Thank you Salt Lake County voters and supporters

The official results for the 2006 general election show our campaign received more than 7,600 votes. My deepest appreciation to those who cast a vote for liberty and supported our message.

My congratulations to winner Lohra Miller, and my sincere thanks to both her and Sim Gill for their courtesy, good humor, and exchange of ideas during our joint campaign appearances.

When I entered the race for Salt Lake County District Attorney I said that I would consider every vote in addition to my own a moral victory, and I do.

Moreover, I'm grateful knowing that the messages our campaign carried -- concerning jail overcrowding because of the prosecution of victimless crimes, eminent domain abuse, and jury powers -- reached not just Salt Lake County residents who voted for me, but for many of those who chose Mrs. Miller or Mr. Gill, and who didn't vote at all.

Being gracious in defeat does not mean, however, servility to those who hold political power.

So long as injustices continue to plague Salt Lake County, the work of the liberty movement remains unfinished.

Two years ago, after passing through airport security en route to Philadephia, and then again being searched and scanned while walking from the Liberty Bell to Independence Hall, my former colleague Alex Tabarrok remarked, "It seems to me that the price of eternal vigilance is liberty."

Therefore, if you want to become one of the growing number of Utah Libertarians working to reclaim our personal dignity from those who arrogate the authority to protect us from ourselves, please join us.

We may lose many battles in the struggle for liberty, but we should never surrender.

Yours in liberty,

Rob Latham

P.S.: Enjoy the inspirational video clips below to help you keep these thoughts in mind. ;-)

Vote Rob Latham for Salt Lake County District Attorney

Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7th.

Recent polls published in weekend editions of the Deseret Morning News and Salt Lake Tribune show support from four percent of Salt Lake County voters for my candidacy.

Although four percent is about double the average showing by non-incumbent political party candidates, and exceeds the margin of difference between polling results for my incumbent party opponents, I will fall just short of helping the Libertarian Party of Utah retain ballot access if my percentage of the vote stays at four percent.

Therefore, if I have your vote on Election Day, please also encourage others -- person-to-person, by calling in to talk radio programs, or posting to local online bulletin boards -- to cast their vote for me to signal our preference for a freedom-friendly change in the priorities of the District Attorney's Office.

I invite you to visit the "News" section of my web site for the most complete online coverage of the district attorney's race.

Because of early voting, I am grateful to and humbled by those who have told me that I already have their vote.

And I would be honored to have your vote as well.

Yours in liberty,

Rob Latham
Libertarian candidate for Salt Lake County District Attorney

P.S.: Ken Schoolland, a professor of economics and political science, is the author of one of my favorite books, The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible, and helped create the eight-minute animated feature, "The Philosophy of Liberty."

It deserves your thoughtful attention, either now or after you vote.