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Hi. My name is Brian Holtz. I'm a software engineer at Yahoo in Sunnyvale, and I live in Los Altos with my wife and three daughters. I'm a Libertarian running for Congress here on the Peninsula to spread the word that there is an intelligent alternative to the tired old division between Democrats on the Left and Republicans on the Right.

Democrats don't trust you to make decisions about your own money. Republicans don't trust you to make decisions about your own body. There is a third party that is neither Left nor Right, neither Liberal nor Conservative, that instead combines the best of both. The Libertarian Party trusts you to make decisions about your own money AND your own body.

The Democrats want government to be your nanny. The Republicans want government to be your chaperone. We Libertarians want government to be just your referee and lifeguard, and to treat you like a grownup. We want to get the Republicans out of your bedroom, and the Democrats out of your wallet.

Now some people say that voting for a third party is wasting your vote. But your one vote isn't about tipping the outcome of the election. Your vote is about standing up for what you believe. If you believe that the Democrats aren't left-wing enough, then vote Green or Peace and Freedom. If you believe that the Republicans aren't right-wing enough, then vote Constitution Party or American Independent. But if you believe that Left and Right are both half-wrong, then vote Libertarian to stand up for that belief.

Vote Libertarian to stand up against corporate welfare and selfish special interests. Vote Libertarian to stand up for the environment by legally recognizing its economic value. Vote Libertarian to stand up for innovative market-based solutions in education, health care, and retirement security.

I'm so confident in these Libertarian ideas that I'll make a bet right now with any registered voter in my district. If you read enough of my website to pass a short quiz on my positions, and you can still say you won't vote for me, then I'll mail you a $5 bill. I firmly believe that if you just listen to my message of free minds and free markets, then you'll be too embarrassed to take my free money.

Now, free money is the reason why 98% of the politicians in Congress win re-election. They buy YOUR vote with your neighbor's tax dollars, and they buy your neighbor's vote with YOUR tax dollars. Even worse, they buy your vote with debts and promises that our children and grandchildren will have to pay for. If you agree that's wrong, then check out the fresh ideas at marketliberal.org. And be sure to visit smartvoter.org to evaluate the Libertarian alternative in all the races on your ballot.