What is your name?

Chase Oliver

What office are you running for?

President of the United States

Are you the incumbent?

No

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Tell us more about yourself.

I'm a normal, everyday American who knows what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck, worry about bills and be disappointed with a government that takes more and more power from the people in return for less and less. I was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but my family moved to Atlanta when I was young. Having spent most of my life in Georgia, I have grown to love it and it is my home. I got my start in politics as an antiwar activist who supported Barack Obama is the 2008 presidential election because I believed that he would end the wars. Boy, was I ever disappointed. In 2010, while I was at an Atlanta Pride Festival, I met several members of the Libertarian Party of Georgia, including the great John Monds. He invited me into their tent, talked to me for a little while about my concerns, including war, and welcomed me home. I have been a member ever since. Since that time, I have run for Congress in the 2020 special election to fill the late John Lewis' 5th District seat, and the 2022 U.S. Senate race, where I helped force a runoff between Herschel Walker and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock. I would be proud to serve my fellow Georgians as the next president of the United States as a member of the Libertarian Party.

Where did you go to school?

Brookwood High School, although I ended with a GED.

Campaign Website

https://votechaseoliver.com

Social Media Links

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Email

[email protected] [email protected]

What is your job/occupation?

I began my work career as a restaurant server, eventually becoming part of management, with the responsibilities of training and helping to oversee operations. From there, I spent four years in shipping as a logistics coordinator, directing all facets of import coordination for my firm. I have also spent time as a human resources recruiter and social media manager.

What city/neighborhood do you live in?

I live in Atlanta.

What is your top policy priority if elected? How would addressing this issue make a difference for the American people?

The first thing I would do is tell Congress that we will be working together to balance the budget. I will make it known that if any budget that is not balanced comes to my desk, it will be vetoed. Runaway spending, according to MIT, accounts for at least 42% of the inflation that has plagued us since 2002. American people need for their paychecks to stretch further, to be able to buy more, and that is where we will start.

What is your position on the increasing trend of corporations and institutional investors buying up homes that would ordinarily be in reach for low and middle-income residents, and how do you think this affects housing availability and affordability?

I know that this may not be the most popular position, but I care more about truth and accuracy than popularity. Even with the share of homes owned by corporations and institutional investors increasing, they still own only 3% of all available housing. While they make an easy target for the imagination, the aren't responsible for either the low supply of available housing, or the rise in home prices that low supply causes. The solution to lack of available housing isn't to artificially restrict who can buy houses. By that logic, individual homeowners should also be banned from profiting from rising home values. I think we can all agree that this would be ridiculous, right? Instead, the solution is to build more housing. Local zoning laws, land-use ordinances and construction regulations are the reasons for lack of housing availability and affordability, not BlackRock. Unfortunately, at least for the purposes of this conversation, this is largely a local matter which is out of the hands of the president.

A recent poll shows a majority of Americans across partisan lines want to see reforms take place on the Supreme Court. Do you support a judicial code of conduct, and term limits or any other changes for Supreme Court justices? Why or why not?

What, exactly, would a judicial code of conduct entail? I agree that that the Supreme Court should be nonpartisan. No court should make decisions along political lines. Outside of that, the Constitution defines the role of the court, even if imperfectly. I do believe that justices should be term-limited. There are very few, if any, checks on the powers of justices once they are confirmed. Yes, they can be impeached and removed by Congress, but in reality, that is not going to happen. Not only will term limits curtail the amount of time any one justice enjoys almost unlimited power to determine what's Constitutional, it will also free presidents to nominate justices within their term without always having to wait on a retirement.

How would you advocate for or against federal legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, such as the Green New Deal or other climate-focused policies?

Let's begin by pointing out that the U.S. government is one of the leading sources of environmental destruction on the planet. This is especially true of the Department of Defense, which contributes — at least — 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Rarely, if ever, do you solve the problem with the problem. My administration would start by cutting federal spending by $260+ billion from programs that damage environmental and human health. Then, we would end federal subsidies to private companies which manipulate our energy and agricultural markets, stifle innovation, and harm ecological and human health. We will also expedite infrastructure, energy, and restoration projects by 6-12+ months through elimination of unnecessary and environmentally destructive permitting requirements. Often, the testing required for permitting causes more environmental harm than the projects would themselves, but the test manufacturers have relationships with regulators. I would also return tribal lands to the tribes who historically owned them, as they have demonstrated a history of conserving the environment around them. All of these things can be accomplished without overly complicated top-down legislation which will cost trillions and likely cause more environmental harm than benefit.

What steps, if any, would you take to secure the southern border? What is your stance on pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for many years?

The crisis at the southern border is caused by ill-considered, often cruel immigration policy, which often breaks current immigration law to appease the political sentiments of nativists. Over 40% of today's Americans can trace their ancestry to someone who entered this nation via Ellis Island, and I intend to go back to a similar system. Those who wish to come here to work and build a better life should be able to appear before immigration officials at an accredited port of entry, be given medical and criminal checks to assess their safety, and receive a visa allowing them to immediately find employment. This should take days, not months or years. As for a pathway to citizenship, not all immigrants within our borders want, or need, to become citizens. For those that do, yes, the process should be made easier. As of 2023, 45% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants, or children of immigrants. These companies generated $8.1 Trillion in revenue in FY 2022. This is twice the GDP of Japan, which currently stands at #3 in the world behind the US and China. 32% of U.S. GDP are from these companies. They employ over 14.8 Million people, 8.7% of the U.S. workforce. Immigrants make our nation better, and should be welcome to contribute.

Rising prices have reduced the purchasing power of Americans, especially those on limited or fixed incomes. What would you do to curb inflation and rising costs?

As I mentioned earlier, I would start by balancing the budget and reducing government spending, which accounts for a large share of inflation and negatively impacts prices. I will also get rid of regulations that make it more difficult for the average American to start a business which can produce more goods and services, reducing prices in both the short and long-runs. This includes encouraging states to get rid of unnecessary occupational licenses. Having spent years in the shipping industry, I understand the impact of import restrictions and laws such as the Jones Act on prices. The more choices Americans have, the lower prices will be as a result of competition. I would work with Congress to get rid of those as well.

How would you address the spread of misinformation and disinformation? What role do you believe social media companies and the government should play in combating these issues? Are you confident that elections in Georgia are conducted freely and fairly?

Freedom is messy, and freedom of speech is extremely messy. It is not the role of government to stop the spread of misinformation, but instead the role of the American citizen to assess the value of the information that they receive. In the era that we live in, there is an abundance of resources available for them to do so. Do they always do a good job? No, which is reflected in the extreme partisanship that is shaping our society, especially politically. Even so, free speech, insofar as it isn't directing people to harm others, must be protected. This also extends to decisions by privately owned platforms as to what they will allow, however annoying those decisions can be.