legislation along with senator Barbara Mikulski and congresswomen Martha Mcsally and susan davis to ensure the wasp ashes could be inurned at Arlington National cemetery. A seemingly simple thing, that means so much. This Congress Passed this legislation honoring these historic women and it is now law. Now, this congress is getting to work on the National Defense authorization act. This legislation includes measures to make sure our men and women have access to the top equipment and training they need on the battlefield. The ndaa includes many critical provisions to help keep our military members safe so they do return home to their families. Weve already gotten to work on the ndaa, and later this summer, the senate will consider the defense appropriations act. These measures will provide some level of certainty to our brave Service Members now serving in iraq, afghanistan and in other places around the world. As memorial day approaches, let us pause and remember all of the men and women who have given their lives so we can be free. Lets pause and honor the families of the fallen who have also given so much. On memorial day, and every day, let us give thanks for these outstanding heroes. They serve as a testimony to the character of america. May god always bless you, our servicemen and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice, the great state of iowa, and these wonderful United States of america. Washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. Coming up sunday morning, the transcript transportation officer will talk about how the administration is planning to airportelays in security checkpoints. He will discuss how the tsa plans to resolve long wait times and look at the current staffing and budget for the administration. Will talky butler about memorial day and some of the issues surrounding veterans. He will respond to the recent comment made by v. A. Secretary Robert Mcdonald which linked veterans wait time to customer service. Join the discussion. Now, a debate among the candidates running for the president ial nomination of the Libertarian Party. The debate was held in orlando, florida. Also select the president ial and Vice President ial nominee. This is about two and a half hours. [applause] welcome to the final debate of the 2016 libertarian nominating process. This is a historic convention. I believe this is the Largest Convention in Libertarian Party history. [applause] i firmly believe this is a new era for the Libertarian Party. That is why i want to ask you now, volunteers are working their way through the room with these cards. A beautiful new logo, beautiful branding. On the front of the card you will read the beautiful pledge that i certified, i opposed the initial force to achieve social or political goals. You can help us usher in this new era by using this card in the envelope to renew your membership, or better yet become a monthly pledger. If you want to be a monthly pledger you have to ride in the amount per month. Very simple. I want to talk about the importance of the pledge program. I am a monthly pledger. Every month i support our fight to bring freedom to the American People. I knew that hundreds of you out there also do the same. I would ask all of you to consider what is it worth a month to you to fight for freedom. What are you willing to give up to fight for freedom . How much is it worth to you to live free . Figure that out and fell out these cards. We have Libertarian Party signs in front of all of the candidates podiums. We have one more. Because this is such an historic event, and each candidate comes out they will stop at that sign and they will sign their name. [applause] to my knowledge it will be the only document with the signatures of all five candidates in this debate. At the end of the debate, after the candidates leave the stage i will return, and i will offer one of you the opportunity to take that piece of history home with you for a market rate. [applause] i know volunteers are passing through with the donation cards. Please give the best gift you can give. This is an opportunity for us to go so much farther than we have gone. Now, without further i do i would like to introduce the elected libertarian mayor, jeff hewitt. [applause] jeff we are the Rodney Dangerfield of cities. It is hard to start a revolution. But this is a start. [applause] i hate to speak to libertarians as a libertarian because you people hold the bar to excellence so high. If i stumble you let me now. If i Say Something profound, that is expected. [laughter] that is the reason why i thought the man tonight is perfect for this job. This is our last opportunity to hold these five fine candidates feet to the fire and see what their metal is. [applause] for 24 years, the man i am talking about has been recruiting libertarians primarily on the west coast, but he is on radio and other markets. He competed with ron paul in our area to bring people to the Libertarian Party. He was passed up for the lead role in straight out of compton. [laughter] however, 24 years ago he did secure and maintain the lead role as the sage from southcentral. He is now on over 200 stations on a nasty syndicated radio show, he is had, he has earned a star on the hollywood walk of fame, and with great pleasure i introduce to you larry elder. [applause] larry thank you. Thank you for the introduction. Hello everyone. Im anderson cooper. [laughter] a brief word about the Libertarian Party. It was founded in 1971 as a reaction to the vietnam war and concern over the direction of u. S. Monetary policy. In 1996 we earned ballot status in all 50 states. Or as president obama says, all 57 states. In 2012 the former new mexico governor, gary johnson was the candidate. He seeks the nomination again this year. More about him later. I will now introduce the candidates. I would like them all to sign in. Mr. John mcafee. [applause] mr. Mcafee has a degree in mathematics from roanoke college. He is an internationally recognized pioneer in cyber security. He developed the first Antivirus Protection system. [applause] larry good luck. Mr. Dell peary. [applause] born and raised in birmingham, alabama, he has had a career as an author and host in tv and radio. He is cofounder and cochair of New Hampshire tea party and owner and managing editor of free press publications. [applause] larry governor gary johnson. [crowd chanting gary] larry after a successful career as a business he became the republican governor from new mexico from 1994 to 2003. He was the Libertarian Party president ial candidate in 2012, getting the more votes than any lp candidate in history. Mr. Austin peterson. [applause] [crowd chanting] larry mr. Austin peterson is owner and ceo of stonegate, a Consulting Firm specializing in photo and video services. He was an associate producer of freedom watch. Finally, dr. Mark alan feldman. [applause] larry dr. Feldman graduated from northwestern with a degree in philosophy. He is an anesthesiologist and practiced at john hopkins for 11 years. I want to welcome you all. These are the 2016 libertarian president ial candidates. [applause] [crowd chanting] larry contain your enthusiasm. We are going to have each candidate given Opening Statement for 30 seconds. Each will have 30 seconds to answer if he invokes the name of another candidate that candidate will have a 30 second rebuttal. There will be a 60 second close. The first category is the economy. The second will be foreign policy. The third will be social issues, and the fourth will be liberty. I have two general questions i would like to begin with. Mr. Mcafee. For people who are watching a Libertarian Party debate for the first time and have no clue what a libertarian is, please tell us what is a libertarian. What is the difference between a libertarian and a conservative . Is this part of my Opening Statement . Larry all right. You have 30 seconds for an Opening Statement. We have debated each other multiple times. There is not one iota of difference between us. In terms of our principles. Decriminalize marijuana. Bring our troops home. In the madness of our education system. Hamstring the dea and let out people of prison from nonviolent crimes. Now, if i get one more question about what we will do first day in office, i will lose it. I want questions on how we can help the grassroots of this country. Please, thank you. [applause] larry mr. Perry. Mr. Perry i represent the libertarian wing of the Libertarian Party. I stand before you as most of these men will recognize as the most libertarian president ial candidate seeking the Libertarian Party president ial nomination. I ask each and every one of you tomorrow, vote for me so i can walk off as the Libertarian Party president ial candidate. Larry governor johnson. Mr. Johnson i would like to be your nominee. If you are looking for someone who will tell the truth regardless of the consequences, if you are looking for somebody who will acknowledge miss takes because the quickest way to fix mistakes is to acknowledge them as quickly as possible. If you want somebody who knows what it is to put one foot in front of the other and dogged pursuit of any goals set, in this case to raise the profile of the Libertarian Party nationwide, please, give me your vote. [applause] larry mr. Peterson. Mr. Peterson does the government work for us or do we work for the government . Are the rights of men limited or are they more numerous than the stars . Are we prepared to shoulder the responsibility of governments of the United States will our distaste for power causes to allow our enemies to take the field . Are we prepared to go to war against the forces of democratic socialists and populist nationalism . E pluribus unum, out of many one. Our campaign is prepared to leave this party to great victories. No matter the outcome of tomorrows election at the end of the day we will stand together united and we will fight arm in arm for the future of our nation, in the future of liberty itself. Thank you. [applause] larry dr. Feldman. Dr. Feldman i represent the Libertarian Party wing of the Libertarian Party. This is a big night for the feldman family. Not because of this. Tonight is the wedding shower for my son and his beautiful bride. I love you aron and robin. She said you are going out of town anyhow because of something. I appreciate you are all here. Believe in yourself, trust in yourself, empower yourself, decide for yourself. Thank you. Larry we will now begin the questions. Mr. Mcafee, for those who were listening to a libertarian debate for the first time and dont know what a libertarian is, please explain what a libertarian is, and what is a difference between a libertarian and conservative . Mr. Mcafee we believe our bodies belong to ourselves, what we insert into our bodies or our minds is their own business, we do not harm one another, we dont take each others stuff and we keep our word. What simpler thing can there be to explain to the american populace . We must do that. We have to stop sitting around the table arguing with ourselves and go out and speak to america. These principles are simple and they work. [applause] larry mr. Perry. Allow me to answer the other half of the question. How are they different from conservatives . Someone who supports the status quo. The status quo is tyranny. Libertarians believe in freedom. The two things are polar opposites. [applause] larry governor johnson . Mr. Johnson libertarians are fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Lets not forget that originally a classic liberal was a conservative. Conservatives bottom line are about smaller government, libertarians are about smaller government. Larry mr. Peterson . Mr. Peterson libertarians are fiscally conservative and socially whatever you want provide it you dont force it on anyone else. And culture, generally conservatives tend to believe that government should enforce morality upon society. This is distinct from libertarianism. You should be put to do with it as you please provided you harm no one else and the government should stay out of our personal lives. Larry most libertarians think does dr. Feldman get to answer . Mr. Feldman oh good. A conservative will fight to live free. A libertarian fights for everybody to live free. If you want to be free to carry guns that you want, you also have to fight for the freedom of your neighbor to marry who he wants or she wants, to smoke what he or she wants. That is freedom for everybody. [applause] larry my second question, mr. Perry, most libertarians think both major parties are bad but the Republican Party is at least the lesser of two evils. What do you say to people who believe in the best Case Scenario libertarian candidates might get 10 . They will likely take more votes from the republicans making more likely hillary will win the election
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