Libertarian Adrian Wyllie wants to be Florida\u2019s next governor. Kind of.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t (want to), quite frankly,\u2019\u2019 the 43-year-old Dunedin native said during a recent Northwest Florida campaign swing. \u201cI would much prefer if I had a government in Tallahassee that would defend our rights, stay out of our wallets, our bedrooms and our businesses. If that was the case, I\u2019d have no reason to be governor.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not the case, said Wyllie, who currently is polling at 9 percent in Florida\u2019s 2014 gubernatorial race, behind current Republican Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist, a Republican turned Democrat, who has not yet announced plans to run.<\/p>\n
Wyllie, who is president of an information technology consulting firm, said he wants to restore economic and civil liberty in Florida and that current leaders have abandoned Constitutional principles.<\/p>\n
His proposals include eliminating federal regulations on goods grown and manufactured in Florida and sold only in Florida, saying the federal government doesn\u2019t have the right to regulate in-state commerce.<\/p>\n
He also wants to limit or eliminate regulations on small businesses, cut ad valorem taxes, and conduct state business using gold and silver in case the U.S. dollar declines in value.<\/p>\n
And, \u201cthe elephant in the room,\u2019\u2019 is his \u2014 and the Libertarian Party\u2019s \u2014 support for marijuana legalization.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll tackle that full on,\u2019\u2019 said Wyllie, former chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida. \u201cQuite frankly, it\u2019s not my thing. But it\u2019s a freedom issue and it\u2019s a Libertarian issue whose time has come. We should regulate it like alcohol.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n