▁tra ff ick ing ▁gang ▁with ▁close ▁t ies ▁to ▁El ▁Salvador ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁El ▁Salvador ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ▁Category : Sal v ador an ▁society <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁J . ▁Bad nar ik ▁( ▁; ▁born ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁software ▁engineer , ▁political ▁figure , ▁and ▁former ▁radio ▁talk ▁show ▁host . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Libert arian ▁Party ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁elections , ▁and ▁placed ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁race , ▁behind ▁independent ▁candidate ▁Ralph ▁N ader ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁major ▁party ▁candidates , ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁and ▁John ▁Ker ry . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁Bad nar ik ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁Libert arian ▁Party ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁con gression al ▁elections ▁for ▁Texas ' s ▁ 1 0 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁seat ▁near ▁Austin . ▁In ▁a ▁three ▁candidate ▁field , ▁Bad nar ik ▁came ▁in ▁third , ▁receiving ▁ 7 , 6 0 3 ▁votes ▁for ▁ 4 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Bad nar ik ' s ▁political ▁philosophy ▁emphas izes ▁individual ▁liberty , ▁personal ▁responsibility , ▁and ▁strict ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁an ▁original ist ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Constitution . ▁All ▁of ▁his ▁positions ▁arise ▁from ▁this ▁foundation . ▁In ▁econom ics , ▁Bad nar ik ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁la isse