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{{short description|American libertarian advocacy organization}}
{{POV|date=May 2011}}'''Downsize DC''' (formerly known as the '''American Liberty Foundation''') is a policy advocacy organization which aims to limit the size of ] in the ] through awareness and ]ing. Though it claims to be non-partisan, it does have strong political ties to the libertarian movement.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=James|title=We're in the top 100|url=http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/in-the-top-100|publisher=DownsizeDC.org}}</ref> It was founded by two-time ] presidential candidate ],<ref> ], March 3, 2006.</ref> his former campaign staff members ] and ], and former National Chair of the Libertarian Party ]. It is split into two organizations, the Downsize DC Foundation and DownsizeDC.org, for tax purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downsizedc.org/ |title=About Downsize DC}}</ref> The '''Downsize DC Foundation''', formerly known as the '''American Liberty Foundation''', is a policy advocacy organization which aims to limit the size of ] in the ] through awareness and ]ing. Though it claims to be non-partisan, it does have strong political ties to the ] movement.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=James|title=We're in the top 100|url=http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/in-the-top-100|publisher=DownsizeDC.org|access-date=2011-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317185621/http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/in-the-top-100|archive-date=2011-03-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was founded by two-time ] presidential candidate ],<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607112437/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/mar/02/20060302-112917-9413r//print/ |date=2011-06-07 }} '']'', March 3, 2006.</ref> his former campaign staff members ] and ], and former National Chair of the Libertarian Party ]. It is split into two organizations, the Downsize DC Foundation and DownsizeDC.org, for tax purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://downsizedc.org/|title=Home|website=Downsize DC}}</ref>


The President of Downsize DC is Jim Babka. Harry Browne served for over a year as the Director of ]. The Chair of DownsizeDC.org is ]. ] and ] both also serve on the ]. The chair of the Downsize DC Foundation is Jim Babka. ] (Chair) and Rick Wiggins also serve on the Board of Directors.<!-- Per website as of 2022. -->


⚫ DownsizeDC.org focuses both on preventing what it considers "bad" legislation – generally, legislation that grows government – from passing through ] and on pushing for legislation that would reduce the size of or constrain the growth of government.
The chair of the Downsize DC Foundation is ]. Along with Jim Babka, ], John McAlister, and ] also serve on the Downsize DC Foundation Board of Directors.


⚫ ==References==
⚫ DownsizeDC.org focuses both on preventing what it considers "bad" legislation - generally, legislation that grows government - from passing through ] and on pushing for legislation that would reduce the size of or constrain the growth of government. Legislation that the Downsize DC organization has crafted includes the ], the ], and the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Downsize DC Agenda|url=http://www.downsizedc.org/agenda|publisher=DownsizeDC.org}}</ref>
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⚫ ==External links==
For instance, if the Read the Bills Act were passed, it would effectively ensure that:
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* Congress must read every bill before they vote on it.
* Congress must wait at least 7 days to vote on a bill after they have read it.
* Congress must give the public 7 days' notice of when a vote will be held, and post each bill on the ] for public review 7 days before the vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=DownsizeDC.org's "Read the Bills Act" (RTBA)|url=http://www.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/27|publisher=DownsizeDC.org}}</ref>


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American libertarian advocacy organization

The Downsize DC Foundation, formerly known as the American Liberty Foundation, is a policy advocacy organization which aims to limit the size of government in the United States through awareness and petitioning. Though it claims to be non-partisan, it does have strong political ties to the libertarian movement. It was founded by two-time Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne, his former campaign staff members Perry Willis and Jim Babka, and former National Chair of the Libertarian Party Steve Dasbach. It is split into two organizations, the Downsize DC Foundation and DownsizeDC.org, for tax purposes.

The chair of the Downsize DC Foundation is Jim Babka. Gary Nolan (Chair) and Rick Wiggins also serve on the Board of Directors.

DownsizeDC.org focuses both on preventing what it considers "bad" legislation – generally, legislation that grows government – from passing through Congress and on pushing for legislation that would reduce the size of or constrain the growth of government.

References

  1. Wilson, James. "We're in the top 100". DownsizeDC.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  2. Libertarian leader Browne dies at 72 Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine The Washington Times, March 3, 2006.
  3. "Home". Downsize DC.

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