Senate Candidate Admits Sacrificing Goat

A lawyer who is standing for the US Senate in Florida has admitted killing a goat and drinking its blood as part of a sacrifice "to the god of the wilderness".

Augustus Sol Invictus, who changed his name to the Latin phrase which means "majestic unconquered sun", has accused critics of running a smear campaign against him.

The 32-year-old is a member of the Libertarian Party in Florida and said he carried out the sacrifice as part of a pagan ritual.

He said: "I did sacrifice a goat. I know that's probably a quibble in the mind of most Americans.

"I sacrificed an animal to the god of the wilderness ... yes, I drank the goat's blood."

Mr Invictus was responding after the chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida, Adrian Wyllie, resigned, calling on party leaders to denounce his candidacy.

Mr Wyllie said Mr Invictus is trying to recruit neo-Nazis to the party and brutally and sadistically dismembered the goat.

"He is the absolute exact opposite of a Libertarian. He's a self-proclaimed fascist. He's promoting a second civil war.

"It's absolute insanity. We must explain to people this is the opposite of Libertarians This guy has no place in the Libertarian Party."

Mr Invictus has acknowledged that some white supremacists support his campaign, but has said the government is already at war with its citizens.

He said: "The only question is when are the citizens going to start fighting back?

"I don't think I'm the only person who sees a cataclysm coming, but I think I'm the only person saying it, and I think that scares people."

He has also admitted being under investigation by the FBI, US Marshals and other law enforcement after a series of YouTube videos in which he discusses government.

He added: "I guess it makes me feel flattered that they think I am a threat to the stability of the system. It makes me think one man can make a difference."

Mr Invictus is unlikely to win a seat in the Senate. Mr Wyllie was the most well-received Libertarian candidate in the last election, with only 3.8% of the vote.

He has also said being a pagan in a heavily Christian electorate is likely to hurt his chances.