{"id":3959,"date":"2023-03-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=3959"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:12:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:12:53","slug":"big-questions-with-big-john-mike-ter-maat-libertarian-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/big-questions-with-big-john-mike-ter-maat-libertarian-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Questions with Big John &#8211; Mike ter Maat, Libertarian Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br><em>The Big Questions with Big John <\/em>is an interview show where our own <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/john-t-georgopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big John<\/a> <\/strong>gets to have conversations with interesting people from all walks of life.<br><br>In this episode, Big John is joined by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/miketermaat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike ter Maat<\/a><\/strong>, a candidate for the 2024 Presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party. Also, this in-depth interview allows viewers to understand ter Maat&#8217;s policy proposals, a bit of his history, and perhaps even his character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Big Questions with Big John - Mike ter Maat, 2024 Libertarian Party candidate for POTUS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sc2yw5-y_es?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-877\" style=\"width: 20px;\" 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49!<br>07:50 Policing means protecting people&#8217;s rights<br>11:00 Liability and accountability for cops<br>14:00 Libertarians are the philosophical descendants of the Founders<br>19:00 Politics must be downstream of principles; George Santos vs. AOC<br>23:45 Delivering the unfiltered Libertarian message&#8211; while not being demeaning<br>26:00 The missed messaging opportunity during the COVID Pandemic<br>34:00 Consequently, the Duopoly is only interested in keeping the <em>other<\/em> party out of power<br>37:00 What happened to free speech?<br>40:00 Consequently, the dichotomy of Section 230<br><br>42:45 Mike&#8217;s plank for 2024: the Gold New Deal<br>44:45 Decentralization of federal authority: let&#8217;s re-pass the 10th Amendment.. and MEAN it this time!<br>51:15 Preserving personal and corporate autonomy<br>56:15 Mike recoils at the thought of Government solving problems via criminalization<br>1:00:00 Limiting federal expenditure<br>1:04:00 Ending mandatory investments<br>1:05:00 Ending the Fed<br>1:08:30 Also, moving to a rules-based monetary system<br>1:12:15 Reforming\/Eliminating public education<br>1:21:15 Police reform through accountability<br>1:27:00 All military actions should require states&#8217; approval<br>1:28:45 Indeed, are term limits truly a libertarian position?<br>1:32:00 Silly Questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, Big John is joined by Mike ter Maat, a candidate for the 2024 Presidential nominee of the Libertarian 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