Press Release

Libertarian Voices added to Coral Springs & Wilton Manors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The Libertarian Party of Broward County is pleased to announce the recent appointments of two of it’s own Executive Committee Members, Dean Morrison and Michael Kalb, to committees in their cities of residence.

Morrison, 63, a Coral Springs resident since 1992, was appointed to both the Historical Advisory Committee and the Nuisance Abatement Board for the City of Coral Springs.  
The principal mission of the Historical Advisory Committee is to actively collect, preserve and showcase memorabilia relating to all aspects of the City’s history. The Nuisance Abatement Board is an administrative board authorized to hear complaints and render decisions regarding the abatement of nuisances as authorized in Section 893.138 of Florida State Statutes. Mr. Morrison has raised 2 children in local schools and is also a local business owner.  He is also an active member of the Libertarian Party of Broward County and is currently serving on the Executive Committee for voting precinct 027 in Coral Springs, FL. 

Kalb, a Wilton Manors resident, was appointed to both the City of Wilton Manor’s Budget Review Advisory Committee (BRAC) as well as to the Board of Wilton Manor’s Central Area Neighborhood Association. The Budget Review Advisory Committee was created to review and sustain policy issues as they relate to both current and proposed operating budgets and the seven-year expenditure projects and make their recommendations to the City Commission. The Central Area Neighborhood Association of Wilton Manors, Inc. is registered as a Florida not for profit organization and exists for the purpose of providing a forum for the residents of the central area of Wilton Manors to meet, discuss and solve issues that impact the well-being of the neighborhoods within these boundaries. These issues include, but are not limited to, zoning, city ordinances, crime, traffic patterns, beautification, special events and the overall welfare of the neighborhood residents. Mr. Kalb resides in Wilton Manors and is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Navaid Equity Partners, LP, a Fort Lauderdale based private equity firm. 


No on Sales Tax Increase for Transportation

For Immediate Release:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Insiders Furr and Stuart say it’s only a penny for us to become a “smart county” and get “what we deserve” but voters should not be fooled.

Furr cites the influx of new residents as a reason for the tax hike but fails to see that new residents buy gas so, along with all of us driving more thanks to moderate gas prices, tax revenues are going up. With the WAVE and TOPS debacles as reminders, our politicians cannot be trusted with nebulous solutions any more than they can be trusted to not raid the projected transportation funds. Voters were once promised that a State lottery monopoly would solve our education funding but politicians, as always, spent the money elsewhere. A higher sales tax will also push more purchases to the Internet, a loss for local merchants.

We need accountability and well-defined transportation plans, not a 30 year blank check for Broward politicians.

Steve Litton
Executive Member of the Libertarian Party of Broward County


Cities suing the State to infringe on citizens right to self-defense is Political Posturing – not a solution.

For Immediate Release:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Wednesday, April 8th, 2018

The Libertarian Party of Broward County thinks it is unacceptable that 10 cities in South Florida are using taxpayer money on legal obligations just for the purpose of political posturing. These Public Funds will go to Lawyers instead of improving the security of local schools or reducing citizens’ local taxes. The mayor of Coral Gables felt that this was an unnecessary expenditure: “The monetary exposure was too much.” The real problem is Gun Free Zones where most of the Mass Casualty events are taking place. Ultimately, disarming citizens would leave us vulnerable to criminals with no guarantee of improvement to the public’s safety.


Cities suing the State to infringe on citizens right to self-defense is Political Posturing – not s solution.

For Immediate Release:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Wednesday, April 8th, 2018

The Libertarian Party of Broward County thinks it is unacceptable that 10 cities in South Florida are using taxpayer money on legal obligations just for the purpose of political posturing. These Public Funds will go to Lawyers instead of improving the security of local schools or reducing citizens’ local taxes. The mayor of Coral Gables felt that this was an unnecessary expenditure: “The monetary exposure was too much.” The real problem is Gun Free Zones where most of the Mass Casualty events are taking place. Ultimately, disarming citizens would leave us vulnerable to criminals with no guarantee of improvement to the public’s safety.


Wrong Decisions, Wrong Outcomes

For Immediate Release:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Thursday, March 8th, 2018

The Florida Republican Party expressed their real colors. Governor Rick Scott signed bill CS/SB 7026 infringing upon the second amendment and violated the right of under 21st to defend themselves. Although we applaud the allowance for staff members to bear arms in defense of our schools, we decry the increased spending and right infringing nature of this new law.


Second Amendment Should not be Infringed

For Immediate Release:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Thursday, March 8th, 2018

Our chapter completely disagrees with the contents of the bill CS/SB 7026 passsed by Florida Legislature. We strongly hold that the our rights, protected by the U.S Constitution, must be respected. The bill as passed fails as a solution: it disarms under 21s when they were the very targets of recent mass shootings, and yet only the Parkland mass shooting had a shooter under 21. Negligence by law enforcement agencies directly resulted in the Parkland mass shooting demonstrating the importance of self-defense. Gun Free Zones prevent self-defense and are responsible for 95% of mass shootings. We ask Governor Rick Scott to veto this bill and encourage him to bring safety solutions to our students such as armed security, elimination of free gun zones and free choice for any teacher and students to carry arms.