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Greeting Image of the Month [main] Denee Rockman-Moon handing baton to Mary Buzuma From Denee
I would like to first say “THANK YOU”, to all of those people that came out to Grand Rapids to our 2013 Convention, it was a very successful event. For those of you that were not able to attend, there has been a switch of hands with our State Committee Team. Most of you know that I announced my stepping down back in April to further pursue my education and career goals. I will be staying on as a LEC member handling Membership. With that said, you have been elected an outstanding new Chair in my place, Mary Buzuma from the Grand Rapids area. She has served as our Secretary over the last few years and has done an outstanding job! Please give her a warm Welcome as your New Michigan Libertarian State Chair. Denee From Mary
We libertarians are a diverse bunch and there are as many different ideas on what it means to be libertarian as there are, well, libertarians. I welcome different ideas. They keep me grounded and from straying from our core principles. However, I feel we need to concentrate more on what unites us rather than what divides us. Individual liberty, free markets and peace. I would like to thank everyone who has donated their time, talent and money to further the cause of liberty in Michigan. I would also like to thank those who have recently reached out to us and those who will in the future. The future’s bright and we’re wearing shades! Mary Liberty Moving Forward—Splendid Event
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Big News! Welcome Aboard:
Rosanne Koss, Trustee (L),
Southfield Township
On June 21st, Southfield Township Trustee Rosanne Crowley Koss informed the Board of Trustees that she has joined the Libertarian Party. Koss will no longer be sitting as a Republican Board Member and instead, will sit as a Libertarian for the remainder of her term. Koss served on Village Council in Beverly Hills, Mich. from 2004 to 2012, serving as Council President Pro Tem from 2007-2010 and Council President from 2010-2012. In 2012, Koss was elected to the Southfield Board of Trustees receiving the highest number of votes in both the primary and general elections. She is known by former colleagues at the Village Council for her hands-on, proactive and thorough consideration of all issues.
“I put a great deal of thought into my decision. I discussed it with family and friends for some time. I was encouraged by them to put what I felt is right for our community and myself before anything else. This decision was not made overnight,” Koss said. Media release located here.
10 Mistakes Libertarians Make
Richard Lorenc, August 21, 2012
Republished from the May newsletter
richard.lorenc@gmail.com
[Note this is totally in line with the New Year's resolutions—from Harry Browne (LP presidential candidate 1996 and 2000)—we've been running in this spot; mainly as LPMers, we want to take a page out of the Dale Carnegie book and start winning friends and influencing people rather than the trying to resurrect the Late Great Libertarian Macho Flash. (How many out there in Michigan Libertarian Land remember Michael Emerling's (now Michael Cloud) classic video series, The Art of Political Persuasion?]
10 Mistakes Libertarians Make When Speaking to “Undiscovered Libertarians”
Boman makes mark at Detroit City Clerk candidate forum
The Event was held at 2:00 PM at the Second Baptist Church of Detroit, 441 Monroe Street Detroit, near Greektown. Scotty reports good attendance and citizen interest in improving the functions and response of the clerk's office: "The Independent Political Report does a good job covering my campaign... and other non-duopoly parties." Ref. http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?s=Scotty+boman. Further, for those interested in helping Scotty and in attending his upcoming events: http://boman4clerk.com/2013/06/28/upcoming-events/.
Libertarians on ballot in Kentwood
Libertarian Party of West Michigan members William R. Wenzel and Erwin Haas are on the ballot for City Commissioner of Kentwood. Wenzel is a candidate for City Commissioner - Ward 1 in the August 6th Primary. Haas is a candidate for City Commissioner - Ward 2 in the November 5th General Election. Thank you both for running. Now let’s help them get elected!
Detroit election ballots produced late
Detroit, MI – Absentee ballots for Detroit’s Primary Election are over a week past due. Michigan election law (168.714) requires the ballots to be available a minimum of 45 days before the election.
Under the heading “2013 Official Municipal Candidate List,” the Detroit Department of Elections Webpage has a link that reads, “Download the list.” As of the afternoon of June 28th That link opens a PDF document that is blank except for the words, “Updated List Will Be Posted June 28th.”
Officials of the Detroit Department of Elections and a spokesperson at the Michigan Secretary of State office both indicated that this delay was the result of a court order, but the Secretary of State representative denied knowledge of the case number, judge’s name, or case title. Detroit Department of Elections officials had no additional information either. Representatives of the Wayne County Clerks office suggested means of finding the information, but did not acknowledge awareness of the case...
Scotty Boman goes on to say, “If a situation like this arises on my watch, I will be sure to post the court order along with the acknowledgement of the delay. The public has a right to know, lest the process be hijacked by secret deals behind closed doors.” Full media release here.
Keeping open the New LPM Logo Contest
Calling all graphic designers!! The LPM is looking for your help in designing a new logo for the state Party. We are looking for something fresh and new to help get the word out to voters that the LPM is the future. While there are no specific requirements, we are hoping for submissions that are modern, but that hold true to the traditions of the LPM. Please send your submissions to media@michiganlp.org. It was originally intended for the winner to be selected by the membership at the state convention on June 15th, but we ran into time pressure. So the contest is still open through the month of July, please send your entries for the "New LPM."
LPM Address and Phone
We now have a new address, which is the following:
LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF MICHIGAN
Box 27065
Lansing MI 48909-7065
Our phone number to the outside world will remain the same. But 1-888-FREE NOW (888) 373-3669 which was being transferred to 248-687-1470 which was Regus location number will now be transferred to our New Tracfone 517-507-9682. LEC member Andrew Hall will have possession of this phone and will continue to answer, screen and transfer calls to the proper person.
by Brian Wright
webmaster@michiganlp.org
Just another planned link in the chain—I had heard of the smart-meter issue, and I know our Oakland County affiliate had presented guest speakers on the subject—so-called smart meters are digital equipment installed by the energy company (DTE in Michigan) for purposes of energy and people control by the 'ruling families.' The devices are generally installed without informed consent or even the awareness of residence owners or renters. In the big picture, smart meters are a subproject of United Nations Agenda 21 (put into effect in America thru executive orders and most recently the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005)... though they are not federally mandated. Agenda 21 is a pure evil 'New World Order' program for total control of energy and environment
On Saturday June 29, I attended a meeting at the Livonia Civic Center announced on a circular I received from a liberty Republican leader, David Lonier. It bore the heading: "Stop the Corporate Mandate to Invade Your Home: Say NO to Smart Meters." The flyer cited issues of cost, health, privacy, safety, and reliability. Pauline and John Holeton are two leading activists in Michigan, they have a 'tea-party' site that deals with several concerns about our freedoms: http://www.w4ar.com. Check it out. I expected to see 100 people in attendance, but probably not even half that. Young and old, all kinds, basically just a cross-section of real people who are extremely angry and afraid about this bald assault on our persons by the corporate state.
In a word: smart meters are BAD NEWS. From all the angles listed on the flyer. Health issues alone, from the high and continuous RF attacks—the industy claims the meters poll data every several hours and at a low intensity, actual data shown in the presentation reveals extremely high and dangerous radiation density from smart meters that is continuously emitted—are completely scary. Of course, the Big Brother aspects that lie around the corner are terrifying to any rational person. I got a few DVDs, made a $5 donation, and spent an hour or so that night poring over it. Wow! Way too big a subject to go into here. Here's a great summary off a YouTube video from a gentleman who has the credibility and the demeanor of a Walter Cronkiite.
And I'll refer you back to John and Pauline's site, http://www.w4ar.com. I am going to become more knowledgeable of the RF and civil-libertarian threats of smart meters, and work with groups like the Holetons—who put the face on the term citizen patriot. Since I'm officially Michiganian again, the city of Novi will be feeling the stubborn ounces of my weight as I vie with the powers that be to remove my own smart meter and replace it with one of its former analog devices. I intend to come up to speed quickly; this is a PERFECT issue for Libertarians to embrace, because we are all about empowering citizens to run their own lives... as we disempower coercive governments and the big-money gangsters who buy them. If anyone has leading edge information to share with me, please email me at webmaster@michiganlp.org.
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
— William Pitt
Take a stroll down memory lane with this excerpt from one of the longest-running state Libertarian newsletters. Today, check out the June issue of 1982. Click on this link for the full PDF version of this newsletter.
Former editor and LPM archivist Greg Stempfle has compiled the entire body of available Michigan Libertarian newsletters up on this page of the LPM Website (under construction).
Humor
When we get to thinking there's no hope consider this clever little visual and commentary from Larken Rose via Etienne de la Boetie:
Go to the link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6b70TUbdfs&feature=player_embedded#!, then also read the Coffee Coaster guest column from July 2012, The Politics of Obedience. Get used to the following statement vis a vis the federales: WE MASTER, YOU SLAVE. Say it as many times as it takes for you to believe it. Then tell your friends. It's a numbers game.
Note: we're going to keep running this classic contra 'sanction of the victim' observation until we receive some letters or other submissions of humor. Send all contributions to webmaster@michiganlp.org.
[Submissions of reviews are solicited for this Michigan Libertarian Movie and Book Review feature.
Please contact us via webmaster@michiganlp.org -- ed.]
You can make a good argument that Libertopia is the Matt Simon Story, where he represents the more representational and incremental approach to realizing liberty—with iron-man determination. The scenes from the capitol in Concord bring back a flood of warm memories while I was directly engaged there; the film follows Matt and his legislative-action team as the House debates, then votes overwhelmingly to pass HB 648 FN to make medical marijuana legal. I won’t tell you everything that happens to that point or after, because you need to watch this part of the film, especially, yourself. [Full Review]
Book Review
The Medusa and the Snail (1979)
More notes of a biology watcher
by Lewis Thomas
This original story gives the reader an idea of what most of Dr. Lewis’s pieces are about: he takes a common subject then looks at it from a special angle. For example, in The Wonderful Mistake, the author says this “…capacity to blunder slightly is the real marvel of DNA. Without the special attribute, we would still be anaerobic bacteria and there would be no music. Viewed individually, one by one, each of the mutations that have brought us along represents a random, totally spontaneous accident, but it is no accident at all that mutations occur; the molecule of DNA was ordained from the beginning to make small mistakes.” — page 29 [Full Review]
LPM Leadership Capital Area LP (Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Shiawassee) Kalamazoo Area LP *Jim Fulner prefers you contact him at: |
Affiliate Contacts (counties served, continued) LP of Livingston County (Livingston) LP of West Michigan (Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa) |
Note: The party site has now officially moved to a Wordpress platform at michiganlp.org. The former hosted site may still be accessed at mi.lp.org, until the national LP changes the nameservers... we expect that to occur during the upcoming week starting July 1, 2013. -- bw
July 4 – HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Celebrate liberty today.
July 4 – Wayne County LP Monthly Meeting – 7 p.m. - Will be a barbecue at Ray's place. Contact Ray Warner, 313-598-3666
July 8 – Capital Area LP Monthly Meeting – 7 pm. Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at the former LPM office, 2722 E Michigan Ave, Ste 22, Lansing (park and enter in back). Contact Will Tyler White, 517-349-3806, whitewi5@msu.edu
July 9 – LP of West Michigan Monthly Meeting – 6:30 pm. Join the LPWM on the second Tuesday of the month at Branns Restaurant, 401 Leonard St NW (at US 131) in downtown Grand Rapids. Contact Mary Buzuma, mary.buzuma@att.net, 616-607-7064
July 10 – **MOVED DUE TO JULY 4 HOLIDAY** LP of Washtenaw County Monthly Meeting -7 to 9 pm at Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor (In the Parkland Plaza west of Ann Arbor). The LP of Washtenaw County meets on the first Wednesday of every month. You can see more announcements and information regarding the LPWC at its new website, http://lpwc.wordpress.com, or its Facebook page—“like” us at Libertarian Party of Washtenaw County! Contact LPWC Chair, Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@gmail.com
July 11 – **MOVED DUE TO JULY 4 HOLIDAY** Livingston County LP Monthly Meeting -7-8:30 pm. The Livingston County LP meets the first Thursday of each month at Cleary's Irish Pub, 117 E Grand River Ave, Howell 48843. Join them to discuss local and national news from a Libertarian perspective. Contact James Weeks, Jr, uscw168s@gmail.com
July 17 - Libertarians of Macomb County Meeting - 6:30 for dinner, 7:30 business meeting, at Loon River Café, 34911 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights. All members of the Libertarian Party, their friends and family, and anyone interested in learning more about the LP are invited for good food and conversation on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Contact Keith Edwards, keithmarni@wowway.com
July 17 – LP of Oakland County Meeting – 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 meeting -The LP of Oakland County meets the third Wednesday of the month at Sila's Restaurant, 4033 W. 12 Mile (2 blocks east of Greenfield), Berkley. Contact Jim Fulner, fulner@gmail.com
July 21 – Libertarian Executive Committee Meeting – 4-6 pm by teleconference. Call 218-844-3366 and enter code 576532 (long distance charges may apply). All LPM members are welcome to listen in to the call. Contact LPM Chair Mary Buzuma, chair@mi.lp.org
Kalamazoo Area LP Meeting is on hold - If you would like to help revive this affiliate, contact William Holden at williamkholden@gmail.com
August 1 – Wayne County LP Monthly Meeting – 7 p.m. - Kiernans Steak House, 21931 Michigan Ave, Dearborn (at Monroe). Contact Ray Warner, 313-598-3666
August 1 – Livingston County LP Monthly Meeting - 7-8:30 pm. The Livingston County LP meets the first Thursday of each month at Cleary's Irish Pub, 117 E Grand River Ave, Howell 48843. Join them to discuss local and national news from a Libertarian perspective. Contact Dan Goebel, Chair.LivingstonLP@gmail.com.
August 7 - LP of Washtenaw County Monthly Meeting -7 to 9 pm at Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor (In the Parkland Plaza west of Ann Arbor). The LP of Washtenaw County meets on the first Wednesday of every month. You can see more announcements and information regarding the LPWC at its new website, http://lpwc.wordpress.com, or its Facebook page—“like” us at Libertarian Party of Washtenaw County! Contact LPWC Chair, Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@gmail.com
August 12 – Capital Area LP Monthly Meeting – 7 pm. Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at the former LPM office, 2722 E Michigan Ave, Ste 22, Lansing (park and enter in back). Contact Will Tyler White, 517-349-3806, whitewi5@msu.edu
August 13 – LP of West Michigan Monthly Meeting – 6:30 pm. Join the LPWM on the second Tuesday of the month at Branns Restaurant, 401 Leonard St NW (at US 131) in downtown Grand Rapids. Contact Mary Buzuma, mary.buzuma@att.net, 616-607-7064
August 21 - Libertarians of Macomb County Meeting - 6:30 for dinner, 7:30 business meeting, at Loon River Café, 34911 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights. All members of the Libertarian Party, their friends and family, and anyone interested in learning more about the LP are invited for good food and conversation on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Contact Keith Edwards, keithmarni@wowway.com
August 21 – LP of Oakland County Meeting – 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 meeting -The LP of Oakland County meets the third Wednesday of the month at Sila's Restaurant, 4033 W. 12 Mile (2 blocks east of Greenfield), Berkley. Contact Jim Fulner, fulner@gmail.com
Kalamazoo Area LP Meeting is on hold - If you would like to help revive this affiliate, contact William Holden at williamkholden@gmail.com
More... For all events, see the full online calendar on the Website:
http://michiganlp.org/?page_id=61 The Michigan Libertarian ONLINE is distributed on the first of each month. Send calendar events and news articles by the 25th of the prior month to: e-newsletter@michiganlp.orgNote: The final print edition of the Michigan Libertarian is available online at http://old.michiganlp.org/Past%20Newsletters/
Michigan%20Libertarian%2038.2%20summer%202009.pdf
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The Michigan Libertarian is published/posted on the first of each month. Send calendar events and news/articles to e-newsletter@michiganlp.org by the 25th of the prior month. The Michigan Libertarian is one of the longest-running Libertarian newsletters in the country, debuting in 1973 shortly after the founding of the Libertarian Party of Michigan. The "new" Michigan Libertarian (a predominantly online version) debuted on August 1, 2009 and replaced the weekly LPMOnline and the printed-and-mailed ML. We will post the newsletter on the Website and deliver via email on the first of every month. A printed version of the new Michigan Libertarian will be sent free to anyone who signs up, which you may do at the LPM web site www.mi.lp.org (or www.michiganlp.org).
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