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Dave is a self-described ideological and methodological radical. While acknowledging the value of every strategy to actualize a world set free, he places greater personal emphasis on libertarian education and messaging campaigns, and on concerted efforts to obstruct and undermine existing state policy and its law enforcement apparatus, than on traditional electoral politics. His biggest issue of passion is political decentralization, manifested through nullification and secession campaigns, which he works to advocate in every corner of the union, from the state to the individual level. | Dave is a self-described ideological and methodological radical. While acknowledging the value of every strategy to actualize a world set free, he places greater personal emphasis on libertarian education and messaging campaigns, and on concerted efforts to obstruct and undermine existing state policy and its law enforcement apparatus, than on traditional electoral politics. His biggest issue of passion is political decentralization, manifested through nullification and secession campaigns, which he works to advocate in every corner of the union, from the state to the individual level. | ||
He is the author of [ | He is the author of [https://davidbenner.square.site/product/compact-of-the-republic-paperback/1?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution], [https://amzn.to/3poJnzV The 14th Amendment and the Incorporation Doctrine], and [https://davidbenner.square.site/product/thomas-paine-a-lifetime-of-radicalism-paperback/3?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism]. He contributes articles to the [http://www.mises.org Mises Institute] and [http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com Tenth Amendment Center], and has associated with the Libertarian Party since 2004, in three different state affiliates, with an interregnum from 2008-2014. | ||
Dave credits his original awakening to libertarianism to Murray Rothbard, whose work he discovered during a 2004 college research project on the history of money and banking in the United States. He credits John Locke, Algernon Sidney, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, [[Murray Rothbard]], [[Ludwig von Mises]], [[Henry Hazlitt]], [[Ron Paul]], Robert Higgs, [[Walter Block]], and [[Thomas Woods|Tom Woods]] as his greatest philosophical influences. | Dave credits his original awakening to libertarianism to Murray Rothbard, whose work he discovered during a 2004 college research project on the history of money and banking in the United States. He credits John Locke, Algernon Sidney, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, [[Murray Rothbard]], [[Ludwig von Mises]], [[Henry Hazlitt]], [[Ron Paul]], Robert Higgs, [[Walter Block]], and [[Thomas Woods|Tom Woods]] as his greatest philosophical influences. | ||
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| Dave Benner | |
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| Region 2 Representative Libertarian Party | |
| 2022—present | |
| Predecessor: | None |
| Successor: | TBD |
| Communications Director Libertarian Party of Tennessee | |
| 2021—present | |
| Judicial Committee Libertarian Party of Tennessee | |
| 2021—2022 | |
| Personal Details | |
| Education: | Bachelor in History Education |
| Occupation: | Business Systems Analyst |
| Residence: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Party: | Libertarian Party |
| Media | |
| Website: | https://www.davebenner.com |
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Dave Benner is the current Region 2 Representative on the LNC, Communications Director of the Libertarian Party of Tennessee, former member of the Judicial Committee of the Libertarian Party of Tennessee, and former At-Large member of the Libertarian Party of Minnesota. He is also on the national Communications Committee and APRC Committee.
Dave is a self-described ideological and methodological radical. While acknowledging the value of every strategy to actualize a world set free, he places greater personal emphasis on libertarian education and messaging campaigns, and on concerted efforts to obstruct and undermine existing state policy and its law enforcement apparatus, than on traditional electoral politics. His biggest issue of passion is political decentralization, manifested through nullification and secession campaigns, which he works to advocate in every corner of the union, from the state to the individual level.
He is the author of Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution, The 14th Amendment and the Incorporation Doctrine, and Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism. He contributes articles to the Mises Institute and Tenth Amendment Center, and has associated with the Libertarian Party since 2004, in three different state affiliates, with an interregnum from 2008-2014.
Dave credits his original awakening to libertarianism to Murray Rothbard, whose work he discovered during a 2004 college research project on the history of money and banking in the United States. He credits John Locke, Algernon Sidney, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Murray Rothbard, Ludwig von Mises, Henry Hazlitt, Ron Paul, Robert Higgs, Walter Block, and Tom Woods as his greatest philosophical influences.
Organizational Positions
- Communications Director (May 2021-present)
- Judicial Committee (January 2021-present)
- At-Large (2018)
- Biographies
- Tennessee Party Activists
- Minnesota Party Activists
- Party Activists from the 2000s
- Party Activists from the 2010s
- Party Activists from the 2020s
- Communications Committee Members
- National Party Communications Committee Members
- State Party At-Large Representatives
- Minnesota State Party At-Large Representatives
- State Party Communications Directors
- Tennessee State Party Communications Directors
- Judicial Committee Members
- Tennessee State Party Judicial Committee Members
- National Party Regional Representatives
- National Party Advertising and Publications Review Committee Members
- Advertising and Publication Review Committee Members