[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 59 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E612]
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                        TRIBUTE TO BERNIE BALTIC

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                             HON. RON PAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 15, 2008

  Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Mr. Bernie Baltic 
of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Baltic, who recently passed away, was a 
tireless champion of liberty. His advocacy of applying the freedom 
philosophy to the issues of the day was made all the more effective by 
his voracious reading of both the classics of liberty and the latest 
policy studies.
  Any politician or bureaucrat at any level of government who 
threatened individual liberty was sure to hear from Mr. Baltic. Mr. 
Baltic also worked to educate and mobilize his fellow citizens in the 
cause of liberty through writing letters to the editor, and by directly 
challenging anti-liberty officials at forums such as city council 
meetings. In addition to his own activities, Mr. Baltic generously 
shared his support and counsel with numerous organizations that work to 
advance the cause of liberty.
  Perhaps Mr. Baltic's most lasting contribution to the freedom 
movement came when then-president of the Advocates for Self Government 
Marshall Fritz showed Mr. Baltic a computer game Mr. Fritz developed 
that identified an individual's political philosophy based on responses 
to 10 questions on economic issues and 10 questions on civil liberties. 
Mr. Baltic, who was quite impressed with the chart, suggested that the 
Advocates produce business-card sized versions of the graph and quiz. 
The result was the ``World's Smallest Political Quiz,'' one of the 
freedom movement's most recognized and effective outreach tools.
  Bernie Baltic set an example for all those wishing to effectively 
advance the cause of liberty. Madam Speaker, I salute Bernie Baltic for 
his many contributions to the freedom movement and extend my 
condolences to Mr. Baltic's family and friends.

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