The 2012 Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll initiative is trying to provide constitutionally-grounded Texans a voice in the 2012 Presidential Primary race before the traditional bias of the early caucus/primary States sets in. The three-day straw poll will take place …

The Saddle Up Texas 2012 Straw Poll – Jan 12-14, Huston Texas Read more »

The real problem with the Federal Reserve, is not that it exists, but that it is a private corporation operating as a governmental protected monopoly with little accountability or oversight. The answer is not to “End the Fed”, but to …

Rambling Political Thoughts by Seth Hollist Read more »

On November 15th, 2011, Senator Hatch submitted Senate resolution 323 “Recognizing the 75th Anniversary of the Welfare Program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the significant impact of the Welfare Program in the United States and …

U.S. Senate Recognizes LDS Church’s 75th Anniversary of Welfare Program Read more »

This is a list of areas were I differ slightly from, or would add additional details or clarifications to the Library Party of Texas’s 2010 Party Platform.  This list may seem long, but I do, for the most part, agree …

How I differ from Texas Libertarians Read more »

Practical Self-Defense Running around a track for 30 minutes every other day, or playing games like Volleyball, certainly helped with the physical fitness aspects of things, but does nothing to help us understand how to protect ourselves from other potentially …

Thing I wish they had tought me in High School Read more »

In November 2011 I started to seriously consider running for office.  I have certainly though of doing it before, but after receiving a number of general inquires, via mass e-mail, from the Texas and National Libertarian parties I figured it …

Why Libertarian? Read more »

If you are considering running for an office in Texas that will be voted on as part of the November 2012 elections, the deadline for filing is quickly approaching. December 12th is the deadline, and many grassroots organizations are looking …

Texas candidate filing deadline approaching for 2012 elections Read more »

This November 8th, people all over Texas will head to the polls, to vote on ten proposed constitutional amendments. Many groups have already piped up on these amendments to provide there recommendations, including the Texas Eagle Forum, The Liberty Institute, …

Texas 2011 elections heat up with proposed constitutional amendments Read more »

Today in church my wife and I had an opportunity to speak.  Her’s talk was about Prayer, and mine was about remembering the oath and covenants we have made.  Here are my notes from my talk.  I due to time …

Remembering oath and covenants we have made Read more »

I have often heard the notion that the United States of America’s federal government is Democracy, yet when I was in High School Social Studies class, some 20 or so years ago, they taught me that it was a Democratic-Republic. …

Democrocy or Republic? Read more »