Luke Garrison (@_lukegarrison) is currently studying criminal and constitutional law at Seattle University Law School. He holds his bachelors degree in psychology\/pre-law from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he concentrated in social psychology. <\/p>\n
Being the genuine black sheep that is a conservative theatre nerd from New York, he had to begin defending his political and ideological positions from a young age. As a born and raised conservative Republican, Luke had been familiar with some libertarian ideology for many years, though he hadnt started considering the party seriously until the 2016 election. After a few too many last straws, Luke recently divorced from the Republican Party over matters of fundamental values, namely that it stands for nothing. <\/p>\n
As an aspiring constitutional scholar, Luke is a staunch defender of originalism. He also is an outspoken advocate for free speech, Second Amendment rights, the right of humans not to be murdered in the womb, Peace through Strength, free market capitalism, and repealing the Sixteenth Amendment to begin the return of a very small federal government. He rejects the dangerous ideology known as progressivism, and is against isolationism in almost all circumstances. He believes in principles should be more important than party loyalty, which has led away from both major parties. <\/p>\n
Some of Lukes modern political influences include Thomas Sowell, Antonin Scalia, Ronald Reagan, Ayn Rand, Mark Levin, and Ben Shapiro. <\/p>\n
In addition to his political\/legal studies, Luke is a classically-trained baritone who has been performing in musical theatre, opera, and choirs since the age of 3. He began performing professionally in high school and has worked in New York, D.C., Virginia, and Connecticut as a singer and actor. His favorite musical is Les Miserables, which he has seen and listened to countless times, been cast in two productions, and yet still always cries at the end. <\/p>\n
In his spare time, Luke enjoys singing with his family and talking philosophy, politics, and religion with anyone who will listen over a strong, dark beer and the occasional cigar. He can usually be found debating statists from both the right and left both in person and online. Luke is a Roman Catholic and the father of a beautiful daughter. He can be reached on Twitter @_lukegarrison, or via email at [emailprotected] <\/p>\n
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